Auditor General Jack Wagner Faults Dept. Of Labor and Industry for Lax Enforcement of Pa One Call System

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Audit finds that call requirement was not documented 41 percent of the time

HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 4, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With growing concern over the safety of underground pipelines, Auditor General Jack Wagner said today that the Department of Labor and Industry must improve its oversight of the Pennsylvania One Call System through adequate enforcement of the Underground Utility Line Protection Law, which was enacted to protect the health and safety of excavators, residents and property in Pennsylvania.

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Auditor General Jack Wagner Faults Dept. Of Labor and Industry for Lax Enforcement of Pa One Call System

In a special performance audit released today, Wagner's auditors found that the Department of Labor and Industry failed to consistently verify whether excavators made a required "one-call" to notify the PA One Call System of plans to perform excavation or demolition work; failed to hold excavators and businesses accountable t...

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