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Underground Marking Standards Training
Utilities Protection Center, Inc. will be offering statewide educational classes for the GPSC Rule 515-9-4.14, Georgia Underground Marking Standards. For more detailed information on this rule and UPC policy Click Here.Below you will find a list of classes being offered for your planning purposes. Class information is being added daily. The goal is to have 50 classes around the state. You should be able to find a class near you! Once a complete list is formed, an alert will be sent via the pipeline eNewsletter and as UPC member broadcast. To be added to the pipeline please email you complete contact info to Becky Creech bcreech@gaupc.com.
Class will include a brief overview of Large Projects, a full discussion of Marking Standards including the use of sufficient particularity. This class will cover GA UPC Member responsibilities and excavator responsibilities.
For those who would like to learn web entry, a training class will follow the Marking Standards session. Web entry training takes approximately 2 hours. Following the class you will be given instructions to be issued a user name and password. To sign up for web entry training select Web Entry Training from the left and follow the instructions.
Please contact Meghan Chestnutt for questions about the classes by phone at 770-476-6048 or by email mchestnutt@gaupc.com.
Upcoming Marking Standards Training Classes
Baldwin - Milledgeville
Date(s): 4/9/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 4/9/2008
Time: 10:00 - 11:30
Location: Baldwin County Board of Education
Notes: This class has been conducted, please select another location.
Banks - Commerce
Date(s): 2/27/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 2/27/2008
Time: 8 am - 10 am
Location: Commerce Civic Center
Notes: This Class has been conducted, please select another location.
Bartow - Cartersville
Date(s): TBA - Register Now!
Time: tba - tba
Location: tba
Notes: Register here for the Bartow County Class. Once the details for this session are available you will get an email with the information. This training session will follow a session on he Marking Standards GPSC Rule 515-9-4.14, Georgia Underground Marking Standards. If you would like to also attend the Marking Standards portion of this day please select “Statewide Marking Standards” from the left. This web entry training class is for use of UPC’s current ticketing taking system, IRTH. If you are already able to enter locate requests on line you are up to date.
Bibb - Macon
Date(s): 3/20/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 3/20/2008
Time: 10:00 - 11:30
Location: Georgia Power Office
Notes: This class has been conducted, please select another location.
Bulloch - Statesboro
Date(s): 3/5/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 3/5/2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: City Hall, Council Chambers
Notes: This class has been conducted, please select a different location.
Carroll - Carrollton
Date(s): 3/11/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 3/11/2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: Carroll EMC
Notes: This class has been conducted, please select another location.
Chatham - Savannah
Date(s): 4/23/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 4/23/2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: Georgia Power, Bay Street
Notes: This class has been conducted, please select another location.
Clarke/Oconee - Watkinsville
Date(s): 2/12/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 2/12/2008
Time: 8 am - 10 am
Location: Oconee Civic Center
Notes: This Class has been conducted, please select another location.
Clayton - GUCA-Forest Park
Date(s): 3/14/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 3/14/2008
Time: 9:00 - 9:45
Location: GUCA
Notes: This class has been conducted, please select another location.
Cobb - Austell
Date(s): 2/28/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 2/28/2008
Time: 9:00 - 9:45
Location: City of Austell Threadmill Complex
Notes: This Class has been conducted, please select another location.
Colquitt - Moultrie
Date(s): 3/12/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 3/12/2008
Time: 10:00 - 11:00
Location: Moultrie Tech College
Notes: This class has been conducted, please select another location.
Coweta - Newnan
Date(s): 3/10/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 3/10/2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: Georgia Power Assembly Room, Newnan
Notes: This class has been conducted, please select another location.
Decatur - Bainbridge
Date(s): 2/27/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 2/27/2008
Time: 10:00 - 11:30
Location: Georgia Power Office
Notes: This Class has been conducted, please select another location.
Dekalb - Chamblee
Date(s): 2/13/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 2/13/2008
Time: 8:30 - 9:15
Location: Atlanta Gas Light
Notes: This Class has been conducted, please select another location.
Dougherty - Albany
Date(s): 2/26/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 2/26/2008
Time: 10:00 - 11:30
Location: Albany Water, Gas & Light Operations Site Admin. Building Auditorium
Notes: This Class has been conducted, please select another location.
Douglas - Douglasville
Date(s): 2/25/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 2/25/2008
Time: 8:30 - 9:15
Location: Greystone Power
Notes: This Class has been conducted, please select another location.
Fayette - Peachtree City
Date(s): 2/27/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 2/27/2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: Peachtree City Water & Sewerage Authority
Notes: This Class has been conducted, please select another location.
Forsyth - Cumming
Date(s): 3/18/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 3/18/2008
Time: 8:00 - 10:00
Location: City of Cumming, City Hall, Lower level meeting room
Notes: This class has been conducted, please select another location.
Fulton - Atlanta
Date(s): 3/10/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 3/10/2008
Time: 9:00 - 9:45
Location: MEAG - Municipal Electric Authority of GA
Notes: This class has been conducted, please select another location.
Gilmer - Ellijay
Date(s): TBA - Register Now!
Time: tba - tba
Location: tba
Notes: Register here for the Gilmer County Class. Once the details for this session are available you will get an email with the information. This training session will follow a session on he Marking Standards GPSC Rule 515-9-4.14, Georgia Underground Marking Standards. If you would like to also attend the Marking Standards portion of this day please select “Statewide Marking Standards” from the left. This web entry training class is for use of UPC’s current ticketing taking system, IRTH. If you are already able to enter locate requests on line you are up to date.
