North Carolina - 2010 State Damage Prevention Program

Overview

Main Objective

Under this grant agreement, the North Carolina Utilities Commission will conduct locator training, publish a Safety and Damage Prevention Magazine and hold public awareness damage prevention meetings. These programs are designed by the North Carolina One Call Center to promote usage of the 811 Call Before You Dig number, to promote the current State statute, and to promote future amendment of the State statute.

Public Abstract

the Grantee will address the following elements: Element (1): Participation by operators, excavators, and other stakeholders in the development and implementation of methods for establishing and maintaining effective communications between stakeholders from receipt of an excavation notification until successful completion of the excavation, as appropriate. Element (2): A process for fostering and ensuring the support and partnership of stakeholders, including excavators, operators, locators, designers, and local government in all phases of the program.
Element (4): Participation by operators, excavators, and other stakeholders in the development and implementation of effective employee training programs to ensure that operators, the one call center, the enforcing agency, and the excavators have partnered to design and implement training for the employees of operators, excavators, and locators.

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