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British Columbia Common Ground Alliance
COMPLIANCE:
Compliance is the process of adhering to applicable codes and
regulations.
CRTC:
Canadian Radio-television & Telecommunication Commission.
CSA:
Canadian Standards Association.
DAMAGE:
Damage is any impact or exposure to an underground facility that
consequently requires repairs. Circumstances such as a weakening in the facility
or the destruction (partial or complete) of the facility may have led to the
damage in the areas that include, but is not limited to, the protective coating,
lateral support, cathodic protection, or the housing for any of the line, facility,
or device.
DAMAGE INFORMATION REPORTING TOOL (DIRT):
This tool is a secure
web application for collecting and reporting underground damage information.
This system allows a user to do any of the following actions: submit damage
and near miss reports; browse the files submitted by his or her organization;
administer role-based company and user information; edit personal profiles;
change or retrieve password; and submit feedback and questions.
DAMAGE REPORTING:
This process is the immediate reporting to the one-
call centre and facility owner/operator upon the discovery or occurrence of any
damage during the course of an excavation or demolition work. Damage
reporting also includes alerting the occupants of the premises of any
emergency that may have been created or discovered nearby. If necessary, this
involves the contacting of first responders as quickly as practicably as possible.
DAYLIGHTING:
This process is the uncovering and exposing of underground
utilities and pipelines using hydroexcavation.
DEMARCATION POINT:
The demarcation point (DM) is the point at which the
facility owner no longer has ownership of a distribution system, including
connection assets. Privately owned infrastructure may continue from this point
onward if the system is not owned by or known to the facility owner.
DEMOLITION WORK:
Demolition work is the partial or complete destruction,
by any means, of a structure that is provided service by, or is adjacent to, an
underground line or facility.
