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Help CARCGA determine what are the “BEST Practices to a Safe Excavation”

Damage Information Reporting Tool Report YOUR facility events: damages, near misses, excavator down time and other excavation violations It is Simple & Confidential

Why you need to report your facility events To identify root causes of facility events Learn why events occur by analyzing the data Improve excavation standards Ensure the safety and protection of people and underground infrastructure. Help educate all stakeholders so that damages can be reduced through effective practices and procedures. Make a DIFFERENCE in Damage Prevention

Go to Click on the Register button. The following screen will display

Click on the Start button The following screen will display Then click the Next button.

Step 2. Select Stakeholder Group. Select No-Other Stakeholder Group. Then click the Next button.

Select either California 811 or California Regional Common Ground Alliance. Step 3. Select Virtual Private DIRT. Then click the Next button.

Step 4: State Virtual Private DIRT. Select NO-OTHER or MULTIPLE State/Province operation. Even if you only operate in California - at this time there is no option for California Then click the Next button.

Click on the Register button next to California Virtual Private DIRT You will then be asked to fill out information like , password, company information to complete the registration.

Within 5 days a CARCGA administrator will contact you to confirm your information and finish activation. Then you can begin inputting your facility events. After you have completed the registration you will receive the following instructions

Get copies of the event form at Questions? Go to on the left hand side under DIRT Tools/Resourceswww.cga-dirt.com/ca811 click on User Guide

Go to Click on the Log into DIRT Application button, either button will work.

Enter your address and password. Then click on Login.

Click on Damage Report

Answer the following questions using the drop down menu when available Input street address then click on “map location” Confirm location is correct and then click on “set location” to automaticall y set lat/long

Complete Part E through Part I using the drop down menu

Insert any additional information relevant to the facility event

Continue to complete Part Z using the drop down menu, this information is specifically used for the California Regional Common Ground Alliance For California Specific Questions, go to carcga.org and under documents tab click on California 811/CARCGA DIRT User Guide

Upload any pictures or other documents that are relevant to the facility event Click Submit when finished

Finished! March 31, 2015 is the deadline to report your 2014 facility events into CA 811 D.I.R.T.

Thank you!