DIAL BEFORE YOU DIG and SAFE DIGGING AWARENESS

1. DIAL BEFORE YOU DIG and SAFE DIGGING AWARENESS

2. Media headlines – • DIAL BEFORE YOU DIG: WA’s underground safety initiative goes national • Drillers hit gas pipe • Telstra line cut costs WA $1 million • Council bill for gas leak • Chaos as television link to east severed • Phone callers silenced by cut cables How to dig up millions of dollars $ and LOSE $ $ www.dialbeforeyoudig.com.au

3. Dial Before You Dig What & Where – A FREE enquiry referral service for member’s information on underground pipes and cables anywhere in Australia Why – To prevent damage, disruption, injury and death. That is, to dig without causing a disaster When – Call no less than two clear working daysbefore the job is due to start How – Web : ‘www.dialbeforeyoudig.com.au Fax : 1300 652 077anytime (Standard form available) Phone: 1100from 8 am to 5 pm weekdays ( except public holidays)

4. Protecting our vital links • Gas • Water • Sewerage • Drainage • Electricity • Communications • Other pipes & cables • Never assume the depth, location or alignment of pipes and cables • Plans only indicate presence • Plan ahead and use the 4P’s Safe Digging Guide

5. How is the information obtained? Excavator calls 1100 Excavator faxes 1300 652 077 Enquiry received by Dial Before You Dig Excavator visits www.dialbeforeyoudig.com.au Excavator receives confirmation DBYD processes enquiry, determines which members assets are affected Excavator receives response that members assets are not affected Member receives referral NO Excavator receives details of members assets Are assets affected? Excavator locates underground assets & exercises Duty of Care YES

6. Dial Before You Dig WA Underground Asset Members Ordinary Members Alinta Telstra Water Corporation Western Power Associate Members AAPT Telecommunications ABN Group Trust Agility Services P/L AMCOM P/L APT Parmelia Gas AQWEST Bunbury Water B.P. Oil Refinery Broadcast Engineering Services Busselton Water City of Bunbury City of Swan Claude Group P/L Coogee Chemicals CSBP Ltd Curtin University Dept of Defence Dept of Industry & Resources Dept of Industry & Technology Dept of Planning & Infrastructure Epic Energy Esperance Pipeline Co. Fremantle Ports GasNet Australia GEMEC P/L Harvey Water Landfill Gas & Power Origin Energy Peppermint Park Eco Village Perth Airport Perth Sign Company Pilbara Iron P/L Shire of Busselton SingTel Optus P/L Swiftel University of WA Visionstream P/L There are a further 87 Advisory (FREE) Members who network with their groups to promote the service and extend their Duty of Care

8. Safe Digging Awareness Duty of Care • Occupational Safety and Health Act (1984) – under Part 111 – Sections 19 & 20 • Occupational Safety and Health Regulations (1996) – of WorkSafe WA – Regulation 3.21 • Should damage occur, you must advise the asset owner immediately • Safe Digging • The right people • The right skills • The right information • The use of the 4 P’s – • Plan • Pothole • Protect and only then • Proceed Full information is available in the booklet “Introduction to the Dial Before You Dig service and Safe Digging awareness”

9. Who benefits from using Dial Before You Dig and Safe Digging techniques? WE ALL DO!