CT 2016 State Damage Prevention Program

Overview

Main Objective

Under this grant agreement, the recipient will: The 2016 Grant will center around Elements 4 & 5. Element 4 - Training is and shall continue to be an on-going process in CT. Call Before You Dig (CBYD) will support scholarships/sponsorships, to attend the two day Locator Certification Seminar held in Connecticut. Engaging the locator industry and providing an opportunity for locators to participate in additional training, shall give Connecticut the opportunity to raise the bar in locating accuracy. Also in Element 4, CBYD will produce a new safety training video that is divided into segments, white lines, know the mark, etc., where stakeholder training can take place at the shop level and in a planned trial of train the trainer initiative. Element 5 - Once again in the month of August, CBYD will to have an 811 Awareness event at the Stafford Motor Speedway, in Stafford Springs, CT. This event, known as "The 811 Challenge" has become a driver and spectator favorite. Finally in Element 5, CBYD shall to continue statewide media campaigns which will promote the use of the national 811 number, Safe Digging, and Public Safety. The venues will vary for this campaign. The campaign will be focused around April Safe Digging Month, and our 811 Challenge event in August.

Public Abstract

Under the terms of this grant agreement, the Recipient will address the following applicable elements listed in the approved application, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §60134 (a),(b).

• 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 (Public Education): A process for fostering and ensuring active participation by all stakeholders in public education for damage prevention activities.

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