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Below is a list of Tips for the Excavator:
For ALL Excavations
· Call 811
at least 48 hours in advance before digging.
· Do NOT call more
than 14 days prior to start of job.
· Provide the
start date/time and estimated duration of project.
· Wait 48 hours
before digging, even if all facilities in area are marked.
· Request
relocates if locate marks are destroyed or unclear.
· If you damage a
buried facility:
a) Notify the
facility operator.
b) Notify Texas
811 of damage. (Call 811 and give original ticket #)
c) Do NOT attempt
to repair a damaged facility line.
d) Do not backfill
the immediate area of damage until the facility
operator
gives approval.
* Texas Utilities Code Title 5, Chapter 251
Near Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipelines
· If necessary,
white-line the work area or request an on-site meeting.
· One-call ticket
MUST be on-site or be accessible within 1 hour.
· One-call ticket
expires after 14 working days.
· Assess the work
site and look for evidence of unmarked pipelines.
If pipelines are NOT marked or cleared, submit a 2nd request for
locates.
· Exercise “such
reasonable care as may be necessary to prevent damage” at or near the area of
the markings and within a minimum of 18 inches either side of the pipeline.
· If you damage a
pipeline or pipeline operator does not provide a positive response within 48
hours or within 4 hours of 2nd notice, notify Texas 811
immediately and follow damage reporting procedures and protocol found online
at http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/ within ten days
of occurrence.
* 16 TAC Chapter 18
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