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Pipeiine safety is a shared responsibility
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Louisiana 811, Call Before You Dig
FAST FACTS
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lo the Pipeilrie & Hazardous Matenais saieiy Administration
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,0 3- environment that could reasonabiy result in damage to

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STEPS vou MUST TAKE: M
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