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! MD/DC Damage Prevention Committee (DPC)
Kevin Woolbright, Chairman, Mark Hamrick, Vice Chairman & Dora Parks, Secretary
7223 Parkway Drive, Suite 100 Hanover, MD 21076
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Minutes of the meeting for August 22, 2017 Meeting hosted by Miss Utility in Hanover, MD Prepared by Dora Parks, Committee Secretary
CALLTOORDERANDINTRODUCTIONSChairmanKevinWoolbrightcalledtheregularmonthlymeetingtoorderat9:32a.m.followedbythecustomaryself-introductions.Meetingattendeesareprovidedonthelastpageoftheminutes.
TheminutesofJuly25,2017wereapprovedwithonecorrection.Themeetingminuteswillbepostedat,http://www.missutility.net/damageprevention/
OLDBUSINESSNonereported.
OPENDISCUSSIONSREGARDINGDAMAGEPREVENTIONAWARENESS&COOPERATIONThecommitteediscussedthefollowingissues;
• Verizondamages,itwassuggestedthatcontractorscontacttheirlocalVerizonrepresentationimmediatelytoresolveconcernsoveraVerizondamagepriortobeingbilled.
• LateTicketCheckresponsestoTicketCheckruleswerediscussed.• ForAnneArundelCounty,itwasrequestedthatexcavatorsincludeanynecessaryroadclosingsinthe
ExtentofWorkSield.
NEWBUSINESSSusanStroudprovidedinformationonCommonGroundAlliance(CGA)andtheirpurposerelatingtodamagepreventiononaNationallevel.Thethree-digitdialingcode,‘811’hasbeeninplacefortenyearsandwascelebratedattheMarch2017CGADamagePreventionconferenceinOrlando.MissUtilityacceptedthe811-videochallengewhichwonsecondplaceattheconference.CGAprovidedallattendeeswitht-shirtswiththestatement,‘IAM811’withtheemphasisthateachofusparticipatesinsafetyandhasanimpact.CGA’ssecondinitiativeisatimecapsulevideoassemblingelevenpastcollectablesandprovidingeightfutureideasgearedtoimprovementsforallpartnershipsindamageprevention;locating,callcenter,constructionequipment,mapping,utilityidentiSiers,etc.Therewillbeathree-minutevideooutliningtheitemsthatmustbereceivedbyCGAonNovember8th.IdeaswillbereceivedbySusanduebyOctober15th.ThecapsulewillbeburiedonMissUtilityproperty.Thecommitteediscussedvariousitemstobeincludedinthetimecapsule.
SAFETYPRESENTATION,TRAINING&EDUCATIONEricaErdmanofMarylandMOSHpresentedonHeatStressnamingtheidentiSiableconditions,effectsandresponse.Ericaalsotalkedaboutwaterintoxication.Marylandreportedtwelvefatalitiesin2017duetoheatstress.Wewereremindedtolookforit,recognizethesymptomsandbetrainedonhowtorespond.
MD/DCSUBSCRIBERSCOMMITTEE&BOARDOFDIRECTORSScottBrown,WGL-CommitteeChairmanVinceHealy,Verizon-ViceChairmanDoraParks,MissUtility/OneCallConcepts-Secretary
ScottBrownreportedthatPHMSAhasbeenintouchwiththeDCMayorregardingcompliancetothePIPESActviaTitle34.
NextmeetingisThursday,October12atColumbiaGasofMarylandinHagerstown,MD.
TheSubscriberCommitteeandBoardofDirectorsareactiveparticipantswiththeAuthorityregardingTitle12LawmodiDicationsforafuturere-write.
MARYLANDUNDERGROUNDFACILITIESDAMAGEPREVENTIONAUTHORITYTomHastings,OCCLocatingServices-Chairman,VinceHealy,Verizon-ViceChairman
August2,2017Meeting
ReviewedandActedonseven(7)NPV’sFive(5)NPV’sstartedat$10,000inSinesthenreducedthroughtheSFMto $7,450.00inSineswith$3,575.00waivedfortrainingnetting$3,875.00inSinesOne(1)NPV’swasdismissedas“NoViolation”One(1)NPVwassentbacktoComplainantformoreinformation
TheAuthorityapprovedasettlementagreementontwoNoCallNPV’sbythesamecompany.
TheAuthoritySponsoredaBoothattheMACOSummerConference,August15ththroughAugust19th.MissUtilityandAuthorityboothsweresidebyside.
