fail to have your name included on the Dig Safe ticket as the excavator, as required by the Dig Safe Law, G.L. c. 82, section 40A.

fail to wait 72 hours prior to commencing the excavation or fail to commence the excavation within 30 days of the notification, as required by the Dig Safe Law, G.L. c. 82, section 40A.fail to premark the excavation location, as required by the Dig Safe Law, G.L.prior to commencing the excavation, as required by the Dig Safe Law, G.L. c. 82, section 40A fail to provide a proper initial notice to Dig Safe, Inc.Remember that you could be found in violation of the Dig Safe Law if you: Violations of the Dig Safe Law related to natural gas lines may incur civil penalties as high as $200,000 per violation for violations related to other underground facilities, the civil penalties range from $1,000 for a first offense to as high as $10,000 for any subsequent offense within 12 consecutive months. If you fail to call Dig Safe or violate any other provision of the Dig Safe Law, the DPU may investigate and issue a civil penalty against you. You should also report a violation/damage to the DPU if you see someone not complying with the Dig Safe law in any other way. If a utility company does not mark on time, you should report the violation/damage to the DPU. Failure to do so is a violation of the Dig Safe law. Do not continue to excavate until the utility corrects the problem.įails to mark out its underground facilities on time.Ī utility company must mark its underground facilities by the time your Dig Safe number becomes valid, 72 business hours after your call to Dig Safe. You should also contact Dig Safe for a re-mark. Failure to mark accurately is a violation of the Dig Safe law. If a utility company marks its underground facilities inaccurately, you should call the company and report the violation/damage to the DPU. If a utility company does not mark its facilities on time, you should report the violation to the DPU.įails to mark out its underground facilities accurately. In addition, you should file a Dig Safe violation/damage report whenever a utility company:įails to mark out its underground facilities.įailure to mark underground facilities is a violation of the Dig Safe law.

You should file a Dig Safe violation/damage report whenever any damage occurs. Markings should not be off more than this amount.

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