- (a) Locators shall be trained in accordance with the National Utility Locating Contractors Association (NULCA) Professional Competence Standards for Locating Technicians, Fourth Edition 2015, available as noted in Appendix B, including the competencies as described in (b) below.
(b) To meet the requirements of (a), training programs for locators shall include, at a minimum, the following competencies:
- (1) Electromagnetic locating;
- (2) Instruction in the use of transmitters and receivers;
- (3) Procedures for marking underground facilities;
- (4) Training in the identification of facilities;
- (5) Safety procedures;
- (6) Operator map and record reading; and
- (7) Familiarity with the rules in this chapter.
Source. #9318, eff 11-8-08; ss by #12102, eff 2-8-17