TheAuthorityandthePSCcompletedthePHMSA2016EnforcementEvaluationAuditFormsandhaveforwardedthemontoPHMSAforreviewandcomment.
TheAuthorityhasdecidedtohaveSusanStroudassistinNPVinvestigationsandanAdministrativeAssistanttohelpwithAuthoritymattersstartsonTuesday,September5,2017.
TheAuthorityhascontractedwithLuSburrow&Company,Inc.tobegintodevelopaNPVCaseManagementSystemwhichwillserveasthedatabasefoundationforannualreportstotheGovernorandPHMSA,anewandimprovedwebsite,andonlinetrainingmodule&applicationanddataanalyticstomeasuretheprogressoftheAuthorityinreducingexcavationdamagetoundergroundfacilitiesinMaryland.Thisisamulti-yearprojectbeingfundedthroughPHMSAStateDamagePreventionGrants.
TheAuthorityvotedtosubmitJoyceP.BrooksofUpperMarlboro,MarylandtotheGovernortoreplaceVeronicaDavila-SteeleinthePublicMembersSeatontheAuthority.
NextAuthorityMeetingisscheduledforWednesday,September6,2017at9:00AM.JimCarrollofMDEwillbemakingapresentationatthatmeeting
MarylandTitle12Re-Write
Committeediscussionsincludedthefollowing;
• PHMSA’sdesireforstatesnottohaveexemptionsintheirlaws,currentexemptionsinTitle12includehomeownersdiggingwithhandtoolsontheirownpropertyandstormdrainsnotbelocated.MMLandMACOownstormdrains.
• EmergencynotiSicationandlocatorresponse.• Responsiblecontractorticket/notice
DocumentsontheRe-WritecanbedownloadedbyclickingtheStateCapitalDomeat;http://www.mddpa.org/
LOCATORACHIEVEMENTAWARDS(LAA)ANDDIGSMARTAWARDS(DSA)KevinWoolbright,WSSC-Chair,DoraParks,MissUtility-ViceChair
TheAwardsCommitteeismeetingonAugust22ndtoreviewDigSmartentriestoselectawinnerforMarylandandDC.BoththeMarylandandDCwinnerswillbeawardedtwo2-nightGCDPTCpackages,agoldenshovelawardandrecognitionduringtheGCDPTCconference.
2017GREATERCHESAPEAKEDAMAGEPREVENTIONTRAININGCONFERENCE(GCDPTC)Chairman,MattRuddo(OneCallConcepts)
Theninth-yearconferenceisbeingheldinOceanCity,MDattheClarionResortFontainebleauHotelduringOctober24ththroughthe27thEarlyBirdpricingineffectuntilAugust25thKeyNotespeaker,DavidMiguelreturningfromthe2016conferencebypopulardemandNetworkingtournaments;cornholeon10/24&golfon10/25WelcomereceptionintheexhibitorhallonWednesday,10/25ExhibitormainSloorissoldout,additionalspaceisbeingusedonthesecondSloorNewandreturningfavoritesbreakoutsessions
GCDPTCwebsiteis,www.missutilityconference.com
EDUCATION,OUTREACHandDAMAGEPREVENTIONTRAINING
TradeShows&Events–811Day/weekendincluded;• PHMSA811dayatNationalParkonFriday,8/11• HagerstownSunsminorleagueballpark811DayeventonFriday,8/11• Touch-A-TruckatBowieBaysoxonSaturday,8/12• FrederickKeys811HotAirBallooneventonSunday,8/13
Ifyouareinterestedinvolunteeringforanytradeshowsordesiretobeaddedtotheshowdistributionemaillist,[email protected].
DamagePreventionTrainingMaryland State Parks Sandy Point State Park 1100 E College Pkwy Annapolis, MD 21409 (outside event) September 27th, 2017
Clark Construction 7500 Old Georgetown Rd. Bethesda, MD 20814 September 29th, 2017
Paradigm Training Presentations Various Locations – October 3rd thru October 12th 2017
DDOT – Locators
ITS Traffic Engineering Operations 1338 G St. SE (Rear parking) Washington, DC 20003 October 6th, 2017
Frederick CO Government Public Safety Training Center 5730 Public Safety Pl. Frederick, MD 21704 October 17th, 2017
MISS UTIITY PRE-SCHEDULED DP TRAINING Call Center 7223 Parkway DR. Suite 100 Conf. Room Hanover, MD 21076 November 3rd, 2017 set up 6:30am
PEPCO OFFICE Benning Rd Washington, DC December 1st, 2017 set up 7:30am
ToscheduleaFREEDamagePrevention&SafetyTrainingatyourofDiceortoreserveaseatatafutureopendamagepreventiontrainingclass,pleasecontactDoraParks,[email protected].
