(1) An excavator shall premark an excavation site before giving notice of the excavation to the Dig Safe Center.
(2) When premarking in an area where white marks may interfere with traffic or pedestrian control, or when white marks might otherwise be difficult to see, the excavator may use pink but must inform the Dig Safe Center so that the notice indicates that pink has been used for premarking.
(3) When excavating to replace a guardrail or fence, an excavator may use the pre-existing guardrail or fence as the premark, but the notice must contain a description of the excavation location sufficient to inform a company of the area to be excavated. If the new guardrail is not collinear with the pre-existing guardrail or fence, the excavator must premark only that area to be excavated that will differ from the pre-existing guardrail or fence.
Amended by Mass Register Issue 1402, eff. 10/18/2019.