Sound decisions require the use of accurate data. This session discussed the benefits of designing and implementing a data analysis process to effectively define issues and address the unique problems that individual organizations may face in their damage prevention program.
Issue:
• Data analysis can be used to provide direction, identify your company risks and focus energy and limited resources to mitigate threats to subsurface infrastructure.
• It is important to understand potential threats and problems faced by your organization in order to effectively and efficiently address them.
• Each organization’s damage prevention program needs to have risked based elements
– Attack larger problems first for greatest impact
Solution:
• Arrange a meeting consisting of excavator, locator, operator, VUPS, Commission Staff, and local government representatives to identify data applicable to each industry that would be useful to promote efficiencies and positively impact damage prevention
• Draft language for a best practice delineating the use of data to improve damage prevention in Virginia. Data collection and analysis should include geographic and demographic elements related to damage prevention and be used to direct resources to mitigate utility damage risks, and better focus training and public outreach efforts.
About me
- Division Staff
- The Division of Utility and Railroad Safety assists the SCC's three Commissioners in administering safety programs involving underground utility damage prevention, jurisdictional natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline facilities, and railroads.
1 comments:
Share damager information across all utilities to form a "most wanted" list. This could assist in education and also analyze the damage prevention efforts and target areas.
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