Dig Safe Certification
Dig Safe Certification is required for employee excavators and non-employee (e.g. external contractors) excavators.
Please watch the UMass Amherst Dig Safe Regulation & Requirements Training video. Then complete the Dig Safe Regulations & Requirements Training Certification Form.
Dig Safe Permit
Any time ground is to be broken on campus, a Dig Safe permit is required. This runs the gamut from major construction to simply putting up tents and signs, and is mandated by Massachusetts law in order to ensure the protection of underground utilities like electric and fiber-optic conduit, telecom & television lines, water, and steam and sewer lines
Purpose of the UMass Amherst Facilities Management (formerly known as Physical Plant) Dig Safe Policy & Procedure: To develop a consistent procedure for processing Dig Safe requests through the Physical Plant and the Facilities Planning Department