Page 10 - Louisiana 811 Magazine 2017 Issue 2

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ell, here we are in the midst There is a common misconception that
or another busy season the mark-by time tor emergency locate
with Excavation activity. requests is one hour. I've also heard
Everywhere you louk, ynu’ll find trom others that it is two hours. But the
underground utilities and tacilities tact of the matter is there is no mark-by
being insmlled and the nurseries time in the Dig Law! we suggest that
are full ot homeowners searching once an emergency locate request has
tor the pertect plants, shrubs and/ been made, give the owner /operators
or trees tor their yard. And yes, our at least an hour to arrive on site because
operators are very busy taking those many have to travel long distances. Far
calls fmm protessional excavators and those or you wondering how long it will
homeowners anxious to get started be betore they arrive atter calling in the
with their pm]2ct.~'. emergency locate request, we include on
. the ticlret emergency contact infurrmttinn
R°“““° 1°C“ ’“4“*""" “"5 or our members notified Additionall
commonplace with our organization ’ . . Y’
. emergency contact mfurmntlun can
but l would lilre to address emergency .
2 be fuund on our website tor all ot our
locate requests. one may ask, what _ _
. members. lust go to wwwlaonecallcom
O dennes an emergency? well, according and dick an ammbm ,,
to the Dig Law, an emergency is *
Q deiined as any crisis sltualion which so next time you are tacecl with an
_i poses an imminent threat or danger to emergency situation, allow at least
lite, health, or property, and requires an hour (it possible) tor the owner/
. —' immediate action, and immediate Dperaturs to arrive. Ancl by no means
< action is taken. (Reference Louisiana should you call in an emergency locate
0 Underground utilities & Faclllries request because ot poor planning in an
I" Damage Prevention Law, §1749.lZ. attempt to have underground utilities
Definitions ) and facilities marked quickly This is a
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. violation or the law and one can be cited
Anyone who has ever called in an .
tor doing so. As the old aclage goes,
emergency knows that we only take ,1, .
oor planning on your part does not
< these type requests over the phone. __. ,,
. . necessitate an emergency on mine!
_‘ we want the caller to certiiy that their
situation meets these criteria and they until next time, please be sate by
have a crew on site as required by law. respecting the math and digging with
But lets take a moment to clarity a care. .
common question we get regarding this
situation. what is the mark-by time7
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