Wood Buffalo Wildlife Awareness
Please note: this course is required for access to Suncor facilities
Canada?s Boreal Forest is one of the world?s largest intact ecosystems and is a vital part of Canada?s environment, culture, and economy. It is also home to the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and many oil and gas project sites. These sites, and the people who work on them, are surrounded by the natural breeding and denning area for numerous mammals and over 150 types of birds. This course covers preventing hazardous situations that may lead to human-wild interactions, the purpose and requirements for line-of sight buffers, and how and when to report wildlife sightings.
- Upon succcessful completion of this course, a certificate that is valid for three years will be available to print.
- Passing grade on exam 70%
- Participants are given five attemtps at the final exam. It is strongly recommended to review all course material betweens attempts. If all attempts are unsuccessful, re-registration into the course is required, fees will apply.
- Students have access to the course for 90 days from initial registration. If not completed within that time, registration fees will not be reimbursed. (See Cancellation Policy)
- Energy Safety Canada offices are available to support during regular busines hours. Please contact Customer Service at 1-800-667-5557 or at [email protected]
- Suncor equivalent training course name- "RMWB Wildlife Awareness Basic WBT"
Topics Covered
Wildlife Standard
Identifying wildlife habituation hazards
Line-of-sight requirements
Barbeque policy
Reporting wildlife sightings
Requirements:
- Government-issued photo ID
- Students must be adequately prepared to participate in English for required course elements. Student Language Resoures click here.
- Currently supported version of your operating System for Windows or Apple
- Stable internet connection with a supported web browser
- Web Camera
- Speakers / Microphone (headset recommended)