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S from the desk of
Q or those of you who are rn the freld everyday,“
Feomes as no surprrse that 2015 was busy. To those
who eare about surh rhrngs, rt was the busrest year
on rerord for Mrssrssrppr 811. You can learn more about
the reasons why rnsrde rlrrs rssue.
Even though 2015 pushed all of us, we won't be surprrsed
ID learn when another record rs set in 2017. However, I
believe we'll be better prepared to handle our workloads
beeause we've learned that we have to work together to
aeeornplrsh anytlung worthwhrle. I'm sure you'll agree
wrth me that damage preventron and publrr safety rs more
than wortl\w}ulc.
we hope to use our 811 rnagazrne to keep you rnforrned
regardrng darnage preventron efforts berng made not
only by Mrssrssrppr 811, but also berng made by other
stakeholders Havrng sard that, I want to thank our
advenrsers who have made tlus magazlnc possrble wrth
your advertrsrng dollars. I rerognrze you have oplrons
and need to spend your dollars wrsely lean honestly tell
you that there rs no publreatron avarlable to you that reaches your target audrenee as well as our
rnagazrne rn Mrssrssrppr
Thrs rssue rs what we refer to as the "plpnllnc safety" rssrre, rernrndrng all of us of our shared
responsrbrlrty to keep Mrssrssrppr a safer place to work and lwc. whrle rt focuses on prpelrne
safety, there are other artrrles that you wrll End to be of rnterest and l belreve of rrnportanre to
you.
As I'm sure you are also aware, Mrssrssrppr's law desrgned to protert underground faerlrtres
was amended rn the last legrslatrve sessron to rnelude enforeemerrt for vrolatrons of the law.
The new law went rnto effeet Jan 1, 2017 The law also establrslred an Underground Faerlrtres
Damage Preventron Board. There are several plr1u:~ you ean obtarn a ropy of Lhn: new law and l
reeomrnend that all of us become more farnrlrar wrtlr rt. one of the plaees you can End the new
law rs on the Mrssrssrppr 311 websrte. lusl go to the srte and elrek on the "law" rron. You can
download the entrre law rn a PDF formal or rust vrew rt on the web.
There wrll be rnrreh to learn tlus year about belravroral rlrange as rt relates to our rndustry. No
dorrbt we'll learn rt together and we'll also keep you rnfornred as to our progress through several
avenues, rnrludrng the 811 magazrne. we owe rt to our eornrnunrtres and farnrlres to be the best
we ean be and lbelreve that all of us are wrllrng to be held aeeountable for our deersrons.
one f-rnal thought... sonre have asked, "How do I report a vlolatlon?" The Cornrnrttee rs strll
workrng to linalrze rssues such as tlus one However, several organrzatrons, rnrludrng Mrssrssrppr
811 are provrdrng you arress to report vrolatrons. co to the Mrssrssrppr 811 websrte and elrrk
on the AVR (Allnged vrolatron Reportrng) rron. It wrll take you to the for-rrr that you need to
eornplete and then rlrek the subrnrt button at the bottom of the page The Cornmrttee wrll take rt
from there.
Let's work together to make tlrrs Mrssrssrppr's safest year everl
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