Special Report: Uncovering Contributing Factors to Locating Practice Errors

Special Analysis on Top Root Cause - DIRT Report

This DIRT Special Report examines a critical issue – locating practices, identified as the leading known root cause of damages in the 2022 DIRT Report. The DIRT Report also analyzed data from seven states to reveal that as often as 56% of the time, excavators cannot legally begin work on their planned start date as a result of late or no locates.

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CGA has created a suite of toolkits designed to help members generate public awareness about the importance of damage prevention.

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