NAC455.145. Restrictions upon and duties of excavator before commencement of excavation or demolition.

     1. Except when commencing an emergency excavation as provided in the provisions of subsection 2 of NRS 455.110, an excavator:

     (a) Shall not commence an excavation or demolition:

          (1) Until each operator of a subsurface installation within the affected area of the proposed excavation or demolition has marked the location or has provided the approximate location of the subsurface installations of the operator pursuant to the provisions of NAC 455.125; and

          (2) Before:

               (I) The date and time the excavator identified as the date and time of commencement of the excavation or demolition; and

               (II) Two working days after the date and time the excavator provided notification to the association for operators.

     (b) To ensure that all subsurface installations in the affected area have been properly located and identified, shall not commence an excavation or demolition until the excavator has reviewed:

          (1) All marks made by operators pursuant to the provisions of NAC 455.125;

          (2) All marks made by the excavator pursuant to the provisions of NAC 455.115;

          (3) All other information regarding subsurface installations provided to the excavator by an operator with subsurface installations in the affected area of the proposed excavation or demolition; and

          (4) All other evidence that is visible of the approximate location of subsurface installations in the affected area of the proposed excavation or demolition.

     2. In addition to the requirements provided in subsection 1, if an excavator is commencing an excavation or demolition pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 and each operator of a subsurface installation within the affected area of the proposed excavation or demolition has not marked or otherwise identified the location of the subsurface installations of the operator pursuant to the provisions of NAC 455.125, the excavator shall, before commencing the excavation or demolition, provide notification to the association for operators and request that each operator who has a subsurface installation that has not been marked return and mark the subsurface installation in the affected area of the proposed excavation or demolition.

     (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R156-03, eff. 8-25-2004)