What is 811? Kentucky 811

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4 Kentucky What is 811? 1995 U.S. Department of Transportation listed underground utility damage as one of it s Top 10 Threats to the nations infrastructure Common Ground Study was completed. U.S. Congress passed the Pipeline Safety Act of 2002 which contained language that mandated the establishment of a 3 Digit call before you dig phone number. May 1, was launched as the 3 Digit number in a ceremony on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

5 Kentucky How Does It Work? 5. Excavator Digs With Care 1. Excavator Plans To Dig 4. Utilities Locate and Mark Their Facilities 2. Excavator Calls Kentucky 811 Notifies Member Utilities

6 Kentucky Who Is Kentucky 811? Established 1987 Located in Louisville, Ky. Governed by Board of Directors as described in state statute Original name was Kentucky Underground Protection, Inc. (KUPI), aka B.U.D. Changed name to Kentucky Dig Safely 2003 Changed name to include 811 December 2006.

7 Kentucky Kentucky was the 1 st state to change their name to include / other states have followed the Kentucky model.

8 Kentucky Kentucky 811 Kentucky Law created by 1994 General Assembly Amended in 2000, 2008, 2012, 2014 Obtain a copy at:

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10 Center Location Louisville, KY Coverage Area All 120 Counties Hours Of Operation 24 X 7 State Of The Art Operating System

11 Kentucky Kentucky 811 Membership $0.00 Membership Fee $0.00 Annual Fee $0.00 Any Kind Of Fee

12 Kentucky Kentucky 811 Membership You ONLY pay for the locate requests that you receive You select the areas, addresses, premises, etc that determine when you receive a request. Flat fee for locate requests = $1.60

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21 Trencher Hit Gas Line No Markings

22 Installing A Fence Hit Electric Cable No Markings

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27 Kentucky Call Before You Dig Law KRS Established 1994 Contains procedures, guidelines & penalties Get a copy at

28 Law Highlights Anyone digging in Kentucky MUST notify all utilities in the area 2 FULL BUSINESS DAYS prior to starting. All notified utility operators MUST respond within 2 FULL BUSINESS DAYS. Excavators must use non intrusive digging methods within the protected zone: 18 on each side of the facility.

29 Law Highlights Each excavator must notify the Protection Notification Center (No Piggy backing). Locate Request Number(s) must be present on jobsite Any Sworn Peace Officer can site violators of this law. "Routine road maintenance" means preservation, including road repairs and resurfacing, but does not include road construction or penetration of existing grade;

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31 Law Highlights NEVER, NEVER, EVER ATTEMPT TO REPAIR A DAMAGED GAS OR PETROLEUM FACILITY FEDERAL LAW AND KENTUCKY LAW: If the underground facility damage results in the escape of any flammable, toxic, or corrosive gas or liquid, the excavator shall cease excavation or demolition activities and immediately report to the appropriate authorities by calling the 911 emergency telephone number.

32 Law Highlights $1,000 per incident Senate Bill 228 If the underground facility damage results in the escape of any flammable, toxic, or corrosive gas or liquid.. Gives Fire Protection Agencies ability to collect and keep $1,000 fine.

33 KRS definitions for KRS to As used in KRS to (1) "Underground facility" means an underground line or system used for producing, storing, conveying, transmitting, or distributing telecommunications, electricity, gas, petroleum, petroleum products, cable television, hazardous liquids, water, steam, or sewerage, including storm drainage. (2) "Damage" means weakening of structural or lateral support or penetration of a facility coating, housing, or other protective device. It also means the partial or complete dislocation or severance of underground facilities or rendering any underground facility permanently inaccessible by the placement of a permanent structure having one (1) or more stories; (3) "Demolition" means any operation by which a structure or mass of material is wrecked, razed, moved, or removed by means of mechanized equipment, or discharge of explosives. (4) "Excavator" means any entity or individual, other than those exempted by KRS engaged in excavation or demolition. (5) "Operator" means any entity or individual owning underground facilities to serve the public.

34 KRS (6) "Excavation" means any activity that results in the movement, placement, probing, boring, or removal of earth, rock, or other material in or on the ground by the use of any tools or equipment, or by the discharge of explosives. Forms of excavating include but are not limited to auguring, backfilling, digging, ditching, drilling, driving, grading, piling, pulling in, ripping, scraping, trenching, and tunneling.driving wooden stakes by use of hand tools to a depth of six (6) inches or less below existing grade shall not constitute excavation; (7) "Emergency" means there exists substantial likelihood that loss of life, property, an imminent danger to health or the environment, or the blockage of public transportation facilities or the inability to restore interrupted utility service will result before procedures required under KRS to can be completed. (8) "Protection notification center" means an operator provided notification center through which an excavator can contact the operator to enable the operator to provide the excavator with the approximate location of underground facilities.

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