Georgia 811

Georgia 811 offices will be closed on Monday, January 20th, in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, but our contact center will remain open to assist with all ticket types except Large Projects and Design tickets. Please plan your work accordingly. For a complete list of holidays observed by Georgia 811, please visit our website at the following link: https://lnkd.in/e3VehUGw

Members declare extraordinary circumstances: https://lnkd.in/eu2EY9zq Learn which members and where | Lean how to declare if a member needs to take action

To All Georgia 811 Members: Extraordinary Circumstances In preparation for impacts from a forecasted winter storm that is expected to occur on Friday, January 10th, we have outlined the steps for declaring Extraordinary Circumstances below. Occasionally, Georgia 811 Members may need to declare Extraordinary Circumstances to inform excavators that they are unable to mark underground facilities as required by law. When this happens, the affected member will respond to PRIS using code 3J to notify the excavator of their situation. To declare Extraordinary Circumstances, please fill out the form on our website at https://lnkd.in/e4_-yaqK To declare Extraordinary Circumstances, the member must meet the criteria as described in the Georgia Underground Facility Protection Act: § 25-9-3. Definitions 14) “Extraordinary circumstances” means circumstances other than normal operating conditions which exist and make it impractical or impossible for a facility owner or operator to comply with the provisions of this chapter. Such extraordinary circumstances may include, but shall not be limited to, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, ice and snow, and acts of God. After declaring Extraordinary Circumstances with Georgia 811, members must still respond to all applicable requests with the PRIS code 3J. Notifying Georgia 811 is only one step in the process. Extraordinary Circumstances is not fully invoked until utility members respond to any/all locate requests, during their specified time period, with that code. Once the Extraordinary Circumstance has passed, the member must update all instances of 3J responses to the applicable PRIS code. When a member declares EC during normal business hours (Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.), the Extraordinary Circumstance (EC) will be added to the current Georgia 811 List of EC Declarations during the same business day. When a member declares EC outside of normal business hours, the Extraordinary Circumstance will be added to the Georgia 811 List of EC Declarations no later than 10 a.m. on the next business day.

FREE, online self-paced training! -------------------------------------------- Become a Georgia 811 Damage Prevention Competent Person 7 different topics, each topic can be covered in 5 to 10 minutes. https://lnkd.in/eHYKmMuA

Georgia 811 recently sent our team of Spanish contractor support CSR specialists and Managers to the Georgia Hispanic Construction Association gala to celebrate the Annual Building Georgia Awards Ceremony. This is a spectacular evening celebrating the construction industry's incredible talent and dedication. We were also a proud table sponsor of this event. (2nd picture all standing- L-R: Jennifer Moncada, Piper Harvey, Tieahs Anderson, Jessica Baker, Cristina Taylor, Madelin Duarte and Sheneika Hinesman -pictured in other pictures Alejandra Frutos)

Thank you for including us in this awesome event!

Please plan your work accordingly!

We've wrapped up our 3 Damage Prevention Summits for 2024, if you attended or are just curious, here is a link to the Georgia 811 info that was presented at each: https://lnkd.in/eb9cqVmj Info includes departmental info, public awareness campaigns, and state and regional data trends. Looking forward to seeing everyone next year and thanks to our sponsors and attendees for making these events a success.

Georgia 811 is hiring multiple Customer Service Representatives. Please follow this link for more information: https://lnkd.in/eNFSk2ut

👀 “I know that people say that this is just another administrative step and we don’t have time in the schedule, but it’s important that we make time to follow the proper procedures." Have you seen our latest #811BeforeYouDig influencer's important message? Our Education & Marketing Committee, led by Washington Gas's Rosemary Langowski and Georgia 811's Megan Estes, championed CGA's new influencer outreach program and tapped Underground Service Alert of Northern California & Nevada's Collin Miyadi to head up the task team. In the wise words of @highlightertiff on TikTok, "Not only can contacting 811 be a matter of life or death, but you face the risk of reputational and financial damages by skipping this very simple step.”