Dig Safe Regulations Flashcards
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What color marking indicates gas, oil, steam, or petroleum pipelines?
Answer: Yellow
Yellow marks gas, oil, steam, petroleum, and other gaseous or flammable materials under the APWA color code.
What color is used to mark sewer and drain lines?
Answer: Green
Green marks sewers, storm drains, and drain lines under the standard color code.
What color marks potable (drinking) water lines?
Answer: Blue
Blue marks potable drinking water lines under the APWA uniform color code.
What does white paint, flags, or stakes indicate at a job site?
Answer: The proposed excavation area or route
White is used by the excavator to pre-mark the proposed dig area before locators arrive.
What color marks reclaimed water, irrigation, and slurry lines?
Answer: Purple
Purple marks reclaimed water, irrigation, and slurry lines under the color code.
What do temporary survey markings use as their designated color?
Answer: Pink
Pink marks temporary survey markings under the APWA uniform color code.
What color marks communication, alarm, signal lines, cables, and conduit?
Answer: Orange
Orange marks communication, alarm or signal lines, cables, and conduit such as telephone and cable TV.