Bill 8, the Ontario Underground Infrastructure Notification System Act, 2012, passed third reading in the Ontario Legislature. Formerly the Ontario One Call Ltd. Act, the law will establish a non-profit, industry-funded mandatory “One Call” call centre as the single point of contact for all underground utility location services in Ontario.
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Bill 8, the Ontario Underground Infrastructure Notification System Act, 2012, passed third reading today in the Ontario Legislature.
Formerly the Ontario One Call Ltd. Act, the law will establish a non-profit, industry-funded mandatory “One Call” call centre as the single point of contact for all underground utility location services in Ontario. Currently an excavator may need to call up to 13 numbers to locate all nearby underground utilities.
"This is a huge victory in the OSWCA's continued efforts to see Ontario become the first Canadian province to mandate a provincial wide "One Call" system and will go a long way to making Ontario a safer place for us to work and live" said Mark Van Bree, Ontario Sewer and Watermain Construction Association president.
In April, various leaders from the construction industry made presentations to a standing committee in favour of the bill. Many spoke of the safety merits of the one call system as many people currently digging do not make the proper phone calls.
Bill 8 was introduced to the Ontario Legislature as a private member’s bill by Sarnia-Lambton Conservative MPP Bob Bailey and Paul Miller, NDP MPP for Hamilton East-Stoney Creek.
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