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Kinder Morgan details aggressive damage‑prevention program, reports routine notices of unauthorized digs
Summary
Kinder Morgan described its public awareness, training, patrol and field‑meeting practices at the Sept. 8 meeting and said its personnel report unauthorized excavations to the Underground Safety Board; the company described a 48‑hour marking policy and frequent patrols beyond federal minima.
Brian Snead, damage prevention right‑of‑way specialist at Kinder Morgan, described the company's nationwide and California practices for preventing excavation damage during a Sept. 8 presentation to the California Underground Safety Board.
Why it matters: Kinder Morgan operates pipelines that carry multiple products through populated areas; its marking, field meeting and patrol practices influence contractor coordination and the visibility of subsurface installations during construction.
Snead summarized Kinder Morgan's program elements: public awareness and multi‑language outreach (mass mailings, brochures and an online resource center), training and operator qualification for locators, use of a company mapping and ticketing system, field meetings for marked tickets, photographic documentation of marks, regular ground…
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