Road Safety Training System (RSTS) Basic

The RSTS Basic course is 12 modules that offer a robust introduction to the roadbuilding and heavy construction industries and cover key safety awareness topics that are essential for all workers in these industries.   Each module has been developed by experts to provide instruction on how to improve your safety on the work site.  These concepts include basic Occupational Health and Safety legislation, site specific and individual hazard awareness, the importance of training and competency for all tasks, and safe practices when working with and around mobile equipment.  

RSTS - Intro

Welcome to the Roadbuilders Safety Training System (RSTS). In this module, we’ll walk you through how to complete your training and highlight different functions of this learning platform.

RSTS - The Law at Work 

Work site safety is your business. This module will walk you through Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation as outlined by the Alberta government. 

RSTS - General Awareness

A roadbuilding or heavy construction site is full of hazards that you need to be aware of. In this module, you’ll learn about the importance of planning, hazard assessments and how to prepare yourself in order to work safely.

RSTS - General Worksite Safety

In this module, you’ll learn about common hazards on roadbuilding and heavy construction work sites and how to ensure you can be a safer worker.

RSTS - Fatigue Management

Fatigue management plays a critical role in safe work. This module will teach you the science behind fatigue management and provide you with tips for fatigue proofing.

RSTS - Specialized Work

Work is considered specialized when it only happens under certain circumstances. In this module, you’ll learn about basic hazards of different types of specialized work and how to control them.

RSTS - Working with & around Mobile Equipment

Mobile equipment is the most common hazard in the roadbuilding & heavy construction industries. In this module, you’ll learn safe work practices for operating mobile equipment and for working around mobile equipment. Course length 30 min

RSTS - Traffic Accommodation

When working near traffic, it is important to know how to maintain a safe work zone. This module will teach you about traffic control devices designed to keep you and motorists safe.

RSTS - Working Safely Around Traffic

Conflict between workers and motorists, work vehicles or mobile equipment driving through work zones pose some of the highest risks to workers in the roadbuilding & heavy construction industries. This module will teach you to identify the hazards and manage the risks when working next to traffic. 

RSTS - Utilities

Some of the most dangerous hazards on a work site are utilities, both below and above ground. In this module, you’ll learn about how to get the job done safely when overhead power lines and underground utilities are in your work area.

RSTS - Excavation and Shoring

You learned about the prep work for excavation in the Utilities module. In this module, we’ll walk you through actual excavation and shoring once underground utilities are located and marked, and how to control the hazards inherent in the work.

RSTS - Silica & Dust Exposure Prevention

Exposure to silica and respirable dust on the work site can be hazardous to your health. This module will teach you about the hazards and how to protect yourself including the proper use of a respirator.

RSTS - WHMIS

WHMIS is a comprehensive system for providing health and safety information on hazardous products intended for use, handling, or storage in Canadian workplaces. In this module, you’ll learn how to use the WHMIS system to work safely with chemicals on the work site.