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UCSInc. Corporate Profile
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Purpose
The Mission of Underground Consulting Services Inc. (UCSInc.) is to prevent damage to buried facilities through education, advocacy, public awareness and dependable cost-effective communication between UCSInc and those intending to disturb the ground.
History
The Atlantic Provinces are experiencing large economic growth in both technical and natural gas related industries. UCSInc. has over 50 years of experience locating buried facilities and has seen first hand the advantages of locating before you dig.
System
UCSInc. provides 4 methods of requesting our services in Atlantic Canada:
Web site - www.undergroundconsulting.com
Email - ucsinc@ns.sympatico.ca
Fax - 902-463-1608
Phone - 902-456-4244
Residence - (902)-463-1213
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Concerns
UCSInc. is primarily concerned with safety. Excavators, whether private home owners or public contractors, reduce the risk of personel injury and property damage by using our service. Owners and operators of buried facilities reduce the risk of facility damage, service disruption, environmental contamination, loss of product and potential disaster.
By using our locating service there are distinct financial benefits to excavators and the general public. Damage to buried facilities can lead to fatalities, personal injuries, environmental contamination, law suits, repairs, product losses, disruptions of essential services and evacuations. While these all have direct financial costs, the emotional and social costs of fatalities and personal injuries cannot be so coldly determined.
UCSInc. is working in different areas toward the prevention of damage to buried facilities.
Promoting the use of UCSInc. service to the digging community
by increasing public awareness of:
the inherent dangers of disturbing the ground
the need to call before you dig
the need to hand expose
the need to dig prudently
Future
UCSInc. would like to raise the awareness of the general public and excavators of the hazards underground and demonstrate that the company is a dependable resource for all kinds of applications in the buried facilities system.
So Play It Safe - Call Before You Dig!
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International Colour Code for marking Buried Facilities
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White - Proposed Excavation
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Pink - Temporary Survey Markings
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Red - Electric Power Lines, Cable Conduit and Lighting Cables
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Yellow - Gas,Oil,Petroleum and Gaseous Materials
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Orange - Telephone, Cable TV, Communication, Alarm and Signal Line
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Blue - Potable Water
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Green - Sanitary Sewers, Storm Sewers and Drain Lines
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Purple - Reclaimed Water, Irrigation And Slurry Lines
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Phone: (902) 456-4244
FAX: (902) 463-1608
http://www.undergroundconsulting.com/
ucsinc@ns.sympatico.ca
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