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What
is Dig Safe ®?
State laws require
anyone who digs to notify utility companies before starting, and for
good reason. Digging can be dangerous and costly without knowing where
underground facilities are located.
Dig Safe System,
Inc. is a communication network, assisting excavators, contractors
and property owners in complying with state law by notifying the appropriate
utilities before digging. Dig Safe®, a free service, notifies
member companies of proposed excavation projects. In turn, these member
utilities respond to the work area and identify the location of underground
facilities. Callers are given a permit number as confirmation.
Member utilities,
or contracted private locators, use paint, stakes or flags to identify
the location of buried facilities. Color coding is used to identify
the type of underground facilities:
Dig Safe is a
not-for profit corporation, funded entirely by member utility companies,
to promote public safety, protect vital utility services and safeguard
against property and environmental damage.
Dig Safe processes
all locate requests Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., not
including holidays (see Observed Holiday list below). Off hour coverage
is provided for emergency work only.
The toll free
number for anyone who digs in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island and Vermont is...
888-DIG-SAFE
(344-7233)
Before calling,
please prepare to provide us with the following information:
| Contractor
ID: |
_______________________________________________________________________________ |
| Name:
|
_____________________________________________________________________________________ |
| Title:
|
______________________________________________________________________________________ |
| Phone: |
_____________________________________________________________________________________ |
| Alt.
Phone: |
_________________________________________________________________________________ |
| Fax:
|
_______________________________________________________________________________________ |
|
Email Address: |
______________________________________________________________________________ |
| Business
Hours: |
_____________________________________________________________________________ |
| Company
Name: |
____________________________________________________________________________ |
| Address: |
___________________________________________________________________________________ |
| State:
|
_____________________________________________________________________________________ |
| City/Town: |
_________________________________________________________________________________ |
Latitude/Longitude:
(optional) |
____________________________________/____________________________________ |
| Address/Intersection: |
________________________________________________________________________ |
| Cross
Street: |
______________________________________________________________________________ |
| Additional
Information: |
_____________________________________________________________________ |
| Type
of Work: |
_____________________________________________________________________________ |
| Depth
(feet): |
_________________________________________________________________________________ |
| Area
to be marked: |
________________________________________________________________________ |
| (i.e.
street to house, in the street, sidewalk area, right side of house) |
| Area
Premarked? |
Y
_________ / N _________ |
| Excavator
doing work: |
______________________________________________________________________ |
In Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire, state law requires advance
notice of at least 3 business days.
In Rhode Island and Vermont, state law requires advance notice of
at least 2 business days.
Observed
Holidays
New Year’s Day
M.L.K. Day
President’s Day
Patriot’s Day (MA,ME only)
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Victory Day (RI only)
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Day
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