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...(A) In order to ascertain the name of each utility with underground utility facilities located at the proposed excavation site and the types and tolerance zones of those facilities based on current records of the utility, any developer who is planning a project that will require excavation or the designer employed by the developer for the project shall notify a protection service of the location of the proposed excav...

...Beginning on July 1, 2013, each protection service shall reasonably modify its one-call notification system so as to permit the reasonable identification of the location of a proposed excavation site in a manner in which the protection service may then notify any potentially affected limited basis participants. Each member of a protection service, including limited basis participants, shall be responsible for p...

...ecial notice requirements of the public safety program of the owner of the pipeline as indicated in the plans or otherwise provided to the excavator in accordance with division (E) or (F)(2) of section 3781.27 of the Revised Code. (D) If it has been determined pursuant to division (D) of section 3781.27 of the Revised Code that relocation, support, removal, or protective steps are necessary, the excavator shall...

...nd facilities using the following color codes: Type of Underground Utility Facility Color Electric power transmission and distribution Safety red Gas transmission and distribution High visibility safety yellow Oil transmission and distribution High visibilit...

...t persons and property and to minimize safety hazards until those agencies and departments and the utility arrive at the scene. (B) When utilizing trenchless excavation methods, the excavator must comply with the following requirements, in a manner consistent with division (A) of this section: (1) Expose and confirm all underground utility facilities at each crossing point by the proposed excavation in a nonde...

...(A) When a utility marks its underground utility facilities in accordance with section 3781.29 of the Revised Code, the utility may request that the excavator provide prior notice to the utility of the actual commencement of the excavation. An excavator that receives a request for notice under this division shall provide the notice to the utility at least one full working day prior to the commencement of excava...

...(A) Any connections or tie-ins to existing utility services within a public right-of-way shall comply with permit requirements of the public authority that has jurisdiction over that right-of-way. (B) A developer or the designer employed by the developer shall not require, as a condition for entering into a contract for a project that will require excavation, that responsibility for performance of duties impo...

...(A) There is hereby created the underground technical committee. (B) The committee shall consist of four members from the stakeholder group of the commercial excavator industry, in accordance with division (C) of this section, and one member from each of the following stakeholder groups: (1) The natural gas transmission pipeline industry, appointed by the president of the senate; (2) The natural gas distributio...

...A member of the underground technical committee who has a conflict of interest in a particular review under section 4913.15 of the Revised Code shall declare the conflict to the committee and recuse self from committee discussions and voting regarding that review.

...(A) The underground technical committee may conduct meetings in person, by teleconference, or by video conference. (B) The committee shall establish a primary meeting location that is open and accessible to the public. (C) Before convening a meeting by teleconference or video conference, the committee shall send, via electronic mail, or United States postal service, a copy of meeting-related documents to each c...

...A member of the underground technical committee is not subject to the disclosure requirements of sections 102.02 and 102.021 of the Revised Code by virtue of membership on the committee.

...(A) The underground technical committee shall do the following: (1) Coordinate with the public utilities commission in carrying out its duties under Chapter 4913. of the Revised Code; (2) Provide subject matter expertise when requested during inquiries conducted under section 4913.09 of the Revised Code; (3) Review reports in accordance with section 4913.15 of the Revised Code; (4) Make recommendations under ...

...(A) The OHIO811 nonvoting advisory member appointed to the underground technical committee under division (B)(14) of section 3781.34 of the Revised Code shall do the following: (1) Provide support to the committee during discussions regarding the enforcement provisions of the Ohio underground protection service law; (2) Provide subject matter expertise and education regarding the "Contact 811 Before You Dig" proc...

...Every member of the underground technical committee shall be immune, individually and jointly, from civil liability for any act or omission done or made in performance of the member's duties while serving as a member of the committee, but only in the absence of willful misconduct.

... to have its own certification. (B) A contractor, subcontractor, or construction manager whose workers are welding the structural steel on a construction project shall ensure that all of the following occur: (1) The workers performing the structural steel welding have been tested by and hold a valid certification from a facility that or individual who has been accredited by the American welding society to test an...

...A mother is entitled to breast-feed her baby in any location of a place of public accommodation wherein the mother otherwise is permitted. "Place of public accommodation" has the same meaning as in section 4112.01 of the Revised Code.

...ation is not detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of any person shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars. (C) Whoever violates this chapter or any rule adopted or order issued pursuant to it that relates to the construction, alteration, or repair of any building, and the violation is detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of any person, is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.

...s. (C) "Ohio building code" means the rules and regulations adopted by the board of building standards under Chapter 3781. of the Revised Code. (D) "Board of building standards" or "board" means the board established by section 3781.07 of the Revised Code.

...Nothing in sections 3783.01 to 3783.07 of the Revised Code shall apply to inspection of the design, construction, maintenance, or replacement of any of the following: (A) Installations in ships, watercraft, railway rolling stock, aircraft, or automotive vehicles; (B) Installations underground in mines; (C) Installations of railways for the generation, transformation, transmission, or distribution of power used ...

...tificate of competency as an electrical safety inspector to any person who successfully passes an examination pursuant to division (B) of this section or who qualifies for renewal pursuant to section 3783.04 of the Revised Code. Each certificate of competency issued by the board shall be signed by the chairperson and the secretary of the board and shall show on its face the dates of issuance and expiration. (B) The...

...ates of competency issued to electrical safety inspectors shall expire three years from the date of issuance unless renewed according to the standard renewal procedure of sections 4745.01 to 4745.03 of the Revised Code. The board of building standards shall establish the amount of the renewal fee. Each renewal certificate shall be signed by the chairman and the secretary of the board, and shall show on its face the ...

...de, shall adopt, amend, or repeal such rules as may be reasonably necessary to administer this chapter. All fees collected by the board pursuant to this chapter shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the industrial compliance operating fund created in section 121.084 of the Revised Code.

...rtification upon request as provided by rules of the board of building standards.

...vestigate the actions of any electrical safety inspector and may revoke or suspend the certificate of any electrical safety inspector for reasons that shall be established by regulations adopted by the board. Hearings shall be held and appeals permitted on any such proceedings for revocation or suspension of a certificate of competency as an electrical safety inspector as provided in section 3781.101 of the Revised C...

... of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a certificate issued pursuant to this chapter.