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Pre-Excavation Checklist June2018

The Pre-Excavation Checklist outlines essential steps for planning and conducting safe excavation, including notifying utilities, marking the excavation area, and inspecting for potential hazards. It emphasizes the importance of documenting the jobsite and having emergency contacts readily available. The document serves as a guide and disclaims liability for any consequences arising from its use.

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Pre-Excavation Checklist June2018

The Pre-Excavation Checklist outlines essential steps for planning and conducting safe excavation, including notifying utilities, marking the excavation area, and inspecting for potential hazards. It emphasizes the importance of documenting the jobsite and having emergency contacts readily available. The document serves as a guide and disclaims liability for any consequences arising from its use.

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Pre -Excavation Checklist

PLANNING PHASE
• Call 811 2-3 business days prior to excavation (state laws vary)
• Proposed excavation area has been marked in white paint and/or flags
• Onsite meeting scheduled with all high-profile facilities in locate area (gas/oil pipelines, high voltage
cables, fiber optic, etc.)
ONSITE
Complete a pre-excavation walkthrough of the entire jobsite, adjacent areas and visually
inspect for:
• WARNING signs or other pipeline markers
• Old locate marks or flags
• Identify all services to buildings
Visually inspect for:
• Gas meters
• Farm taps
• Propane tanks
• Pipeline valves
• Cable or telephone pedestals
• Electric transformers
• Water valves or meters
• Evidence of privately owned facilities such as buried gas, electric or communications lines*
• Evidence of trench lines from previous excavation
• Cleared pipeline rights-of-way
DOCUMENTING JOBSITE
• 811 ticket covers the scope of the work and has a valid “work to begin” date
• All utilities have responded and are marked in the excavation area
• 811 ticket number is posted at the work location
BEFORE YOU DIG
• Review excavation equipment safety information with anyone working on the job
• Locations for hand digging within the tolerance zone* for your state are noted
• Talk to representatives of all critical facilities to ensure they are present
• List of all emergency contact numbers for underground utilities in and adjacent to the
• dig zone is readily available
• The location and route to emergency services is known

*Private underground facilities are NOT marked when you contact 811. It is the responsibility of
the landowner to provide detailed information about these lines. These may include:
• Electric lines running between out-buildings or any line behind the meter
• Natural gas lines behind the meter
• Propane lines off the tank
• Sewer laterals or waste collection lines
• Sprinkler or irrigation lines

*The “tolerance zone” is the 24” area on either side of a buried facility where hand tools or soft digging must be done.

This document is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. It is intended to be used as a guide in the
development of a checklist specific to your situation and may not be inclusive of all pre-excavation activities required of your situation. PASA accepts
no liability and disclaims all responsibility for the consequences of acting, or refraining from acting, in reliance of the information contained in this
document or for any decision based on it, or for any consequential, special, incidental or punitive damage to any person or entity for any matter relating
to the contents of this document.
Last Updated: June 2018

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