Before beginning an excavation, who should be contacted to assist in determining the location of all underground utilities in the work area? An 'underground Service Alert' center, 'One Call Center' or Bluestake, all three of these are the same.

Before beginning an excavation, who should be contacted to assist in determining the location of all underground utilities in the work area? An 'underground Service Alert' center, 'One Call Center' or Bluestake, all three of these are the same.

• A. Underground Service Alert
• B. One Call Center
• C. Bluestake
• D. DigSafe

Answer: (C)

Before you start any digging, you must contact the local utility locate service to determine where underground wires, gas lines, and other utilities are buried. This service coordinates with all the utility companies and marks the lines so you can excavate safely. Bluestake is the name used in many regions for this program that handles locating and marking underground utilities. It provides the critical step of identifying buried hazards before you cut, trench, or drill, helping prevent strikes and outages. Other programs with different names—such as Underground Service Alert, One Call Center, or DigSafe—offer the same essential service for their areas. In the context of this question, Bluestake is the correct regional contact.

Before you start any digging, you must contact the local utility locate service to determine where underground wires, gas lines, and other utilities are buried. This service coordinates with all the utility companies and marks the lines so you can excavate safely.

Bluestake is the name used in many regions for this program that handles locating and marking underground utilities. It provides the critical step of identifying buried hazards before you cut, trench, or drill, helping prevent strikes and outages.

Other programs with different names—such as Underground Service Alert, One Call Center, or DigSafe—offer the same essential service for their areas. In the context of this question, Bluestake is the correct regional contact.