What is the time frame for the protocols to be initiated in accordance with 18.3(d)?
Response: An operator must notify the excavator of the need for a face-to-face meeting before the 48th working hour. The face-to-face meeting shall occur at a mutually agreeable time before the operator is required to mark. 12. What happens if a face-to-face meeting takes place after the 48 working hours has expired and the operator has not had the opportunity to mark a facility after the issues being discussed have not been resolved or one side is unwilling to agree to and document a process? Response: The operator must request the face-to-face meeting within the 48 working hours. An operator must also meet with the excavator within the 48 working hours if the excavator is available and agrees to meet. No excavation may begin until the excavator is available to meet and discuss the planned excavation. Also, the shall in 18.3(d) only applies to the requirement to have a face-to-face meeting; it does not require the operator and excavator to agree on protocols to be utilized. 13. Explor
