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Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT) - Annual Report 2016
Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT) - Annual Report 2016
- National STEPS Network
- Report
- Control of WorkRegulation and LegislationStructural and Asset Integrity
- Regulation and legislationSafety-performance measurementUnderground utility damage prevention
- Excavation
- Underground utility locating and verification
Summary
Annual analysis of underground utility damage reports from the United States and Canada examines excavation practices, notification, enforcement and reporting completeness. It consolidates duplicate submissions, estimates national damages using regression modelling, and discusses transmission-normalised rates and minimum societal costs. Interactive dashboards support comparisons, with explicit exclusions and limitations.
Classifications: Regulation and legislation; safety legislation; regulatory requirements.
Classifications: Safety-performance measurement.
Classifications: Underground utility damage prevention.
Classifications: Excavation; trenching.
Classifications: Underground utility locating and verification.
Summary
Annual analysis examines underground utility damage events, root causes, excavation practices, notification, reporting quality and prevention measures.
Themes: control of work, regulation and legislation, structural and asset integrity.