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Practice Description: Sharing information and safety issues during an
onsite meeting between the excavator and his excavating crews will help to
avoid confusion and needless damage to underground facilities.

4-13: Contact Names and Numbers

Practice Statement: The excavator’s designated competent person at each
job site has access to the names and phone numbers of all facility owner
contacts and the notification service. Such names and numbers shall be
displayed on the locate sheet.
Practice Description: Situations arise on the job site that require
immediate notification of the owner, notification service or local emergency
personnel. To avoid costly delays, the excavator ensures the designated job
site personnel have all appropriate names and phone numbers.

4-14: Facility Avoidance

Practice Statement: The excavator uses reasonable care to avoid
damaging underground facilities.

Practice Description: Foremost on any construction project is safety.
Excavators using caution around underground facilities significantly
contribute to safe excavation of existing facilities.

4-15: Federal and Provincial Regulations

Practice Statement: The excavator adheres to all applicable federal and
provincial occupational health and safety legislation and regulations.

Practice Description: It is important to include reference to worker safety
and training in the best practices. Excavators are required to comply with
federal and provincial occupational safety and health requirements to protect
employees from injury and illness. These regulations include reference to
training each employee in how to recognize and avoid unsafe conditions and
the regulations applicable to his/her work environment to control or eliminate
any hazards or exposures to illness or injury. Therefore, the excavator’s crew,
as part of its safety training, is informed of regulations applicable to the
protection of underground facilities, workers and the public.

4-16: Marking Preservation

Practice Statement: The excavator, where practical, protects and
preserves the staking, marking, or other designations for underground
facilities until no longer required for proper and safe excavation. The
excavator stops excavating and notifies the notification service for re-marks if
any facility mark is removed or no longer visible.

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