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2. In the last 12 months, have you been contacted or received written information from [local pipeline company] regarding pipeline safety?*

   1. Yes
   2. No
4. If yes, What was the source of the information?

   1. Telephone Call
   2. Mail
   3. Visit or in-person meeting
   4. E-mail
   5. Sign or Billboard
   6. Other

   Check all that apply.

6. If other, please explain.
8. Have you received information from any other sources about pipeline safety?*

   1. Yes
   2. No
10. If yes, which?
12. Have you contacted City of Portland or 811 in the past year to inquire about the location of pipelines?*

    1. Yes
    2. No

    (City of Portland only locates utilities if a 811 ticket is created)

14. If yes, about how many times?
16. How did you make the contact?*

    1. Telephone
    2. E-mail
    3. Letter
    4. In-person
    5. Other
18. If other, please explain.
20. How often would you say your company checks whether a pipeline exists before digging in a new spot?*

    1. Always
    2. Usually
    3. Sometimes
    4. Rarely or Never
    5. Do not know
22. If not always: why not?*

    1. Didn’t know where to get information
    2. Not necessary
    3. Didn’t think about it
    4. Takes too much time
    5. Think we can tell where pipeline is on our own
    6. Other
24. If other, please explain.
26. How do you make sure that all the right people in the company get the information on who to call before digging? That is, how do you disseminate the information?*

    1. Post it
    2. Discuss in meeting
    3. E-mail
    4. Calls
    5. Put in company’s written procedures
    6. Put in company newsletter
    7. Other
28. If other, please explain.
30. About how many people in your company actually determine where to dig?*
32. What jobs do they have (e.g., excavator equipment operator; executive; operations boss; etc.):
34. How many of them probably have information on where to call before digging?

    1. All
    2. Most
    3. Some
    4. Few or None
36. Has your company ever unexpectedly encountered a pipeline while digging?*

    1. Yes
    2. No
38. If yes, how often has this occurred?
40. Explain whether pipeline location was unknown and why.
42. If yes, how many were “close calls”?
44. How many resulted in damage?
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