Inclusion of Industry Standards and Industry Best Practices Guidelines in Training and Testing Requirements of Certification Program

Inclusion of Industry Standards and Industry Best Practices Guidelines in Training and Testing Requirements of Certification Program Examinees

The ACES Int'l Approved Certified Safe Excavation Practitioner™ Training Program includes current Industry Standards and current Industry Best Practices Guidelines for Excavation Delineation and Marking Practices as well as a comprehensive training program in all areas of Excavator-required practices including (but not limited to):

One-Call Facility Locate Request
All States Facility Locate Request
White Lining
Locate Reference Number
Pre-Excavation Meetings
Facility Relocations
Separate Locate Requests
Positive Response
Facility Owner/Operator Failure to Respond
Locate Verification
Documentation of Marks
Work Site Review with Company Personnel
One-Call Reference Number at Site (All State Reference Number at Site)
Contact Names and Numbers at Site
Facility Avoidance
Federal, State/Provincial and Local Regulations
Marking Preservation
Excavation Observer
Single Point Excavation Markings
Single Stake Marking Center Point of Excavation Site
Trenching, Boring, or Other Continuous Type Excavation Markings
Continuous Excavation Marking Procedures
Stakes, Flags or Whiskers Excavation Markers (Four Corners and Marking Outlines)
"No Conflict" Delineation
Industry Uniform Color Code Standard and Set of Marking Symbols
Facility Owner/Operator's Field Delineations and Markings
Excavation Tolerance Zone Identification (State-specific)
Locate Request Procedures (Excavator) One-Call and All States
Locate Ticket Life (Periodicity)
Stop Work Requirements
Re-Marking Requests
Excavator Safety Responsibilities (All States)
Emergency Response Regulations and Procedures
"DIRT" Facility Damage Reporting & Evaluation Form
Exposed Facility Protection
Mis-Marked Facilities
Backfilling
As-Built Documentation
Trenchless Evacuation
Excavation Within Tolerance Zone
Notification of Emergency Personnel
Emergency Excavation Procedures

These required training areas were established as a minimum content for the ACES Int'l Approved Certified Safe Excavation Practitioner™ Training Program and should not be deemed as the only areas to be covered under the required training program for certification.

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