554.114 – Prohibitions; Penalties.
554.114 Prohibitions; penalties.— (1) A person may not: (a) Operate a boiler at a public assembly location without a valid certificate of operation for that boiler; (b) Use a certificate of operation for any boiler other than for the boiler for which it was issued; (c) Operate a boiler for which the certificate of operation has been suspended, revoked, or […]
556.114 – Low-Impact Marking Practices.
556.114 Low-impact marking practices.— (1) An excavator providing notice under s. 556.105(1)(a) shall identify in its notice only the area that will be excavated during the period that the information in such notice is considered valid under s. 556.105(1)(c). (2) When an excavator has not completed an excavation noticed under s. 556.105(1)(a) within the period that the information […]
554.115 – Disciplinary Proceedings.
554.115 Disciplinary proceedings.— (1) The department may deny, refuse to renew, suspend, or revoke a certificate of operation upon proof that: (a) The certificate has been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation; (b) The boiler for which the certificate was issued cannot be operated safely; (c) The person who received the certificate willfully or deliberately violated the State Boiler Code, this […]
556.115 – Alternative Dispute Resolution.
556.115 Alternative dispute resolution.— (1) Sunshine State One-Call of Florida, Inc., shall create a voluntary alternative dispute resolution program. The program shall be available to all member operators, excavators, and other stakeholders, such as locators, utility service users, and governmental or quasi-governmental entities, for purposes of resolving disputes arising from excavation activities, including, but not limited to, […]
554.1151 – Administrative Fine in Lieu of or in Addition to Suspension, Revocation, or Refusal to Renew a Certificate of Operation or Competency.
554.1151 Administrative fine in lieu of or in addition to suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew a certificate of operation or competency.— (1) If the department finds that one or more grounds exist for the suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew any certificate of operation or certificate of competency issued under this chapter, the department may, in […]
556.116 – High-Priority Subsurface Installations; Special Procedures.
556.116 High-priority subsurface installations; special procedures.— (1) When an excavator proposes to excavate or demolish within 15 feet of the horizontal route of an underground facility that has been identified as a high-priority subsurface installation by the operator of the facility, the operator shall, in addition to identifying the horizontal route of its facility as set forth […]
556.101 – Short Title; Legislative Intent.
556.101 Short title; legislative intent.— (1) This chapter may be cited as the “Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety Act.” (2) It is the intent of the Legislature to provide access for excavating contractors and the public to provide notification to the system of their intent to engage in excavation or demolition. This notification system shall provide the […]
556.102 – Definitions.
556.102 Definitions.—As used in this act: (1) “Business days” means Monday through Friday, excluding the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and the following Friday, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. Any such holiday that falls on a Saturday shall be observed on the […]
556.103 – Creation of the Corporation; Establishment of the Board of Directors; Authority of the Board; Annual Report.
556.103 Creation of the corporation; establishment of the board of directors; authority of the board; annual report.— (1) The “Sunshine State One-Call of Florida, Inc.,” is created as a not-for-profit corporation. Each operator of an underground facility in this state shall be a member of the corporation and shall use and participate in the system. The corporation […]
554.103 – Boiler Code.
554.103 Boiler code.—The department shall adopt by rule a State Boiler Code for the safe construction, installation, inspection, maintenance, and repair of boilers in this state. The rules adopted shall be based upon and shall at all times follow generally accepted nationwide engineering standards, formulas, and practices pertaining to boiler construction and safety. (1) The department shall […]