Calling 811 before you dig can prevent utility outages, property damage, personal injury and even death.
Calling 811 before you dig is important for safety reasons, but it’s also the law, everyone must call OUPS at 811 to get utilities marked before they dig.
- ORC Sec. 3781.28. (A) Except as otherwise provided in divisions (C), (D), (E), and (F) of this section, at least forty-eight hours but not more than ten working days before commencing excavation, the excavator shall notify a protection service of the location of the excavation site and the date on which excavation is planned to commence.