The Danish Register of Underground Cable Owners www'ler'dk

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The Danish Register of Underground Cable
Ownerswww.ler.dk

• Danish Enterprice and Construction Authority

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What is the Register of Underground Cable Owners?

• The register is an internet based register of
  Denmarks approx. 4,500 cable owners (water
  works, municipalities, phone companies etc.), who
  own underground utility cables, pipes etc.
• All contractors must enquire in the register
  before they carry out work in streets and roads.
• The enquiry gives access to the addreses of all
  cable owners, who own cables in the work area of
  the contractor.
• Afterwards the contractor must contact the cable
  owner for precise information on the location of
  the cables.

• The register thus works like a phone book! It
  contains cable owners and not cables.
• All contractors must pay a small fee when
  enquiring. In turn they save expenses on cable
  damages.

• The register is abbreviated LER.
• You will find the register on-line at www.ler.dk.

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Why have a Register of Underground Cable Owners?

• Every year underground cables and pipes are
  damaged more than 50,000 times in Denmark.
• Often this lead to disruptions of electricity,
  phone signals and water supply.
• The damages costs Danish society approx. 210 mio.
  DKR ( 28.2 mio.) per year!

• Approx. 50 of the damages are due to lack of
  knowledge of the position of the cables.

• On this basis contractors, cable owners and the
  Danish Parliament agreed to establish LER in 2005.

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How does a contractor use LER? (1)

• Go to www.ler.dk.
• Log on with your digital signature (a Danish
  public identification key).

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How does a contractor use LER? (2)

• Mark the area in which your work will take place.
• State the period of your work and the method of
  digging.
• Press OK

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How does a contractor use LER? (3)

• The result is an overview of the cable owners in
  your work area.
• You can automatically send e-mails to the owners,
  where you ask them to send the exact location of
  their cables in your working area.
• Or you can phone or call the cable owners.

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It is stupid not to use LER!

• If you enquire in LER before carrying out work,
  your position is strong if cable owners seek
  compensation for damages on their cables.
• If you have not enquired in LER, you run the risk
  of paying a very expensive compensation.
• According to the Danish law on cable owners you
  can be fined if you do not enquire in LER before
  carrying out work.

• You can read more on LER (in Danish) on
  www.ler.dk.
• You can also call or e-mail the LER-helpdesk (45
  70 33 30 03 og ler_at_ler.dk) for further help and
  information.