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Carpenters live by the golden rule to measure twice and cut once. As a line locator, it’s important to take another look at your locate ticket and prints to make sure you’ve accounted for all lines buried on or near the jobsite to prevent a cut. When you’re satisfied that everything is accounted for, you should make sure that you’ve closed all lids, boxes or covers you may have opened during the job and have retrieved all of your tools and equipment.
Step 7: Document your work and communicate any high profile
I was once told by my supervisor that if it wasn’t documented, it never happened. It is important to document anything and everything related to the excavation notice. Many locating technicians take several pictures of their markings, as well as make written documentation of any changes relative to the excavation area shown on the locate request, any conversations with the excavator either on site or over the phone and any other clarifications that relate to information shown on the
dig notification. Many pipeline operators and utility operators require a representative be onsite when excavation is taking place near the critical line. If your situation warrants, notify the excavator that there is a critical line buried on their job site and arrange a high profile meet. After arrangements are made, document the conversation to include the date and time the meeting will take place.
Following the same routine on each job can reduce the chances of error. The task of line locating involves much more than simply knowing how to operate an electronic line detector.
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