Underground Safety Board News and Updates
California’s Underground Safety Board Elects Travis Clausen as Vice Chair
SACRAMENTO – Travis Clausen was voted Board Vice Chair on July 14, 2025. Vice Chair Travis Clausen of Garden Crove has been Regional Construction Manager – Aviation and Defense at Sully-Miller Contracting Company since 2025, where he was Senior Operations Manager from...
California’s Underground Safety Board Releases Draft Standard Safety Practices for Potholing, Solicits Public Comment
SACRAMENTO – California’s Underground Safety Board today released its Draft Standard Safety Practices for Potholing for public comment from July 28 to Sept. 9. The Board welcomes the input of excavators, operators, locators, construction firms, and other interested...
California’s Underground Safety Board Releases Draft Geographic Information Systems Regulatory Language, Solicits Public Comment
SACRAMENTO – California’s Underground Safety Board today released its draft regulatory language for public comment on the use of geographic information systems (GIS) in recording and mapping new subsurface installations. California’s Dig Safe Act requires operators to...
California’s Underground Safety Board Unanimously Elects Bill Johns as Board Chair and Travis Clausen as Vice Chair
SACRAMENTO – California’s Underground Safety Board Vice Chair Bill Johns and Board Member Travis Clausen were unanimously elected Board Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, during the Board’s meetings in April and July. Board members hold leadership positions for one...
Shant Simonian Appointed to California’s Underground Safety Board by Senate Rules Committee
SACRAMENTO – Shant Simonian, of Los Angeles, was appointed to California’s Underground Safety Board on April 30 by the Senate Rules Committee. Member Simonian, of Los Angeles, has been an operational director for UtiliQuest since 2021. Prior to this role, he was...
Underground Safety Board Unanimously Elects Amparo Muñoz as Board Chair and Bill Johns as Vice Chair
SACRAMENTO - Underground Safety Board Vice Chair Amparo Muñoz was unanimously elected Board Chair and Board Member Bill Johns was unanimously elected Board Vice Chair during the Board’s meeting on Mon. Jan. 9. Board members hold leadership positions for one calendar...
Underground Safety Board Re-elects Del Toro and Munoz to Leadership Roles
Long Beach, Calif. - Underground Safety Board Chair Marjorie Del Toro and Vice Chair Amparo Munoz were unanimously re-elected during the Board’s meeting on Mon. May 9. Board members hold leadership positions for one calendar year with members eligible to retain the...