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Iowa One Call ESAP Meetings
Posted By IAMU, Wednesday, January 13, 2021

The Iowa One Call 2021 Excavation Safety Awareness Program, typically held each year around the state, is still being offered. Due to Covid-19, the meetings will be virtual utilizing the Zoom platform.  The program will be offered several times in the months of February and March.  Go to the Iowa One Call website at iowaonecall.com to register.

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Iowa One Call - COVID-19 Update and the Governor's Executive Order
Posted By IAMU, Monday, March 23, 2020
On March 17, 2020 Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds issued a State of Public Health Disaster Emergency. Whereas this act does activate the public health response and recovery aspects of the State Disaster Emergency Plan, it does not alter the requirements of the Underground Facilities Information Act - Iowa Code chapter 480.

Utility Services are considered life sustaining operations and do not fall under the current Iowa Governor's executive order.

The requirements of the Iowa Code chapter 480 have not changed.

Iowa One Call remains fully operational through both our call center and online services, to receive underground facility locate notices and to transmit those notices to the utilities throughout Iowa.

Excavators:
If you have an active ticket and are delaying the work, please call to cancel the notice to prevent utility locators from unnecessary activities.

Please know that the utilities may reach out to you in an effort to negotiate mutually agreeable locating timelines in order to mitigate time constraints due to potential decreases in the utility's locating workforce. Whenever possible, please work with the utilities to establish reasonable, and mutually agreeable scheduling alternatives.

Underground Facility Operators:
Iowa Code chapter 480 permits an underground facility operator to reach out to an excavator in order to negotiate a mutually agreeable locate date/time.

Once a mutual agreement has been reached between the operator/locator and the excavator, the operator/locator must use the Ticket Check response code, "Agreed To Marking Schedule." It is important to note that agreements must be mutual, and will therefore require direct contact between the operator/locator and the excavator - which must be initiated by the operator/locator.

Please visit the IOWA One Call website at http://www.iowaonecall.com for further
COVID-19 updates.

We wish everyone continued health and safety!

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Iowa One Call - COVID-19 Update
Posted By IAMU, Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Message from Iowa One Call concerning COVID-19:

 

As we all know the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has led to times of uncertainty with the virus continuing to spread.  A number of meetings and conventions have been postponed or cancelled across the nation and in Iowa.  Today CGA cancelled their meetings in Palm Springs and the Missouri One Call also cancelled their contractor meetings.
 
We have seven (7) ESAP meetings scheduled for the remainder of March.  Currently MidAmerican, NNG and Alliant have let us know they will not be attending and I expect to have several more that will be letting us know they will not be attending.
 
After internal discussions, and feedback from the executive committee it has been decided to cancel the remaining seven (7) ESAP meetings.
 
We will work with the hotels and other venues to cancel and try to mitigate the expenses.  In place of the ESAP meetings we will work on setting up several webinars in the near future.

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Make Plans to Attend an Iowa One Call Meeting
Posted By IAMU, Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Iowa One Call is taking reservations for its January and March Excavation Safety Awareness Program around the state. There are 17 dates and locations from which to choose. The event is free.

For all meetings, registration will begin at 11:30 a.m., lunch served at 12 p.m., and a presentation at 12:45 p.m. The meetings will close at 1:45 p.m. with a Q&A session and raffle drawing.

This year, event organizers will:

  • Provide an overview of Iowa One Call protocol
  • Focus on the importance of communication lines
  • Educate attendees on private facilities
  • Discuss best practices for communication between contractor and locating firms
  • Instruct on how to effectively use NextGen for accurate and timely locates.

For Iowa One Call to continue providing complimentary meals and door prizes at the meetings, all attendees who preregister for a meeting must commit to attending the meeting or provide advance notice of any foreseeable cancellations. Event organizers ask that organizations refrain from registering a large number of personnel if it is at all likely that some may not be able to attend. Additionally, all preregistered personnel should mark their calendars accordingly to avoid scheduling conflicts. Event organizers would appreciate at least two-weeks advance notice of any cancellations. If it is known at any time, however, that a pre-registrant is unable to attend, event organizers ask that you notify us as soon as possible.

Here is the Link to registration page.

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Mark Your Calendars & Plan to Attend an Iowa One Call 2020 Excavation Safety Awareness Meeting
Posted By IAMU, Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Iowa One Call (IOC) has scheduled its annual Excavation Safety Awareness Meetings around the state for 2020. Registration for the meetings will be open soon on the IOC website. IAMU will post a link to the registration page when it becomes available. For now, mark your calendar for a date and location that works best for you.

January

7th – Johnston @ Stoney Creek Hotel & Conference Center

8th – Ames @ Radisson Hotel Ames Conference Center at ISU

14th – Carroll @ Carrollton Hotel & Event Centre

16th – Ottumwa @ Bridge View Center

21st – Waterloo @ Courtyard by Marriott Waterloo Cedar Falls

23rd – Fort Dodge @ Best Western Starlite Village Inn & Suites

29th – Cedar Rapids @ The Hotel at Kirkwood Center

30th – Riverside @ Riverside Casino & Golf Resort

 

March

10th – Mason City @ The Music Man Square

11th – Decorah @ Hotel Winneshiek & Opera House

17th – Council Bluffs @ Holiday Inn Council Bluffs @ Ameristar

18th – Sioux City @ Country Celebrations Event Center

19th – Spencer @ Clay Country Fair & Events Center

24th – Bettendorf @ Waterfront Convention Center

25th – Dubuque @ Grand River Center

26th – Atlantic @ Cass County Community Center

31st – Burlington @ Pzazz Resort Hotel

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