Hawaii Revised Statutes 269E-12 – Excavation procedures
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 269E-12
- Center: means the one call center. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 269E-2
- Damage: means :
(1) The substantial weakening of the structural or lateral support of a subsurface installation;
(2) The penetration or destruction of any protective coating, housing, or other protective device of a subsurface installation; or
(3) The partial or complete severance of a subsurface installation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 269E-2
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Emergency: means a sudden, unexpected occurrence involving a clear and imminent danger, demanding immediate action to prevent or mitigate loss of or damage to life, health, property, or essential public services. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 269E-2
- Excavation: means any operation in which earth, rock, or other material in the ground is moved, removed, or otherwise displaced by means of tools, equipment, or explosives, including but not limited to the following: grading, trenching, digging, ditching, boring, drilling, auguring, tunneling, scraping cable or pipe plowing and driving, demolition, and dredging. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 269E-2
- Excavator: means any person, including an operator, who performs any excavation, other than an operator whose employees are performing maintenance work on the operator's subsurface installation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 269E-2
- Operator: means any person who owns, operates, or maintains a subsurface installation. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 269E-2
- Subsurface installation: means any pipeline, conduit, cable, duct, wire, sewer line, storm drain, vault, or other structure that is located underground. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 269E-2