Governor Mike DeWine signed House Bill 227 into law on Tuesday, March 10, marking a step towards enhanced safety standards for excavation.
Pictured above is Governor DeWine alongside lobbyists from Byers Minton & Associates and members of Ohio811 staff and board members.
The bill looks to strengthen requirements that the state be notified before any digging takes place. This is all in an effort to reduce the number of gas leaks created by supposed human error…