Download 2024 RI Excavator Operator Study Guide: Dig Safe & Excavation Procedures in Rhode Island and more Exams Advanced Education in PDF only on Docsity! 2024 RI Excavator Operator Study Guide - Dig Safe complete solution Dig Safe® - --a call center, serving as a link between you - the excavator, and member utility companies. We are a private, not-for-profit organization established to collect information about your upcoming excavation project and notify the appropriate member utilities in the area of excavation. The utilities mark the location of their lines, or use private contract locating companies to mark their lines. This is a free service for anyone to use. Dig Safe phone number - --811 or 1888-DIG-SAFE You must give advance notice of at least _____________ hours in RI - --72 (excluding weekends and holidays) When should you call Dig Safe? - --When working within 100 feet of underground utility facilites including private property. (You must call for most earth penetrating activities, even small jobs. Should you get your own Dig Safe Ticket` - --Yes. Don't rely on old marks or faulty information How should you mark out the area that you plan to excavate - --With white paint, flags or stakes (include the name or initials of your company) When state regulators inspect an excavation site or investigate a damage prevention incident, they will check for - --a valid Dig Safe ticket What will give you the information you need when notifying Dig Safe? - --The Locate Request Form. (pg. 26 on the Dig Safe info) Should you notify Dig Safe when in an emergency? - --Yes, with the location of the emergency excavation as soon as possible. Do NOT apply for an emergency Dig Safe Ticket if the job in not a true emergency What does Dig Safe define as an emergency? - --a sudden or unexpected occurrence which poses a threat to public safety, life, health, property or essential utility service. How does Dig Safe define "Excavation" for Rhode Island? - --" means an operation for the purpose of movement or removal of earth, rock or other materials in or on the ground, or otherwise disturbing the subsurface of the earth, by the use of powered or mechanized equipment, including but not limited to digging, blasting, auguring, back filling, test boring, drilling, pile driving, grading, plowing in, hammering, pulling in, trenching, and tunneling; excluding the movement of earth by tools manipulated only by human or animal power and the tilling of soil for agricultural purposes. (Chapter 1.2, Section 39-1) How should excavators 'premark' the area of proposed excavation? - --Use white marking products (paint, flags, stakes, whiskers or combination) to identify the excavation site. Using florescent pink is recommended to premark on snowy terrain. Single Point Excavation Markings - --Single Point Excavation Markings Premark the proposed area of excavation by using: a continuous line, dots marking a radius or arc, dashes marking the four corners of a project, or dashes outlining the excavation project. Make the dash about 6" to 12" in length and 1" in width. Space them between 4' to 50' apart. Make the marks close together enough to be seen by utility locators. Dots of about 1" in diameter are typically used to define arcs or radii and can be placed at closer intervals instead of the dashes. Using a Single Stake to Mark the Center Point of Excavation Site - --When an excavation site is contained within a 50' radius or less, you can mark it with a single stake positioned at the center of the proposed excavation. If you choose this way of marking, you must tell the Dig Safe CSR that you have marked the excavation site with a single stake at the center and include the radius of the site. The stake should be white, and have this information on it: Excavator's name, abbreviations or initials, and the radius of the excavation site in black letters on the stake, or a note attached to the stake. What is the required wait time after notification for non-emergency work? - --48 hours
