PUPS | Membership

Promotional Items

811 Information

Membership....it has its privileges!

P.U.P.S. is here to assist its members in providing "maximum protection for their buried facilities along with a safe working environment for excavators and the public".

P.U.P.S. is a not for profit corporation owned by it's membership and governed by a Board of Directors. It was formed by it's member utility companies in response to the passage of "The South Carolina Underground Utility Damage Prevention Act" in 1978 #58-35-10.

P.U.P.S. provides a communication service, which enables anyone planning to excavate anywhere in the sate of South Carolina to provide notice to its members of that intent. P.U.P.S. provided a toll free telephone number for the excavator to call. As each call is received, it is entered in to P.U.P.S. computer system and the "tickets" containing the location of the excavation and other information are automatically dispatched to each affected member. Upon receipt of a "ticket" the affected members dispatch personnel to mark it's underground facilities in the area of excavation. There is no charge to the caller for this service.

P.U.P.S. is very crucial part of our members' damage prevention and safety programs. All conversations and documentation is recorded and maintained by P.U.P.S. This information is available to P.U.P.S. members upon written request for 3 years.

Prevents Service Interruption

P.U.P.S. helps protect member utilities from legal and safety problems associated with service interruption. For example, a severed telephone line to air traffic control could cause planes to collide in mid-air. A damaged electric cable could electrocute a person or shut down a factory for hours. All of which could result in catastrophic lawsuits.

Prevents Damage to Your Reputation

Your lines aren't the only things that can be hurt during a dig. Service interruption can be a major source of consumer irritation and bad press.

Support Job Safety For Contractors/Equipment Operators

Each year thousands of accidents happen on job sites. That's why calling P.U.P.S. is not only a South Carolina law, it's also an effective form of prevention again construction mishaps

Saves You Costly Repairs

Since all P.U.P.S. members are notified before any excavation begins, you'll have time to mark your site and help prevent expensive damage to line.

Membership consists of utility companies, municipalities, and any company or organization having underground facilities that needs to be protected.