Glynn - Brunswick
Date(s): 3/26/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 3/26/2008
Time: 1:00 - 2:30
Location: Coastal Georgia Continuing ED Facility
Notes: This class has been conducted, please select another location.
Gwinnett - Lawrenceville
Date(s): 2/28/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 2/28/2008
Time: 8:00 - 10:00
Location: Jackson EMC
Notes: This Class has been conducted, please select another location.
Habersham - Clarkesville
Date(s): 3/13/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 3/13/2008
Time: 8:00 - 10:00
Location: North Georgia Technical College - The Clegg Building
Notes: This class has been conducted, please select another location.
Hall - Gainesville
Date(s): 3/12/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 3/12/2008
Time: 8:00 - 10:00
Location: Flat Creek Water Reclamation Facility - Maintenance & Traninig Building
Notes: This class has been conducted, please select another location.
Houston - Warner Robbins
Date(s): 4/7/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 4/7/2008
Time: 10:00 - 11:30
Location: Flint Energies Service Center
Notes: This class has been conducted, please select another location.
Laurens - Dublin
Date(s): 3/12/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 3/12/2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: Georgia State Patrol Office
Notes: This class has been conducted, please select another location.
Lowndes - Valdosta
Date(s): 5/7/2008 - Register Now! - 5/7/2008
Time: 10 - 12 noon
Location: Lowndes County Convention Center, Exit 16
Notes: Register here to be in the Marking Standards training class on May 7, 2008. This class is for anyone wanting to learn more about GPSC Rule 515-9-4.14, Georgia Underground Marking Standards. Please sign up for web entry training by clicking the "web entry training" option on the left.
Muscogee - Columbus
Date(s): 2/26/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 2/26/2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: Columbus Technical College
Notes: This Class has been conducted, please select another location.
Newton - Covington
Date(s): 2/27/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 2/27/2008
Time: 10:00 - 10:45
Location: Community Room behind Covington Fire Dept.
Notes: This Class has been conducted, please select another location.
Pickens - Jasper
Date(s): 3/18/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 3/18/2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: Amicalola EMC
Notes: This class has been conducted, please select another location.
Richmond/McDuffie/Columbia - Thomson
Date(s): 3/5/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 3/5/2008
Time: 8 am - 10 am
Location: Augusta Technical College, Thomson Campus
Notes: This class has been conducted, please select another location.
Rockdale - Covington
Date(s): 3/18/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 3/18/2009
Time: 9:00 - 9:45
Location: Snapping Shoals EMC
Notes: This class has been conducted, please select another location.
Spalding - Griffin
Date(s): 3/18/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 3/18/2008
Time: 10:00 - 11:30
Location: UGA Griffin Campus, Office of Continuing Ed, Stuckey Conference Center Room 125
Notes: This class has been conducted, please select another location.
Sumter - Americus
Date(s): 3/11/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 3/11/2008
Time: 10:00 - 11:30
Location: Georgia Power Office
Notes: This class has been conducted, please select another location.
Tift - Tifton
Date(s): 3/13/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 3/13/2008
Time: 10:00 - 11:30
Location: Moultrie Tech - Tifton Campus, Conference Center
Notes: This class has been conducted, please select another location.
Toombs - Vidalia
Date(s): TBA - Register Now!
Time: tba - tba
Location: tba
Notes: Register here for the Toombs County Class. Once the details for this session are available you will get an email with the information. This class is for anyone wanting to learn more about GPSC Rule 515-9-4.14, Georgia Underground Marking Standards. Web entry training will follow for those who would like to stay. Web entry training will begin at after the Marking Standards portion of the day. If you would like to also attend the Web Ticket Entry Training, please select "Web Entry Training" from the left. This web entry training class is for use of UPC’s current ticketing taking system, IRTH. If you are already able to enter locate requests on line you are up to date.
Troup - LaGrange
Date(s): TBA - Register Now!
Time: tba - tba
Location: tba
Notes: Register here for the Troup County Class. Once the details for this session are available you will get an email with the information. This training session will follow a session on he Marking Standards GPSC Rule 515-9-4.14, Georgia Underground Marking Standards. If you would like to also attend the Marking Standards portion of this day please select “Statewide Marking Standards” from the left. This web entry training class is for use of UPC’s current ticketing taking system, IRTH. If you are already able to enter locate requests on line you are up to date.
Walton - Monroe
Date(s): 2/26/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 2/26/2008
Time: 8am - 10 am
Location: Walton EMC
Notes: This Class has been conducted, please select another location.
Walton - Monroe
Date(s): 3/4/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 3/4/2008
Time: 8:00 - 10:00
Location: Monroe Utilities
Notes: This class has been conducted, please select another location.
Ware - Waycross
Date(s): 3/11/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 3/11/2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: Okeefenokee Technical College
Notes: This class has been conducted, please select another location.
Wayne - Jesup
Date(s): 3/27/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 3/27/2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: DOT District 2 Office
Notes: This class has been conducted, please select another location.
Whitfield - Dalton
Date(s): 3/26/2008 - THIS CLASS IS CLOSED - 3/26/2008
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: Dalton Utilities
Notes: This class has been conducted, please select another location.