Therebeingnofurtherbusinessbroughtbeforethecommittee,themeetingadjournedat11:22a.m.
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FutureMD/DCDamagePreventionMeetings; September26thOctober–NOMEETINGNovember28thDecember–NOMEETINGAllmeetingscommenceat9:30a.m.withrefreshmentsbeingservedat9:00a.m.attheMissUtilitycallcenterinHanover,MD
MEETINGATTENDEES
COMPANY ATTENDEENAME& TITLE
TELEPHONE#
EMAILADDRESS
AACounty GlennGoinsSUPERVISOR/DPW/ROWMANAGEMENT
(410)222-7344
AACountyPublicWorks
RandyManns (410)222-8452
AnchorConstruction StevenLopes DISPATCH
(202)330-9282
B.FrankJoy JoeSheltonBOARDContractorRep
(240)417-0200
BadgerDaylighting FrankHammondBUSINESSDEVELOPMENT&ESTIMATING
(443)750-1611
BaltimoreCounty BrianSahm SUPERVISORII
(410)887-1480
BaltimoreCountyGovernment
JohnathanLintonCREWCHIEF
(410)887-7428
jlinton@baltimorecountymdgov
BEALL&SONS WHITNEYBEALL SAFETYDIRECTOR
(443)336-6779
BGE MarcHaines BOARDElectricRep
(443)324-0371
COLONIALELECTRIC ROBVALDERAS SAFETYINSPECTOR
(443)905-1264
ColumbiaGas CalvinSwauger (301)268-9452
ColumbiaGas TimHamilton (301)964-9117
COMCAST EmilyLolliGISANALYST
(240)626-4789
ComerConstruction TIMKAPTEIN (443)807-2391
DCI RodrigoDelcid SUPERVISOR
(202)480-4882
EastcomAssociates JimVerga AREASALESREP
(908)803-0195
FergusonTrenching MaryHill (443)510-9959
FergusonTrenching RickStewartSatetyManager
(240)856-1565
FlippoConstruction EmanuelCruzSAFETYSUPERINTENDENT
(301)674-0899
FortMyerConstruction
SeanParis (202)498-2598
GRAY&SON ShellyWelling SAFETYSPECIALIST
(410)771-4311
HowardCounty DavidBallSUPERVISOR/DAMAGEPREVENTION
(410)313-3052
MDUFDPA JimBarronEXECUTIVEDIRECTOR
(410)782-2102
MDUFDPA SusanStroud ASSISTANT
(410)782-2103
MGH KimFracois (410)902-5036
NPL JamesRandyCareySAFETYMANAGER
(571)921-0201
OCCLocatingService TomHastings MDAUTHORITYCHAIRMAN LocatorRepresentativeGENERALMANAGER
(410)712-0202
OneCallConcepts/MissUtility
DoraParksCommitteeSecretary BoardMember MANAGER,CLIENTRELATIONS
(410)782-2026
PEPCO CraigStarke (202)440-0724
PEPCO RobertVicks [email protected]
PEPCO SeanCecil OVERHEADLINEMAN
PinpointUnderground
LawrenceJohnson (301)672-8520
SMECO IrisCurtis (301)705-8689
SMECO LisaHurley (410)535-9403
USIC JoeFeronti (443)239-4402
Utiliquest ByungKim OPERATIONSMANGER
(404)904-9039
Utiliquest ErikPhillips (443)324-7835
Utiliquest MikeBurns (443)786-7994
Verizon ChuckBaker (301)502-9340
VERIZON JEREMYLITTLE BSW
(410)638-6857
Verizon MarkHamrick CommitteeV.Chairman
(410)610-1371
VERIZON RICH (410)980-8011
WashingtonGas JackEllison (703)750-5128
WashingtonGas RomeliaKempSR.SPECIALIST
(240)682-9469
WashingtonGas ScottBrownBOARDPresidentGasRep
(703)750-4388
WashingtonGas TamaraNeal SUPERVISOR
(301)356-8483
WSSC KevinWoolbrightDPCChairmanBOARDWater/SewerRep CUSTOMERCAREADVOCATE
(240)205-3684