No Locates = Fine

A TSSA press release advises of a recent fine imposed on an Ontario contractor for not obtaining proper locates.  The contractor reportedly struck the gas pipeline with a backhoe than crimped it with vice grips.  You can read the press release by clicking Press Release.  A couple of quotes from the information caught our eye:

“It was sheer luck that no one was injured in this incident”

“…..TSSA will aggressively prosecute contractors who don’t follow the regulations requiring them to obtain locates and endangering public safety…”