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Texas Administrative Code Title 16 Chapter 18 Underground Pipeline Damage Prevention

Texas Administrative Code Title 16 Chapter 18 Underground Pipeline Damage Prevention. Doug Meeks, CHST. 25 years experience in underground utility construction/maintenance 15 years experience in occupational safety. Damage Prevention Manager DIG-TESS. dougmeeks@digtess.org.

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Texas Administrative Code Title 16 Chapter 18 Underground Pipeline Damage Prevention

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  1. Texas Administrative Code Title 16Chapter 18Underground Pipeline Damage Prevention

  2. Doug Meeks, CHST • 25 years experience in underground utility construction/maintenance • 15 years experience in occupational safety Damage Prevention ManagerDIG-TESS dougmeeks@digtess.org

  3. Chapter 18Damage Prevention Brochures • Overview of Chapter 18 requirements; • Provide information on how to file a TDRF report. Are now available online: www.rrc.state.tx.us

  4. Excavator Brochure

  5. Excavator Brochure

  6. REQUEST LOCATES • At least 48 hours in advance; • Not more than 14 working days prior to beginning the work. From The Office – Online With GeoRemote In The Field - Call 811 One-Call tickets expire after 14 working days!

  7. After The Call: Before Your Start Date • Respond by fax or e-mail that their pipeline is “All Clear”; or • Mark the approximate location of the pipeline with the appropriate APWA marking color; or • Arrange for a meeting or communicate any special instructions. You should expect “Positive Response” by the pipeline operator within 48 hours. The operator will either:

  8. AT THE JOBSITE One-call ticket? • On site or produce it within 1 hour; • Refresh ticket if the job lasts more than 14 working days. White line the work area? Required meeting at the site?

  9. SITE ASSESSMENT • Pipeline ROW markers or old paint markings; • Valve boxes, meters, risers, or regulators; • Street cuts or ditchlines; • If pipelines are not marked or cleared within 48 hours, submit a 2nd request for facility locates. • The pipeline operator has 4 hours to respond to a second request. • Should you dig without locates? Observe for indications of an unmarked pipeline in the area. Examples include:

  10. Avoiding Damage Excavator mustexercise reasonable care to prevent damage to the pipeline. This typically requires: • Protect and preserve locate markings; • Request relocates as necessary; • No mechanized excavation equipment within 18” either side of the pipeline; • Proper backfill and compaction.

  11. What Is “Damage” • Cracked or chipped coating • Dents or scrapes • Displacement • Tracer wire • Valve boxes • Anodes The Obvious: Puncturing or severing the pipeline.

  12. BLOWING GAS? • Keep people and vehicles out of the area; • Eliminate ignition sources; • Evacuate if necessary; • Wait for the fire department and facility operator; • Do not attempt to repair! • Do not cover it up! Abandon equipment in place and call 911

  13. REQUIRED REPORTING • You damage a pipeline; • The pipeline operator fails to provide a “Positive Response” within 48 hours; or • The pipeline operator fails to respond within 4 hours of 2nd notice. File an electronic report on-line at ww.rrc.state.tx.us within 10 days if:

  14. REQUIRED REPORTING Why should you file? • $1000 fine per violation for non-compliance; • They need your side of the story to ensure a complete investigation. • The Top Ten Root Causes provided through the TDRF system as of yet depicts only part of the story.

  15. TOP TEN Damages by Root Cause

  16. For reporting questions: • www.rrc.state.tx.us • Call 512-475-0512 • TDRFInfo@rrc.state.tx.us

  17. www.digtess.org www.rrc.state.tx.us www.commongroundalliance.com www.onecalltexas.com

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