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The Ticket Is Not the Work
Nulca's state legislative agenda: four reforms that make a ticket a real unit of work, bring field knowledge into 811 rulemaking, improve facility records and make 811 coverage limits clear.
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The Ticket Is Not the Work
Nulca's state legislative agenda: four reforms that make a ticket a real unit of work, bring field knowledge into 811 rulemaking, improve facility records and make 811 coverage limits clear.
Read the articleLate locates. The clock starts when the ticket arrives. The problem starts long before that.
What drives late locates, from ticket scope to missing advance notice, and the changes Nulca is asking of excavators, facility owners, regulators and 811 centers, along with its own commitments.
Read the articleSafer Locates Require Better Conditions for the Work
A practical look at how records, ticket scope, workforce preparation, contract conditions, and shared responsibility shape locating outcomes.
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