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5-2 LOCATOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND USE OF MAPPING
PRACTICE STATEMENT: Locators use mapping as a resource to find an
excavation site and to determine the general location of the buried facility. The
locator notifies the facility owner/operator as well as the one-call centre of any
discrepancy over the map and the location of the facility.
PRACTICE DESCRIPTION: Locators should have the proper training to read
facility distribution maps and associated map symbology in order to determine
the location of buried facilities. The locator will use both locating equipment
and mapping to provide the locate. If the locating equipment determines that
the mapping and the location do not coincide, the locator must notify the
facility owner/operator. The locator must also make the one-call centre aware
of the discrepancy.
CURRENT PRACTICE: The locator can contact the one-call centre as well as
the facility owner/operator to log the discrepancies. Additionally, most utilities
have internal processes in place for updating facilities mapping when notified of
a discrepancy.
5-3 GROUND DISTURBER RESPONSIBILITIES AND USE OF MAPPING
PRACTICE STATEMENT: The ground disturber provides the one-call centre
with accurate location information.
PRACTICE DESCRIPTION: The ground disturber is responsible for providing
accurate excavation location information to the one-call centre. Information
should include street address, street intersections, legal description, and other
acceptable latitude and longitude coordinates if feasible. Refer to Best Practice
2-16 for a list of requirements.
If the ground disturber is unable to provide the location, the ground disturber
must coordinate with the one-call-centre to establish the location. This practice
is to establish the excavation area and provide a description of it on the locate
form. Sometimes, it may be necessary for the ground disturber to coordinate
with the facility locator to establish this location.