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We are a growing organization and through the Regional Partners of TABLE OF CONTENTS
Participation at this level is not restricted to CCGA members.
the Common Ground Alliance in Canada (see the inside back cover), we
In order to facilitate the maintaining & governance of these CCGA Best
represent a wide cross-section of stakeholders including:
Practices, a procedure has been created to guide the submission of potential
changes via a process that provides the oversight & approval of the CCGA
Construction
Insurance
Board of Directors as well as both the National & Regional Common Ground Practice Statements & Descriptions
Alliance Best Practices Committees. A form for the submission of potential
Electrical Distribution and
Landowners
changes to the CCGA Best Practices can be found in Appendix D of this
Transmission
Landscape/Fencing
document & the change procedure, the “Harmonized Best Practices Process;
Emergency Services
CCGA BP Process V 1.0 – 2014” is available on the CCGA website. 1-0 Planning and Design Best Practices………………………..5
Locators
Engineering and Land Surveying Municipal and Public Works
To participate in the CCGA Best Practices work or to participate in any 2-0 One-Call Centre Practices…………………...................21
Equipment Manufacturing and
Notification service
committee meeting, please check the CCGA website (CanadianCGA.com) to
Suppliers
learn the scope of the various CCGA Committees. The meeting dates and
Railways
contact names and numbers are listed for each committee. If you have any
Excavators
Road Builders
general inquiries about the CCGA, please feel free to contact the CCGA at the 3-0 Locating and Marking Best Practices…………………….35
Gas & Oil Distribution and
following: Telecommunications
Transmission
The Canadian Common Ground Alliance 4-0 Excavation Best Practices………………………………….…51
Government/Regulators
4242 Seventh Street SE
Suite 104
Calgary, Alberta T2G 2Y8
For over a decade these stakeholder groups have been active in promoting 5-0 Mapping Best Practices………………………………………..65
damage prevention practices through provincial regional partnerships, which
Tel:
403.531.3700
have come together and amalgamated under the CCGA name to provide a
Email: info@canadiancga.com
single voice representing the damage prevention community in Canada. The 6-0 Compliance Best Practices…………………………………..69
www.CanadianCGA.com
Web:
CCGA is the common voice for damage prevention issues of a national scope.
The CCGA produced the first set of National Harmonized Best Practices based 7-0 Public Education Best Practices……………………………75
on the Ontario Regional Common Ground Alliance Best Practices, version
8.0 and the product of a collaborative effort among all Regional Partners of 8-0 Reporting and Evaluation Best Practices……… …….79
the Common Ground Alliance in Canada. The CCGA also acknowledges the
established Common Ground Alliance Best Practices (United States) initiated
by the Common Ground Study and presented to the U.S. Secretary of Appendix A: Glossary of Terms & Definitions
Transportation in June 1999. Appendix B: CCGA Best Practice Proposal Form &
CCGA Best Practices Process; Flow Diagram
This set of National Harmonized Best Practices 3.0 - 2018, which has
been updated through the commitment and consensus of its members Appendix C: How to Read a Locate Sheet
working together towards a safer Canada, is part of an ongoing effort to
develop new damage prevention practices as well as improve existing ones. Appendix D: DIRT Field Form & Root Tip Card
These practices represent a dynamic statement of the type of activities
that CCGA believes would provide optimum levels of diligence towards Appendix E: Regional Common Ground Alliance Sponsors
preventing damage to underground infrastructure. It is understood that not & Canadian Common Ground Alliance
all stakeholders are presently in a position to adopt all of these practices, Supporters
however, it is anticipated that progress will be made towards following these
practices over time.

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