How’s your dig safe April going? Here’s the top 10 stories from the damage prevention and utility sectors: FortisBC reports that gas line damages hit 20-year low in 2024 thanks

“Nothing new this year,” the comment lingered with me last week at the CGA Conference & Expo. On the surface, it’s easy to understand the sentiment. Perhaps the elephant in

While leadership sets the course for safety, informed action drives it forward. Utility Alert provides the knowledge you need with this week’s top 10 stories from the utility and damage

We’re at the CGA Conference & Expo here in Orlando and it’s shaping up to be a great event. You might have noticed we’re a day late but we had

I typically write a review of how the CGA Conference & Expo went for us as a company, but this year I’m being a bit more proactive and writing about

“Don’t learn safety by accident.” Jerry Smith Contractor called BC 1 Call before hitting New West gas line: READ Underground Reading: What I’ve Been Discovering This Week: READ Ice storm

This week, I wanted to switch things up a bit and share some of the most compelling news stories I’ve been following. The geospatial world, and related fields, have been

Can you believe we’re almost in April? That means Dig Safe Month is almost here! Are you ready to ramp up your safety efforts? Before we get into the full

An article I recently encountered made me reflect on the state of North America’s current power grid. We’re constantly bombarded with reports of a strained grid, whether due to burgeoning

Happy St. Patrick’s Day  “We do not work in unsafe environments, but we do work in hazardous ones.” This distinction acknowledges that utilities work with inherent risks, but those risks

Across the USA and Canada we have a lot of diverse landscapes, which present a complex puzzle for damage prevention. While the fundamental principles of “locate, protect, and communicate” hold

The economic waste resulting from carelessness is appalling, but anyone who stops for a moment to consider the sorrow and desolation which is brought into thousands of lives each year

“Safety is never ‘attained’ but a work in progress in tension between ALARP (As Low As Reasonably Practible) and the Precautionary Principle.” – Rob Long Here’s the top 10 stories

I’m sure by now you’ve seen the scenes from Detroit where a neighborhood is flooded with ice. It is surreal: streets transformed into icy rivers, homes encased in frozen floodwaters,

Here’s the top 10 stories from the utlity and damage prevention sectors in the last 7 days: Detroit streets submerged after century-old water main bursts: READ Beyond Zero: A Tiered

The pursuit of “zero damages” in utility infrastructure protection is a noble goal, yet, as Raimund Laqua aptly argues in “The Trouble With Zero,” focusing solely on the number can

This YouTube video from “The Groundwater Guy” explores 20 ways AI can benefit small water utilities (serving under 3,000 connections) by improving processes and management. While applicable to any water

We’ve all seen it: the wildly varying quality of utility locate reports. This isn’t just an inconvenience; it’s a massive drain on project budgets and a significant risk to safety.

“It takes leadership to improve safety.” – Jackie Stewart Here’s the top 10 stories from the utlity and damage prevention sectors in the last 7 days: Transforming Facilities, Utilities, and

D’oh! Homer Simpson’s nuclear mishaps, while comedic, highlight a fundamental truth: humans make mistakes. While hopefully none of our errors lead to a glowing green briefcase, the reality is that