Washington SB5627 enhances safety and prevents damage to underground utilities by improving excavation practices.

Washington SB5627 amends the Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act to improve safety and prevent damage to underground utilities. It mandates excavators to notify a one-number locator service before excavation, allowing facility operators to mark underground facilities. Excavators must cease work if they uncover unidentified facilities and must not excavate until all known facility operators have marked their locatable underground facilities. Facility operators must provide information on unlocatable facilities and must promptly respond to emergency excavation notices.

Washington SB5627 enhances safety and prevents damage to underground utilities by improving excavation practices.

Washington SB5627 amends the Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act to improve safety and prevent damage to underground utilities. It mandates excavators to notify a one-number locator service before excavation, allowing facility operators to mark underground facilities. Excavators must cease work if they uncover unidentified facilities and must not excavate until all known facility operators have marked their locatable underground facilities. Facility operators must provide information on unlocatable facilities and must promptly respond to emergency excavation notices.