Locate Resources

We have provided below, some links and resources for further information on utility locating issues. Please contact us, if you have other materials or sources that would be useful to link here.

Ontario One Call
http://www.on1call.com

The Ontario Regional Common Ground Alliance (ORCGA)
http://www.orcga.com

The Ontario Regional Common Ground Alliance (ORCGA)
http://www.orcga.com/2006BestPractices/2006bestpractices.html

TSSA Guidelines for Excavations in the Vicinity of Gas Lines
http://www.tssa.org/CorpLibrary/ArticleFile.asp?Instance=136&ID=0EC…

TSSA – Excavation Safety Awareness & Damage Prevention Seminar
http://www.tssa.org/CorpLibrary/ArticleFile.asp?Instance=136&ID=FD6…

Ontario’s Electricity Act (1998) – Electrical Distribution Safety
View Act on Ontario’s e-Laws

Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act – Construction Projects Regulation
View Regulation on Ontario’s e-Laws

Technical Standards and Safety Authority – Oil and Gas Pipeline Systems
View Regulation on Ontario’s e-Laws

Greater Toronto Sewer and Watermain Contractors Association (GTSWCA)
www.GTSWCA.org

Bloor Street Explosion Documents

Companies Charged in Toronto’s Bloor Street Natural Gas Explosion
http://www.tssa.org/CorpLibrary/ArticleFile.asp?Instance=136&ID=A15…

Guilty Plea in Bloor Street Explosion
http://www.tssa.org/MediaLibrary/ArticleFile.asp?Instance=140&ID=9A9…

Daily Commercial News Article on Bloor Street Explosion
http://www.dcnonl.com/article/20060619200

Daily Commercial News Article on Bloor Street Explosion
http://www.dcnonl.com/article/20060724300

Judge Throws Out Charges
http://dcnonl.com/article/id24892

Retrial Ordered – Spring 2010
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/796843–enbridge-subcontractor-face-re-trial-in-fatal-blast

A note on external links: Many of these links go to external websites. Kodiak is not responsible for the content of these websites.