1. Report what happened
Utilities and contractors report underground asset damage or violations of safe excavation practices, including incidents that didn’t result in damage.
Proof
Built to support consistent damage reporting
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THE CHALLENGE
You can’t prevent what you don’t understand
Every damage incident or safe excavation violation can tell you something.
But when information is reported inconsistently, held in different places or reviewed too slowly, it becomes harder to see what’s happening across a region.
That can mean:
Damage and near-miss data is harder to track.
Regulators spend more time managing reports.
Reporting quality varies between organizations.
Trends and recurring issues are harder to identify.
DamageAccess brings reporting into one consistent workflow, turning individual reports into information that can support better damage prevention.
THE OUTCOME
Build a clearer picture of underground damage
CONSISTENT
Improve the quality of reporting
Guide utilities and contractors through a consistent reporting workflow, with internal sign-off before reports reach the regulator.
VISIBLE
See damage as it’s reported
Give regulators a real-time view of reported damages and near misses across their region from one management portal.
RESPONSIVE
Act on reports sooner
Use real-time alerts to notify the right people when reports require review or action.
AUTOMATED
Keep reporting moving
Automate workflows, alerts and report tracking to reduce the manual work involved in managing damage reports.
ACCESSIBLE
Access information from anywhere
Securely access DamageAccess through a web browser, giving authorized users access wherever they need to work.
AWARE
Capture more of what happens
Give utilities and contractors an easy way to report asset damage and safe excavation violations, including incidents where no damage occurred.
INSIGHTFUL
See patterns in the data
Use dashboards and scheduled reports to examine individual incidents and identify trends across reported damage.
COMPLIANT
Simplify regulatory reporting
Give regulators, 811 and Before You Dig organizations a consistent way to review damage reports and prepare data for industry reporting requirements.
HOW DAMAGEACCESS WORKS
Turn individual reports into useful damage intelligence
DamageAccess creates a consistent path from reporting an incident through to regulatory review and wider industry reporting.
2. Capture consistent information
A guided workflow helps make sure reports contain the information required for review.
3. Review and approve
Reports can be reviewed and signed off internally before they’re submitted to the relevant state regulator.
4. Alert the right people
Real-time alerts notify users when reports need to be reviewed or actioned.
5. Monitor damage activity
Regulators can see reported damage and near misses in one management portal as information is submitted.
6. Report and identify trends
Scheduled reporting and dashboard views help teams examine incidents, identify trends and prepare data for DIRT reporting.
Report
1. Report what happened
Utilities and contractors report underground asset damage or violations of safe excavation practices, including incidents that didn’t result in damage.
Capture
2. Capture consistent information
A guided workflow helps make sure reports contain the information required for review.
Review
3. Review and approve
Reports can be reviewed and signed off internally before they’re submitted to the relevant state regulator.
Alert
4. Alert the right people
Real-time alerts notify users when reports need to be reviewed or actioned.
Monitor
5. Monitor damage activity
Regulators can see reported damage and near misses in one management portal as information is submitted.
Identify
6. Report and identify trends
Scheduled reporting and dashboard views help teams examine incidents, identify trends and prepare data for DIRT reporting.
THE SAFE-DIGGING LIFECYCLE
Learn from what happens
Plan
Request
Notify
Respond
Locate
Excavate
Capture & verify
LEARN & IMPROVE
DamageAccess supports the Learn & Improve stage of the Safe Digging Lifecycle, turning damage, near-miss and safe excavation violation reports into information that can help organizations understand what happened.
That information can reveal patterns and support better damage-prevention decisions in the future.
WHO IS DAMAGEACCESS FOR?
Built for organizations responsible for damage reporting
State regulators
Review reported damages and violations, monitor activity across the region and support consistent regulatory reporting.
Utilities and asset owners
Report damage to underground infrastructure through a consistent process and maintain a clearer record of incidents.
Contractors
Report asset damage and violations of safe excavation practices through an accessible online workflow.
PROOF
See DamageAccess in action
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Questions about DamageAccess
What is DamageAccess?
DamageAccess is cloud-based damage reporting software for recording, reviewing and reporting damage to underground utility infrastructure and violations of safe excavation practices.
What can be reported in DamageAccess?
Utilities and contractors can report damage to underground utility facilities as well as violations of safe excavation practices that didn’t result in asset damage.
Who can use DamageAccess?
The current product information describes DamageAccess as supporting utilities and contractors submitting reports, with state regulatory bodies reviewing the information.
How does DamageAccess improve reporting consistency?
DamageAccess guides reports through a consistent workflow, including internal review and sign-off before submission to the state regulator.
Can regulators see damage as it's reported?
Yes. The management portal provides a real-time view of reported damages and near misses within the region.
Does DamageAccess provide alerts?
Yes. Real-time alerts can notify users when reports require review or action.
What reporting is available?
DamageAccess provides dashboard views and scheduled monthly reports, allowing users to review individual damage reports and identify trends.
Does DamageAccess support Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT) reporting?
DIRT is the industry standard for ALL damage reporting in the US and Canada. DamageAccess will export a DIRT compliant data set for uploading into DIRT. DamageAccess would be the selected tool for that State to manage their damage reporting and then data from DamageAccess would be exported and uploaded to DIRT on a regular sequence
Is DamageAccess cloud based?
Yes. Current product information describes DamageAccess as a cloud-based service that authorised users can access through a web browser.
Is DamageAccess available in my State?
Yes. Each DamageAccess deployment is customized to the local jurisdiction.
WORKS WITH DAMAGEACCESS
Connect damage data with the wider lifecycle
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Turn reporting into better insight
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