Tennessee 811 Newsletter

" The Underground Scoop - Dec 2015/Jan 2016 "
 
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Tennessee 811
1850 Elm Hill Pike
Nashville, TN 37210
(615) 367-1110 
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Tennessee 811 will periodically provide timely information in this newsletter about events happening at the call center,
or issues related
to the "One-Call Industry".
Tennessee 811 will present an additional informational meeting in Johnson City, TN, to discuss New Law changes, DIRT & Positive Response

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Tri-Cities Meeting
Tennessee 811 Legislative Update
 
   The City of Johnson City is hosting a Tennessee 811 class.  This class will cover the new regulations and all changes to the Tennessee Underground Damage Prevention Act, which was signed by Governor Haslam in May of this year.  This class has only been taught in Knoxville, Memphis and Chattanooga, and we are very fortunate to have this opportunity in our area.      
 
Who should attend:
Managers, supervisors, safety personnel, anyone dealing with the liability & damages aspect and legal issues, and anyone else that might benefit from this class.
 
Date:
Thurs, Jan. 7th 2016
 
Time:
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.  (2 hours)
 
Location:
Johnson City Power Board
Main Auditorium (in their main facility)
2600 Boones Creek Road
Johnson City, TN 37615     
 
Speaker:
Craig Ingram
Damage Prevention Liaison for Tennessee 811
 
Cost:
Free
 
Please RSVP, with the number attending by:
Tuesday, Jan. 5th 2016 to Missie Richardson at mrichardson@johnsoncitytn.org
 

 Topics Covered:

  •   All changes to the Tennessee Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act.
  •   What is required for Positive Response, and responding to tickets in Positive Response, which is mandatory and must be done through the Positive Response System.   If departments already have this, they'll make sure employees know how to use this, know their login information, and help set others up.
  •   Explaining the D.I.R.T. Program, which is mandatory damage reporting.  The D.I.R.T. Tool / program, will only take approximately 10-15 minutes, and they will help everyone sign up.
  •   New Damage Prevention Guides will be available to you at the meeting.
  •   Answering any questions you may have.

   We urge you to attend so that you understand how the changes to the Tennessee Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act  may affect you. 

 
We hope to see you there! 
   
New Damage Prevention Guides will be available for you at the meeting.
 
    
phone: (615) 367-1110