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Board weighs safety standards for operator response to unmarked lines
Summary
Staff proposed focusing unmarked-line standards on operator communication obligations after excavators encounter lines with no prior marks; board directed staff to continue work and seek stakeholder input.
The California Underground Safety Board discussed July 15 how best to address safety problems created when excavators encounter unmarked subsurface lines and clarified staff’s recommendation to focus standards on operators’ communication and response obligations. Why it matters: Board staff said statute empowers the board to draft safety standards but leaves gaps in how excavators and operators should communicate when an unmarked line is found. Staff said the Common Ground Alliance (CGA) best practices advise regional notification centers (RNCs) to have documented policies (for example, resending tickets) but provide little guidance on how operators should respond when notified…
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