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" Establishing new metrics for evaluating
damage prevention investments and
strategies will be increasingly important
as we look toward the next decade of
damage prevention. "
The DIRT Report is made possible
each year from the contributions of damage
prevention stakeholders who submit
their damage and near miss data.
" CGA's annual DIRT Report is an
essential tool for understanding the
most pressing challenges in the damage
prevention system and has been critical
in helping our industry identify the best
pathways forward to reducing damages to
vital infrastructure, " concluded Lyle.
Established in 2000, CGA is a member-driven
association of nearly 1,900
individuals, organizations and sponsors in
every facet of the underground utility industry.
It is committed to saving lives and
preventing damage to North American
underground infrastructure by promoting
effective damage prevention practices. UC
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Recommendations
The latest CGA DIRT Report provides the following recommendations to reduce damage
to buried utilities.
* Increase damage prevention outreach and stakeholder communication as rollout of the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act increases construction activity across the U.S. DIRT analysis
continues to establish a correlation between construction spending and total damages. As funds
are directed toward the improving facilities with the highest incidence of damage during utility
work - water, sewer and telecommunications infrastructure - the prevention process will be
impacted. Increased outreach before and during projects will be instrumental to limiting damages
to these utilities and surrounding facilities.
* Strengthen engagement with public works stakeholders. Municipal work, such as water and
sewer, is the leading type being performed when damage occurs. DIRT analysis tells us that other
facilities, such as natural gas and telecommunications, are the most damaged facility types during
municipal work. Increasing public works participation in damage prevention efforts, at the local
and national level, will be increasingly important.
* Educate professional excavators on areas with the greatest potential impact on damage
prevention - consistent and efficient use of 811 for all projects, and safe excavation within the
tolerance zone. To ensure effective use of educational resources, existing and new content should
be measured against the areas of greatest potential impact. Stakeholders can deploy available
resources, such as CGA's video series " Tips for Effective Use of 811, " that provide messaging on the
important role excavators play in maintaining an efficient damage prevention process
* Tailor damage prevention efforts and investments to address the leading individual root causes:
(1) digging without notification to the 811 centers, (2) a combination of failure to pothole and failure
to maintain clearance between digging equipment and buried facilities, and (3) locating issues, with
more accurate mapping consistently identified as an area with most potential to bring down damages.
* Improve data quality and reporting. High-quality data is essential to identifying the factors that
contribute to damages and near misses and, ultimately, to developing effective corrective actions.
Large percentages of DIRT responses with " unknown " or left blank result in an inability to truly assess
and understand the issues. UC
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