Page 2 - CCGA Best Practices Version English

Terms and Conditions of Use
The CCGA Best Practices have been developed through the commitment and
consensus of a significant number of stakeholders to serve as an educational
guide to promote damage prevention in Canada. It is subject to the following
limitations:
• The Canadian Common Ground Alliance does not endorse any product,
technology or company even though it is supported financially by its
member companies and sponsors.

• The CCGA Best Practices manual is an educational guide and a general
purpose tool which is not meant to replace existing standards, policies, or
provincial/federal regulations or laws.

• The practice statements and descriptions outlined in each chapter of the
guide represent activities that are currently followed by industry to pro-
mote damage prevention to underground infrastructure. Not all stakehol-
ders are in a position to adopt these best practices but it is hoped that
they will become universal over time.

What’s new?

In 2017 and 2018, the CCGA added and amended multiple practices that
appear in Version 3.0. The following modifications were approved by the Best
Practices Committee and CGA Board:
• New Practice 3-23, Alternative Locate Method(s)

• New Practice 3-24, Electronic and Paper Locate Report Format
• New Practice 6-1, Underground Infrastructure Owner Damage
Prevention Program
• Modification to Practice 2-7, Voice Record of All Incoming Calls
(renamed as Documented Record of All Locate Requests)
• Modification to Practice 2-16, Locate Request
• Modification to Practice 2.26, All Buried Facility Owners are Members
of the Notification Service
• Modification to Practice 2-27, Excavators Contact the notification service
Before Excavating
• Modification to Practice 4-22, Relocate Request
• Modification to Practice 4-35, Pre Demolition Verification Process
• Modification to Practice 5-1, Notification Service Responsibilities and
Use of Mapping
• Modification to Practice 5-2, Locator Responsibilities and Use of Mapping
• Modification to Practice 5-4, Owner Responsibilities for Mapping Records