Tool 7 of 7 · BC & Alberta

Law & resource library

When someone on site says “that’s the rule,” this is where you check. The exact wording of every section the toolkit relies on, searchable, with a link to the official source.

Checked against BC, Alberta and federal law on September 25, 2026. See every source

Part 1 · 174 sections, word for word

The law

Every section this toolkit cites, copied from the official consolidations on 2026-09-25 (BC current to Sept 15–22, 2026; federal to Sept 3, 2026; Alberta as consolidated at the King’s Printer). Search for a word (“spoil”, “hand expose”, “30 m”) or browse by statute. Not official versions — always check the source.

These materials contain information that has been derived from information originally made available by the Province of British Columbia at: http://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca and this information is being used in accordance with the King's Printer Licence – British Columbia available at: https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/standards/Licence.html. They have not, however, been produced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of, the Province of British Columbia and THESE MATERIALS ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL VERSION.

Alberta legislation © Alberta King's Printer (OHS Code 2021, OHS Act 2020, Pipeline Rules 2023, Pipeline Act and Historical Resources Act 2000), reproduced from the consolidations at kings-printer.alberta.ca. Not the official version.

Federal law reproduced from the Justice Laws Website (laws-lois.justice.gc.ca), current to September 3, 2026. This is not an official version.

174 sections

BC BC Occupational Health and Safety Regulation

BC BC Workers Compensation Act

BC BC Energy Resource Activities Act

BC BC Pipeline Crossings Regulation

BC BC Pipeline Regulation

BC BC Administrative Penalties Regulation (ERAA)

BC BC Emergency Management Regulation (ERAA)

BC BC Gas Safety Regulation

BC BC Heritage Conservation Act

Alberta Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Code

Alberta Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act

Alberta Alberta Pipeline Act

Alberta Alberta Pipeline Rules (AR 125/2023)

Alberta Alberta Historical Resources Act

Federal Canadian Energy Regulator Act

Federal CER Pipeline Damage Prevention Regulations – Authorizations

Federal CER Pipeline Damage Prevention Regulations – Obligations of Pipeline Companies

Federal CER Onshore Pipeline Regulations

Part 2

Worth bookmarking

The regulators, one-call centres and guides behind this toolkit. These open on the owner’s site — their content, their copyright.

One-call BC 1 CallBC 1 Call — make a locate request ↗Online tickets 24/7, or 1-800-474-6886 (Mon–Fri 7–5, emergencies any time).One-call Utility Safety PartnersUtility Safety Partners — Click Before You Dig ↗Alberta's locate request service, 24/7 online or 1-800-242-3447.One-call Canadian Common Ground AllianceClickBeforeYouDig.com ↗National portal that routes you to the right provincial one-call centre. (811 is not the dig line in Canada.)Regulator WSBCExcavations — hazards and resources ↗WSBC's excavation hub: incident summaries, toolbox guides and videos.Regulator WSBCBC OHS Guidelines, Part 20 ↗How WSBC interprets the excavation sections (G20.78, G20.79, G20.81, G20.85).Guide WSBCPrevention of Damage to Buried Facilities in BC ↗Hand expose zone, locate validity, contact response for gas, power and telecom, planning checklist.Guide WSBCSloping and Timber Shoring ↗Pre-excavation requirements, inspections, and sloping and shoring methods.Form WSBCSubmit a Notice of Project ↗Online NOP — needed 24 h ahead for trenches over 30 m long a worker enters, and other triggers.Guide WSBCWorking Safely Around Electricity ↗Overhead and buried power line contact: what the operator and crew do.Regulator BC Energy RegulatorPrevent Pipeline Damage in BC ↗The 30 m / 10 m pipeline rules on one page, and the incident line.Regulator BC Energy RegulatorOperations Manual, Ch. 11 — Pipeline activity ↗Pipeline crossing distances and permissions (s. 11.2.1).Guide FortisBCSafe digging around gas lines ↗No-mechanized-dig zone, permits within 10 m / 30 m of high-pressure lines, emergency numbers.Guide BC HydroDigging near power poles ↗The protected zone around a pole and when it must be supported.Regulator Province of BCReport an archaeological find ↗What to do if you uncover artifacts or remains; Archaeology Branch contacts.Form Province of BCArchaeology Information Request ↗Check for recorded archaeological sites before you dig.Standard BC Common Ground AllianceGround Disturbance 201 Standard (BC) ↗The industry training standard for GD supervisors in BC.Law Government of AlbertaOHS Code Part 32 — searchable ↗The official search tool for Alberta's excavating and tunnelling rules.Guide Alberta OHSExcavations: Locating buried facilities (EXCV003) ↗Alberta OHS bulletin on the locate, hand-expose and marking rules.Regulator Alberta Energy RegulatorWorking around oil and gas pipelines ↗The AER's plain-language guide to ground disturbance near pipelines.Regulator Alberta Energy RegulatorGround disturbance — Pipeline Rules overview ↗Slides on the 2023 Pipeline Rules: 30 m search, 5 m hand-expose, 0.6 m supervision, trenchless.Guide Utility Safety PartnersDamage Prevention Process in Alberta (v7.0) ↗How locates, marking, validity and hand exposure work in Alberta.Standard Utility Safety PartnersEndorsed GD training providers ↗Who is endorsed to teach the GD 101 / 201 standards.Guide ATCOWorking around natural gas pipelines ↗Hand-expose zone, hydrovac limits and leak response for ATCO gas lines.Regulator Canada Energy RegulatorDamage prevention — contractors ↗What contractors must do near federal pipelines.Regulator Canada Energy RegulatorGuidance notes: Pipeline Damage Prevention Regulations ↗Consent, locates, the 3 m rule, and an Appendix 1 checklist.Guide EnbridgeCrossing and Encroachment Guide (Canada) ↗Enbridge's rules for work near its lines, including hydrovac limits.Standard Canadian Common Ground AllianceDamage Prevention Best Practices v5.0 ↗The national best-practice manual: white-lining, tolerance zone, hydrovac, backfill.Guide Energy Safety CanadaGround Disturbance and Damage Prevention guideline ↗Program-writing guideline for oil and gas: roles, probing, exposure, spotters.Data Canadian Common Ground AllianceDIRT Report 2024 ↗National damage statistics by province, cause and facility type.

These materials contain information that has been derived from information originally made available by the Province of British Columbia at: http://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca and this information is being used in accordance with the King's Printer Licence – British Columbia available at: https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/standards/Licence.html. They have not, however, been produced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of, the Province of British Columbia and THESE MATERIALS ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL VERSION.

Alberta legislation © Alberta King's Printer (OHS Code 2021, OHS Act 2020, Pipeline Rules 2023, Pipeline Act and Historical Resources Act 2000), reproduced from the consolidations at kings-printer.alberta.ca. Not the official version.

Federal law reproduced from the Justice Laws Website (laws-lois.justice.gc.ca), current to September 3, 2026. This is not an official version.