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1 ACTIVITY . book . Dear Students and Parents In coordination with Virginia Natural Gas, this ACTIVITY book is designed to help teach you (your student) about the importance of digging safely and calling 811 before starting any digging project. This program has been established to help protect citizens from unintentionally damaging underground utility lines. When you dial 811, local utility companies who have underground lines on or near your property, will be notified about your digging project and will mark their lines with paint and/or flags free of charge. This will help you understand where Color Code for Marking utility lines such as gas, power, phone, and cable Underground Utility Lines are located so you can dig safely around them.

2 Electric These lessons learned can help prevent service Gas - Oil interruptions and potentially dangerous accidents Communication by educating everyone on the importance of Water calling 811. Additional information is available at or Irrigation Sewer We hope you enjoy completing the activities in Proposed Excavation this book and that they bring you one step closer to becoming a safe digging champion! We hope it Temporary Survey will also serve as a reminder to always Know What's Below. Call 811 Before You Dig. Smell Gas? Call Sincerely, Jim Kibler President, Virginia Natural Gas Learn what's underground!

3 I dig with Did you know that there are natural gas pipelines Excavation work, including digging or excavating and other utility lines such as water, cable and around a home or business, is the most common electric running underground? Engineers build cause of natural gas emergencies. Before digging underground systems to deliver these services around your property, state law requires you call safely across the country to your home. Homes 811, a statewide, toll-free number, to have your and businesses use natural gas for heating, cooking utility lines professionally marked.

4 And powering their factories. Always dig with That means to Call 811. before you dig, Allow the required time for free utility marking, Respect the marks and then ACTIVITY Excavate carefully!! Remember, damage prevention ACTIVITY is a shared responsibility. Connect Unscramble the locations the words. to bring 1. AFLG. natural gas, electricity, water 2. AGS. and cable television to the home. 3. TEXACVEA. 4. SIPPE. Are you a 5. TYAFSE safe digger? Ask an adult in your home to visit 6. TLUIYTI. /safety to learn about damage prevention. 1 2. Learn about Safe Digging Damage Prevention by the Numbers Now that you know natural gas pipelines live underground, you VNG Damages to Underground Pipelines By City - 2017.

5 Must be careful to avoid hitting these pipes when digging. Newport Norfolk 22% Virginia Beach 23% The Rest of Hampton Roads 41%. News 14%. At Virginia Natural Gas, people's safety is our highest priority. When we are working near your home or our pipeline, we wear protective Did you know that in 2017, more than 254,000 calls were made to 811 to have utilities properly gear like safety vests and hard hats to stay safe and ensure we are marked to prevent damages while digging or excavating? That may seem like a lot, but easily recognizable. Always call 811 before beginning any digging what about those that don't call 811?

6 In 2017, there were 250 damages recorded. The breakout project so we can make sure natural gas and other underground is as follows: lines are easily recognizable to you. Virginia Beach Norfolk Newport News ACTIVITY When you call 811, utilities place flags on their underground lines to tell you areas to avoid. Natural gas pipelines are marked with 57 damages - 23% of the total 55 damages - 22% of the total 36 damages - 14% of the total damages for Hampton Roads damages for Hampton Roads damages for Hampton Roads yellow flags. Can you identify the other types of flags? Match the Top three causes for damages Top three causes for damages Top three causes for damages flags to the 1.

7 Sewer work 1. Sewer work 1. Roadwork 2. Fencing 2. Water work 2. Fencing correct utility. 3. Electrical work 3. Telecommunications 3. Sewer work 1 Of the 57 damages, 6 were caused Of the 55 damages, 5 were caused Of the 36 damages, 5 were caused A. Gas, oil, or petroleum by homeowners. by homeowners. by homeowners. 2. B. Sewer ACTIVITY 3 C. Proposed excavation Use the information above 4 D. Reclaimed water, irrigation and in this book to help 5 E. Potable water you complete the Math F. Electric Crossword Puzzle. 6. G. Temporary survey 7 Clues A. Number of cities that make up over half the damages to D.

8 How many steps are there in the message? H. Communications underground pipelines in Hampton Roads in 2017? E. Number of damages throughout Newport News 8 B. Number of different colored flags used to mark underground utilities before digging? in 2017? F. Sewer work is what number of the top three causes for C. Number of damages caused by homeowners in damages in Virginia Beach in 2017? Norfolk in 2017? 3 4. Sniffy the Skunk says Picture Yourself at Virginia Natural Gas As a skunk, I certainly know about bad odors like the rotten egg More than 270 people work hard each day to ensure Virginia Natural smell that is added to natural gas to help you know if there is a Gas delivers natural gas safely and reliably to our customers.

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10 Sniffy the way to work! yy Don't even use Skunk. a cell phone! For more information about careers in energy, visit Sniffy nk the Sku careers. EMPL. OYEE. What career looks most interesting to you? Finish 5 6. I Know How My Home Uses Natural Gas Natural Gas Word Search Natural gas pipelines connect to the meter at your house, which Now that you have learned all about natural gas, there's one more challenge. helps to control the flow of natural gas and measures how much your family uses. Pipes inside your home connect the natural gas meter to natural gas appliances like a water heater that warms up the water you use for baths, washing clothes and dishes; a stove that cooks your food; and a furnace that helps to heat your home when it's cold outside.