What is safe digging practice?
Safe digging practices Excavate alongside the service rather than directly above it. Final exposure of the service by horizontal digging is recommended, as the force applied to hand tools can be controlled more effectively. Insulated tools should be used when hand digging near electric cables.
How long is a Markout good for?
The markout identifies where underground gas pipes are located so that they can be avoided during excavation. The markouts are only good for 45 business days, once the work begins, and the excavator is responsible for maintaining the markouts so that they remain visible even during digging.
How do you use a Dig Safe?
Safe Digging Guidelines You can initiate a ticket by either utilizing DigAlert Direct or by calling 811 or 800-422-4133 to start a DigAlert® Ticket. Wait the Required Time: Legally, you must wait two (2) working days NOT including the date of notification (4216.2(b)) for members to mark their underground facilities.
What is the method of ensuring that trenches are safe to work in?
To achieve this, use: Guard rails and toe boards inserted into the ground immediately next to the supported excavation side; or fabricated guard rail assemblies that connect to the sides of the trench box. the support system itself, eg using trench box extensions or trench sheets longer than the trench depth.
How do you dig around electric lines?
Whenever you hand dig near buried utility lines, take care to prevent damage:
- Use a rounded or blunt-edged shovel.
- Begin digging off to the side of the marked utility line.
- Proceed cautiously.
- Never pry against a utility line to remove soil.
- Dig until you find the actual line, not just a tracer wire or warning tape.
What are the Dig Safe Colors?
APWA Uniform Color Codes.
What do locator colors mean?
Red: electric power lines, cables, conduit and lighting cables. Orange: telecommunication, alarm or signal lines, cables or conduit. Yellow: natural gas, oil, steam, petroleum or other flammable. Green: sewers and drain lines. Blue: potable drinking water.
How accurate are line locators?
In general, two feet is the minimal distance. but most companies doing drilling or excavation routinely have formed their own policies and 3, 5, or even 10 feet distance has been used.
What is first step in dig safe process?
1) Request a locate with BC 1 Call at least 3 full working days prior to when you plan to work on your dig site; 2) Contact any other utility owners who are not BC 1 Call members; 3) Check the maps sent to determine the location of any underground facilities.
What are the dig Safe Colors?
How can you prevent people from falling into excavation?
To achieve this, use:
- Guard rails and toe boards inserted into the ground immediately next to the supported excavation side; or.
- fabricated guard rail assemblies that connect to the sides of the trench box.
- the support system itself, eg using trench box extensions or trench sheets longer than the trench depth.
What are the two basic methods of protecting workers against cave-ins?
There are two basic methods of protecting workers against cave-ins: Sloping. Temporary protective structures (e.g., shoring, trench boxes, pre-fabricated systems, hydraulic systems, engineering systems, etc.)
What does pink spray paint on sidewalk mean?
Temporary Survey Markings
GREEN: Sewers and Drain Lines. PURPLE: Reclaimed Water, Irrigation and Slurry Lines. PINK: Temporary Survey Markings. WHITE: Proposed Excavation.
What do pink locates mean?
Pink: temporary survey markings, unknown/unidentified facilities.
How does Dig Safe Work?
In turn, these utilities (or their contract locating companies) respond to mark out the location of their underground facilities. Dig Safe is a free service, funded entirely by its member utility companies.
How much does Dig Safe Cost?
Dig Safe is a free service, funded entirely by its member utility companies. (Note: Dig Safe does not mark utility lines.) It’s a risk to make faulty assumptions about when to notify Dig Safe.
How do I plan a safe dig for my project?
Before you start your project, get in touch with Dig Safe Inc., a nonprofit organization that will notify your utility company about your project for free. Then, your utility company will help you plan a safe dig. You can contact Dig Safe by dialing 811 or (888) 344-7233.
How do I contact the DPU about a dig?
Planning a dig? Contact Dig Safe (call 811) to make sure you avoid damaging utility lines. If someone has violated the Dig Safe law, you can report it to the DPU.