What you need to know…
1) 60 day validity: Members must have a minimum 60 day validity period for their locates. Section 8 (1)
2)Standard locates timeline: 5 + 3 rule! Members have 5 business days to complete a standard locate and 3 business days to mark it complete or cleared in 360.OUINS Act Section 6 (3) and Section 14 (1)
3)Dedicated Locator: All Members, except Transmission lines (Section 7 (12)), must participate in Dedicated Locator. OUINS Act Section 7
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4) Notification of delay: If a Member is going to be late in delivering a locate they are required to notify Ontario One Call. OUINS Act Section 14 (2)
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5) Change in information after a locate was completed: Provided that a locate is still valid, if a Member becomes aware of any change in information that was provided, they must notify Ontario One Call, the Excavator (if the information was provided for a standard locate), and the Project Owner and Dedicated Locator (if the information was provided for a project involving a Dedicated Locator) within 2 business days. OUINS Act Section 9 (1)
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