Pennsylvania One Call - 2012 State Damage Prevention Program

Main Objective

Under this grant agreement, the POCS will:

• Develop and implement methods for effective communication
• Support a Damage Prevention Education Program for industry stakeholders
• Review the Effectiveness of Damage Prevention Programs

Public Abstract

Under the terms of this grant agreement, the Grantee will address the following elements:

• Element (1): Participation by operators, 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 (4): Participation by operators, excavators, and other stakeholders in the development and implementation of effective employee training programs to ensure that operators, the once call center, the enforcing agency, and the excavators, and locators.
• Element (9): A process for review and analysis of the effectiveness of each program element, including a means for implementing improvements identified by such program review.