Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 220 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES › Title 220 CMR 99.00 - Procedures for the Determination and Enforcement of Violations of Safety Codes Pertaining to Damage Prevention › Section 99.02 - Definitions

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
In addition to the definitions set forth in M.G.L. c. 82,
		  § 40, the following definitions shall apply:
Blasting
. Excavation by means of
		  explosives.
Center-line Method
. The method for
		  identifying the location of an underground facility by placing marks on the
		  surface above and parallel to the center line of the facility.
Company
. The same meaning as provided
		  in M.G.L. c. 82, § 40.
Damage or Excavation Damage
. Any
		  excavation activity that results in the need to repair or replace an
		  underground facility due to a weakening, or the partial or complete
		  destruction, of the underground facility including, but not limited to, the
		  underground facility, appurtenances to the underground facility, protective
		  coatings, structural or lateral support, corrosion control, or the housing for
		  the line, device, or underground facility.
Department
. Department of Public
		  Utilities, Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Description of Excavation Location
.
		  The same meaning as provided in M.G.L. c. 82, § 40.
Dig Safe Center
. The underground
		  facility damage prevention system as defined in M.G.L c. 164, § 76D
		  through which a person can notify companies of planned excavation to facilitate
		  the locating and marking of any underground facilities in the excavation area.
See also
220 CMR 99.02:
System
.
Division
. Pipeline Safety Division of
		  the Department.
Emergency
. A sudden or unexpected
		  occurrence involving a clear and imminent danger, demanding immediate action to
		  prevent or mitigate loss of, or damage to, life, health, property, or essential
		  public services, but not including a loss of business or profits.
Excavation
. The same meaning as
		  provided in M.G.L. c. 82, § 40.
Excavator
. Any person or legal entity,
		  public or private including, but not limited to, a company or state or local
		  government body, proposing to engage or engaging in Excavation.
Marking
. The practice of identifying
		  the location of the center line of the underground facility by the use of
		  color-coded, visible marking material, such as paint, stakes or flags.
Offset Marking
. The practice of
		  marking an underground facility by placing marks at locations that parallel to
		  but not on the surface above the center line of the underground facility,
		  noting the distance from the marks to the center line.
Person
. Any individual, firm, joint
		  venture, trust, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative association,
		  or joint stock association, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or
		  personal representative thereof.
Premark
. To delineate the general
		  scope of the excavation or boring using white (or pink, pursuant to
		  220 CMR
		  99.03(2)) paint on the paved
		  surface of the ground, or using flags, stakes, or other suitable white (or
		  pink, pursuant to
		  220 CMR
		  99.03(2)) marking on
		  non-paved surfaces.
Quarry
. A site primarily used as a
		  source of mined products from the earth.
Safety Zone
. The same meaning as
		  provided in M.G.L. c. 82, § 40.
Standard Color Code
.
(a)
Red
- electric power lines,
		  cables, conduit or light cables;
(b)
Yellow
- gas, oil, petroleum,
		  steam or other gaseous materials;
(c)
Orange
- communications cables or
		  conduit, alarm or signal lines;
(d)
Blue
- water, irrigation and
		  slurry lines;
(e)
Green
- sewer and drain
		  lines;
(f)
Purple
- reclaimed water such as
		  used for irrigation or slurry lines;
(g)
White
- premarks of proposed
		  excavation;
(h)
Pink
- premarks pursuant to
		  220 CMR
		  99.03(2), temporary survey
		  marks, or to distinguish from other color-coded marks.
System
. The same meaning as provided
		  in M.G.L. c. 82, § 40.
See also
220 CMR 99.02:
Dig Safe Center
.
Underground Facility
. Any property,
		  such as a pipe, wire, conduit, storm drain, or other manmade structure, which
		  is buried, placed below ground, or submerged on a public way, private property,
		  right-of-way, easement, public street, or other public place and is being used
		  or will be used for the conveyance of cable television, electricity, gas,
		  sewerage, steam, telecommunications, or water.