CALIFORNIAEXCAVATIONMANUAL-USANorth811.PDF

USA North’s California Excavation Manual • Overview: 6 • Ticket Format: 7 • Five Steps to a Safe Excavation: 8 • No Response Follow-up Messages: 9 • Damage and Emergency Notification: Page 9 • Suggested Marking Guidelines: 21 Disclaimer Notice: The suggested guidelines contained in this booklet are not intended to prevent excavators or oper- ators from providing alternate forms of marking that are in accordance with California Government Code 4216. The suggested guidelines are representative in nature and do not address all delineation or facility markout situations. NOTE: The Red Bullets Below are California Law. • California Business and Professions Code Section 7110: Page 22. • California Government Code (CGC) 4216 require- ments: 31.  Outline your excavation area in white [4216.2. (a) (1)] Page 26.  A 2 working day up to 14 calendar day (legal) notice is required before digging [4216.2. (a) (1)] Page 26.  USA North will notify its members of your excavation [4216.2. (c)] Page 26.  The USA North members will by the legal notice mark or stake the horizontal path of their facilities, provide information about the location of their facility, or advise the excavator of clearance [4216.3. (a) (1)] Page 27.  Expose the underground facilities by hand before us- ing power equipment [4216.4 (a)] Page 28.  Keep the USA North ticket number to validate your ex- cavation permit [4216.9 (a)] Page 31.  The USA North ticket number is valid for 28 calendar days. You must have an active USA North ticket num- ber for the entire duration of your excavation [4216. (f)] Page 25. • CalOSHA Regulation Title 8 Chapter 4 Subchapter 4 Article 6 Section 1541: 33. This manual is provided to you as a pub