Indiana Dig Law
The 'legal' term for the Indiana Dig Law
What is I.C. 8-1-26?
'Rotten egg' smelling chemical added to natural gas
What is Mercaptin?
The term for when you arrive at your dig-site, it is important that you look around for anything that may have not been located
What is 'visual scan'?
This is the name of the main electric line that runs from transformer to transformer
What is the primary
Cable TV drops are buried often at this depth
What is 2" or less?
This is the distance that is specified as the "Tolerance Zone"
What is 24" on either side of the mark / pipe?
This is the most commonly used material for gas mains and services
What is plastic?
Most common excuse for when an excavator hits our gas line
What is 'just taking one more scoop'?
The color of paint and flags used for electric
What is RED?
A dangerous thing to do when you damage a plastic gas service and want to stop the gas from flowing
What is crimping the line over?
The life of a locate
What is 20 Days, as long as marks are undisturbed?
A wire ran along side a plastic gas main that is used for locating?
What is Tracer Wire?
Name three items considered to be the basics of PPE
What are hard hats, safety glasses and safety vests?
Electric and Gas are both dangerous commodities. This characteristic makes electric even a bit more dangerous when it is struck or when a line is one the ground
What is you cannot visually see if electric current is charging the equipment or ground?
Amount of soil that you are allowed to use a backhoe to remove directly above a marked utility
What is ZERO?????
The representative colors for gas, electric, communications, water and sewer
What are yellow, red, orange, blue and green?
Term used when gas is leaking and following the path of least resistance, which often leads to an explosion
What is 'migration'?
The three conditions that have too be met and followed by excavators that allows them to use mechanized equipment in the Tolerance Zone
What is having the line fully exposed, having a spotter watching the bucket of the excavator and digging carefully to prevent damage to the exposed facility?
The number of lines painted on the ground represent how many electric lines are buried at that location
What is NO?
Three numbers to call in the event of a gas damage with a release of gas
What are 911, utility owner and 811?
The term when one excavator calls in a locate and another excavator works on that ticket without calling in one of his own.
What is "Piggy-backing"?
The 'explosive range' of natural gas is?
What is 4 to 15%?
XYZ Excavation arrives to the jobsite after waiting the two full working days and notices the gas meter with no locates. By Indiana Law, they are required to do something when they notice facilities not located
What is calling back to 811 and requesting a 2nd Notice?
The technique used when you strike an electric line and you are unsure if the ground is being charged with stray current but you need to get off your equipment
What is "Bunny Hop"?
I am a homeowner, digging by hand, on my own property and no deeper than 12" so I don't need to call for a locate
What is 'Correct'? Legally, you are not required but following "Best Practices" it is HIGHLY encouraged