CASE CONSTRUCTION Alpha Series - Utility Safety

2-SAFETYINFORMATION
Utilitysafety
YOUMUSTFOLLOWsafetyprecautionswhenyouwork
nearburiedutilitylines.
Duringoperationitislikelythatyouwillbeworking
aroundornearburiedutilitylinesthatmayinclude,but
arenotlimitedto:
•
Electricalpowerline
•
Gasline
•
Waterline
•
Communicationline-telephoneorcabletelevision
•
Sewerline
NOTICE:Beforeconstructionworkbeginsitisyourre-
sponsibilitytobeawareofallutilitylinesintheareaof
yourprojectandtoavoidthem.
ALWAYShavealllocalutilitycompaniesmarkthelocation
oftheirlines.
NOTICE:Checkwithlocalauthoritiesforlaws,regula-
tions,and/orstrictpenaltiesrequiringyoutolocateand
avoidexistingutilities.
Callallutilitycompaniesbeforeyouperform
anymachineoperation
Afteryoulocateanyburiedutilitylines,carefullydigahole
totheutilitylinebyhandand/orwithautomaticvacuum
equipment.Verifythelocationanddepthoftheline.
Whereapplicable,knowtheutilitycolorcode.
ElectricRed
Gas,Oil,orPetroleum
Yellow
Communication,T elephone,T elevisionOrange
WaterBlue
SewerGreenor
Brown
ProposedExcavationWhite
Surveying
Pink
ReclaimedWaterandSlurry
Purple
Coordinateallexcavationactivitywiththeproperauthor-
itiesandprofessionalsbeforebeginning.
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