Safety Standards Development
The Underground Safety Board is developing safety standards for safe excavation around buried facilities (Government Code §4216.18). See below for our progress and how you can participate.
More Information
- Report a Damage
- Ideas
- Complaints
- Rulemaking
- Electronic Positive Response (EPR)
- Area of Continual Excavation (ACE)
- ACE Ticket Walkthrough Guide
- Utility Infrastructure Damage Information Sheet
- Resources
- Annual Reports and Plans
- Board Policies
- Board Resolutions
- Meetings and Events
- News and Updates
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- Sign up to be notified of meetings and workshops
- Check for upcoming events
- E-mail your comments to digboard@energysafety.ca.gov.
Standard: Best Practices in Facility Exposure (Potholing)
August 7 and 11, 2023: Workshops on Draft Standards
- Virtual Public Workshop on Safety Standards: Potholing – Day 1 | Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety (ca.gov)
- Virtual Public Workshop on Safety Standards: Potholing – Day 2 | Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety (ca.gov)
- Agenda
- Draft Standards
- Workshop Documents
August 2022: Workshop on Potholing and Facility Location
Background Research
- September 2022: Staff report, “Potholing Standards Development”