NAC455.150. Duties of excavator: Procedures for conducting excavation or demolition.

     1. An excavator conducting an excavation or demolition shall proceed in a careful and prudent manner.

     2. In accordance with the provisions of NRS 455.137, the excavator shall, when conducting an excavation or demolition within the approximate location of a subsurface installation, determine the exact location of the subsurface installation by excavating with hand tools or by any other method agreed upon by the excavator and the operator having responsibility for the subsurface installation before using any mechanical equipment.

     3. If, during the course of an excavation or demolition, an excavator is unable to determine the exact location of a subsurface installation within 24 horizontal inches of a mark placed by an operator, the excavator shall notify immediately the association for operators and the operator who placed the mark.

     4. If, during the course of an excavation or demolition, an excavator discovers any subsurface installation, the excavator shall provide the lateral and subjacent support of the subsurface installation that is needed to ensure the protection and stability of the subsurface installation.

     (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R156-03, eff. 8-25-2004; A by R153-07, 1-30-2008, eff. 7-1-2008)