Chapter 4
Utility Owners’ and Locators’ Duties
Publication: Underground Utilities for Construction Practitioners and Homeowners
Abstract
This chapter focuses on the role of utilities in the safe digging process. To participate in the one-call system, a utility must have membership in the one-call center(s) where the service territory is located. In an effort to illustrate a typical utility membership, a fictitious company is presented—XYZ Fiber—which provides a footprint of the area where building is planned, the desired method of ticket receipt, and database and damage contact information. Shared responsibility calls for teamwork among stakeholders that creates a smoother work process. SEGRA case study and National Grid case study are provided to show how shared responsibility contributes to lower damages.
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Underground Utilities for Construction Practitioners and Homeowners
Pages: 53 - 65
ISBN (Print): 978-0-7844-1581-8
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8357-2
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Published online: Sep 1, 2021
Published in print: Sep 9, 2021
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Business management
- Case studies
- Computing in civil engineering
- Construction engineering
- Construction methods
- Databases
- Engineering fundamentals
- Grid systems
- Information Technology (IT)
- Infrastructure
- Lifeline systems
- Methodology (by type)
- Personnel management
- Practice and Profession
- Public administration
- Public health and safety
- Research methods (by type)
- Safety
- Systems engineering
- Systems management
- Team building
- Utilities
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