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i , 1 ‘I-.__t.'(s";,'.”.1 ’P\;‘ _:._i ‘H: -3‘. M - . _; proposes to locus on how scales have responded
‘(Iii ‘ "-i‘ ,l ,,,tj,_r,, r 3: ‘ , ’, , , I J,’ ; T A V ‘r wiih success to ereale a slronger and more

‘ 1 L1, , ‘ilixim 1 - ‘I ‘ A g F: » ‘ I I eiieerive damage preveniion program ai ihe slaie

_.r. ,‘ ,5, eve.
Z‘ ' L. ' .5’; Hopefully sialreholrlers working logeiher who are
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_‘ ». Irymg lo g€[~l|'l1llflYl2ghlaUOh passed anrl seem to be
is}; ; ~ . gelling nowhere can beneal irom ihe eiions of lliose who
I 5 ‘ ' ' _ ‘ have been successiul in ihe pasl iew years. There is not
0 h '0 3 D a m a a i,e..wav, on them .. a way.
_ _ ; rm often asleed for my opinion as lo which siales have
P no n 5 N ' _ ., U ihe besl program. while there are several scales wiih
1* programs that are eneciive, [would hesilale to idenliiy
1 . one as being besi.
a m I n c I u l would encourage you to work logelher as siakehololers
- _ to build a slronger and more eiieciive program. Don't ius-l
“ include chose who agree WU}! you, far you wlll surely cross-
I] O ['6 e m e I] V the path of iiose who don't oerore you ge. to the sraie
_ _ _ capilol building
‘_ ‘ Educale lliose stakeholder groups along Lhe way.
' ' *' r - . changing behaviors and/or euliures reoiiires vision anrl
H V paiienee, but also a plan. lhear, "It is not possible tn gel
— '— ' ihal done in our slate," and I respond ihal H is being done
V, 5 pr every day by ihose who thought It couldn't be done

_. ‘ " d l. The queslions below were siibmiiierl to Joe lgel. Mr.

' ' ‘ lgel, recenlly reiired as vice presidenl of Lhe ceorge 1.

3 lgel gr co, liic, a 107-year old famlly business, where he

I served in numerous rleparimenls ior over 35 yer1r~‘, mosi
-»»_ I ' i ll'Hlt1,Si€&Ed I . ll.H
2 ?‘ A>V;''r. s _ ea i a ty ucaionaswe as uriian
: - - 4 ' ‘V’ 8 ‘ ix‘ He has been -'lEl|VClnI1'12 Ohio Uliliiies Protection
_l._ I .‘ -.-_ service for over 15 years, as a eornriiiilee member prior
T, ,- R‘; l j., ‘-‘~=‘= io being elecierl as a iruslee represenling ihe excavaiion
\" ' , - -7 induslry and has served as secreiary to the Board, chair
_\ /,/‘ . —\ - -. i 5 '1 and on numerous eornmillees. He has been aelive in

' rj, , ' ‘ , ' ihe cenlral ohio Damage Prcventlolx council, a CCA

; h g y ,‘ v I l . _ ’; Regional Paririer, also serving as iheir presirlenl. He has
(4 , ' — ,4 rs» ~« 3' r-s- been aelive in ihe ohio coniraelors Associaiion, lhe ohio
7‘ ‘ ; '3 1;} '2] chapler of Lhe American siibconlraclurs Association, llie

.. .~ * -, I Builders’ Exchange ofCentxr1l ohio, and co-chair of the
4!‘ , »‘J’};I é, . Ohio Underground Damage I-reveniion Cozlllllun, which
W‘ e 2.. . , 4! '., worked to improve lhe legislarive environineni in ohio
— » iv" -i ' . _ and recenil hel erl secure a second sel oi le lslallve
, un, ( ,, y P 3
- v _' ,5: ,5; improvemenls in ihe dig laws in ohio. He currenily serves
" P‘ 1 as a member oi ihe underground Technical coinniiuee
. i . é ’ .
-" , ~ 4 - < ‘ (UTC), chargerl willi enforcing the mo.si receni revision to
I ", (‘he i 4 1,‘. - fr Ohio“ law
i _.i‘ i«-.'
— : [_ ,. when was OIxia’sdigIn1J/passed.’
‘ _ The law Lhal we are currenlly operaiing under is a
‘ revision, aclually ihe second revision, to the original Lhal
dales back|o19B9 The law was updaied lo mflecl new
iechnologies and inierpreialions in December 2012 The
enioreemenl provisions were passed in zmsl anrl enacled
in 2015, allliough llie UTC was not ”~uat2d" unIIl]anur1ry
2016.
can you siiaimarire me steps in getting use enforcement
!? »_,_,Hr _ ,i~ ymvisian passer: aiirl haw Yang me ymress tank?
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