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Working near buried and overhead utilities

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for groundworkers. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 35 minutes, 6 lessons, 10-question final check. Last reviewed 4 November 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • A worksite story
  • Check your understanding
  • Quiz

  • Confirm and look
  • Put them in order
  • Quiz
  • Matching quiz

  • When digging
  • If you hit a line
  • Practise
  • Accordion
  • Scenario
  • Quiz

  • Lawrence's story
  • Remember this
  • Sort it
  • Sorting activity
  • Quiz

  • Keep clear
  • True or false
  • Practise
  • Flashcards
  • Scenario

  • Final assessment
  • Course complete
  • Quiz
  • Multi-select quiz
  • Flashcards

Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 3 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 10-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away and what to change next time.

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6 lessons, about 35 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why utility strikes kill · 7 min

    Before you begin · A worksite story · Check your understanding

  • Lesson 2: Before you dig · 6 min

    Confirm and look · Put them in order · Check

  • Lesson 3: Digging safely · 6 min

    When digging · If you hit a line · Practise

  • Lesson 4: Look up: overhead lines · 6 min

    Lawrence's story · Remember this · Sort it

  • Lesson 5: Safe distance and emergencies · 6 min

    Keep clear · True or false · Practise

  • Lesson 6: Final assessment · 4 min

    Final assessment · Course complete

Source and credit: Adapted from National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) material; NIOSH does not endorse AhaSlides. AhaSlides condensed two toolbox talks into lessons, quizzes and activities. Source: Buried Utilities Safety Toolbox Talk (NIOSH Publication 2022-139) (opens in a new tab) · Source: Overhead Power Line Safety Toolbox Talk (NIOSH Publication 2026-110) (opens in a new tab) · Licence: US public domain (agency materials notice) (opens in a new tab)

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At onboarding or as continuing professional development, with a yearly refresher (best practice).

Groundworkers, utility contractors, equipment operators and their supervisors.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Link to your live session deck
  • Link to the self-paced course
  • Your local emergency number
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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