Page 18 - Arkansas 811 Magazine 2017 Issue 4

rha..- been my erpenenee a. a loealor Lhat
when 1 followed rhe aamn steps dunng eaelr
loeale and kept my rruek organlzcd, l was
much more productive dunng my day and

made far fewer mlstnkes. Althnugh many locaturs
may appruaeh the msk differently, rd like to
present aeyen mndamenral aleps for every locztur
lo eonaider.

slep 1: Fnllnw safely pmcedures and use your
safety equipment and knnwledga

approach to your aafcty and lhe oaicty of rho.e
arounrl you. You are ultlmalcly re.-ponarble for

I your ~afv:ty dunng lhe day while dnvlng to and

pnriorming lrne loeare. The choices you make
on the jobme wlll oftnn not only afftct your

own .-acery bur also have an rmpan on «he safety
of olher.-. Start by Idnnhfymg (In: hazard. Lha|
cxlot or may exlol on Lhc gobme and tlmn elroo.e

0 c a e ac appxopnalc pcxwnr1lpm|cmve gsax and
eqmpmenr you wlll neerl to psrfonn Lhls la.-le
~ainly.
oyoaa Nlglvswungzr slep 2: Read llelrel and eheelr all pxinls beiore

and arler pufnnning lhe loeale

Dllnng Lhe planmng ~tz|gl:~' of rhe locale,
thoroughly read your excavalmn nnlmc to gain

(3 a elear undnmlandlng of the dug area If you are

unclear of «he erael loeauon of (In: dlg alts, Contact
Lhe ealler of the ucket fox arldmonal dctalls
Aeee..- your area maps, punts and reeord. fur
Lhe mg area and ldcntliy your dig area on your
puma. Derermme lhe number, rype and Sue of
buned lrne. you have m lhe area, along wuh Lhc
loeauor. of the (up oldc atcnas polnl best oullud for
applymg rhe lranamlllcx to eaelr buned melalllc
lme or (later wrre. Puma ~huuld be cunaldcrcd a
guide and not a incl If your pnnl shuwo that you
have a lme buned near rhe dlg area bur nor In Lhc
dlg area, ll’~ always a good rdea to hook up and
verify Lhc [Inc M actually elear

slep 3: Visually survey zhe enure scape of wmk
A vhual rn.-peeuon of Lhc yobaue r. a vuy
lmpnnant ~IL‘p to cnsurlng Lhat all of your lmcs
lucatnd m Lhc requested area are marked. Start by
yi.ually confirming tlm ermre scape of work on
Lhc locatn Iltkel by domg a labour: walk Lhrough.
wlule on your walk through, Confinn Lhe loeauou
of r1:cl:~s' polnta you ldcnllficd on your pnnr.-
Take a close look at the landscape lo ~'L‘arcl\

for lopographreal elue. of uullty conslrutllun

lrke Imncli lines, erarlo, palelre. or Cute m the

"’ payemem A good visual |nspccuon can aha help
you rdenmy otlmrbuucd fanlltlcs that may nor
have been documenled on your punts be on lhe
luukuut for any cundltlons that mlght affctl rhe
aeeuraey of your loeare lrhe chaln lmk :er.ee~,
guaxd m|l~, guy rmre. and overhead lines that
may mrerrere wuh your loearable olgn2|l.And,r1~'
alway~, be on the lookout for oaicty hazard. or
abnormal eonrlmon. Lhat may lmpacl your aalery.
16 . Arkansxs an Magrmne 2017, Issued