Toronto: The CSA Group, a leading standards development organization and a global provider of testing and certification services, announced on June 18 the publication of a new standard that when adopted will help to prevent damage and protect underground infrastructure such as pipelines, electrical and telecommunication cables, water and sewer lines, and altogether enhancing public safety.
CSA Z247 Damage Prevention for the Protection of Underground Infrastructure specifies the requirements for preventing damage when there is ground disturbance near existing, deactivated, abandoned in-place, or reserved for future use underground infrastructure.