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8 British Columbia Common Ground Alliance
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
The British Columbia Common Ground Alliance has created this book on best practices
to serve as an educational guide and reference tool for prevention of damage to
underground infrastructure. Given the size and diversity of the Best Practices, they have
been broken down into the following topic specific modules:
1-0 Planning and Designing
2-0 One-Call Centre
3-0 Locating and Marking
4-0 Excavation
5-0 Mapping
6-0 Compliance
7-0 Public Education
8-0 Reporting and Evaluation
A number of stakeholders have volunteered their time and contributed to the
development of these best practices through discussion, consensus, and collective
judgment. These stakeholders from various industries brought different perspectives on
relevant issues to help form the best practices.
In all fairness, the BCCGA must make these best practices subject to the following five
limitations:
1. Although the BCCGA receives funding from several organizations, the BCCGA
does not endorse any company, technology, technique, or product. No
inference of endorsement shall be taken from any BCCGA Best Practice or from
the BCCGA generally.
2. Best practices will continue to evolve, therefore, the BCCGA reserves the right
to alter, modify, or repeal any best practice at any time. The BCCGA also
reserves the right to amend technical inaccuracies, typographical errors, or
other modifications.
3. These best practices may contain trademarks and copyrighted material of the
BCCGA and its partners. The BCCGA must insist the reader or user respects all
copyrighted material and trademarks within this book.
4. The BCCGA provides the best practices “AS IS” and without any expressed or
implied warranty, including any warranty of marketability suited for a specific
purpose, or non-infringement.
5. The BCCGA best practices are a general guide. There may be particular settings
and situations where industry or company practices, or where federal,
provincial, or municipal laws and regulations may apply more appropriately.