MI 2015 State Damage Prevention Program Grant

Overview

Main Objective

Under this grant agreement, Michigan Public Service Commission will assist in compliance with the recently enacted PA 174 of 2013. Specifically, education and promotion of the one call system in areas that have high damages due to "no call"; reimbursement for excavator training under a newly created Safety Management System; opening communication between facility owners and contractors through a two-way Ticket Management Program that allows for management of both tickets received and tickets placed, including the state mandated Positive Response; and information regarding compliance of the Positive Response requirement under the law by creating timeliness reports.

Public Abstract

Under the terms of this grant agreement, the Recipient will address the following elements listed in the approved application as stated in 49 U.S.C. §60134 (b). * Element 1 (EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS): 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 3 (OPERATOR INTERNAL PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT): A process for reviewing the adequacy of a pipeline operator's internal performance measures regarding persons performing locating services and quality assurance programs.
• Element 4 (EFFECTIVE EMPLOYEE TRAINING): 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.
• Element 5(PUBLICEDUCATION):Aprocessforfosteringandensuringactive participation by all stakeholders in public education for damage prevention activities.

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