OSHA Standard 1926.651(b)(1) states that the estimated location of utility installations, such as sewer, telephone, fuel, electric, water lines, or any other underground installations that reasonably may be expected to be encountered during excavation work, shall be determined prior to opening an excavation. Here’s the top stories from the week: GeoCal is helping to map assets under the ground …
“What’s it like to work as a Subsurface Utility Engineering SUE Tech at Control Point Associates, Inc.? A SUE Tech provides a full range of utility engineering services including private utility locating, ground penetrating radar, concrete scanning, and vacuum excavation. We solve the mystery of what is happening underground.”RECENT POSTSJan. 24, 2025VHS | MORE THAN UPSTATE 100 GAS LINES DAMAGED …
Lots of exciting stories this week – Exodigo’s adoption by the DOE might be the biggest one in terms of impact though! Exiciting to see mapping and AI get a push at the federal level. Here’s why undergrounding all utilities in San Francisco is nearly impossible READ 🔗 DOE’s Grid Overhaul Prioritizes Safety Using AI Maps of Underground Power …
“Nothing is of greater importance than the conservation of human life.” – Former U.S. President Calvin Coolidge Peoples Gas pipeline replacement could soon restart READ 🔗 Equipment Recommendation READ 🔗 NextGen: Placing a Locate Request – BYDP WATCH 🔗 An interview with Michael Egan READ 🔗 Why didn’t 811 mark everything? WATCH 🔗 Geospatial firm raises £600k to create ‘eye …
“Tractor Time with Tim needed the utilities marks so we could start digging the trenches for the geothermal system. We called 811 – Call Before You Dig. It turns out they don’t mark everything. Craig explains what they mark and what they don’t mark. You have to see him throw the flags! “RECENT POSTSJan. 24, 2025VHS | MORE THAN UPSTATE …
We’re heading to the Louisiana 811 Damage Prevention Summit tomorrow – let us know if you’re going! County GIS dept. gets new Utility Scan Device READ 🔗 Gentry Council passes ordinance requiring underground utilities READ 🔗 Why digital twins are the future of damage prevention READ 🔗 Any Direction Underground Utilities sees success READ 🔗 Robot worms, lasers, drones …
“The family-owned business consists of owners Ralph and Sheila Guyton and their sons work in the business with them. They started off working with just the family, rented machines and one truck. Now, they have more than 10 employees, six trucks and six machines of their own.”RECENT POSTSJan. 24, 2025VHS | MORE THAN UPSTATE 100 GAS LINES DAMAGED IN 2024Jan. …
The fourth story in our alert carries the tragic story of a young USIC locator called Joe Zephries who was struck by a car and passed away. Our condolences are with his loved ones. There’s a GoFundMe fundraiser which you can find here. National Underground Asset Register could be opened for wider use: READ 🔗 Bad Weather Isn’t Enough …
“Aaron visits Earthview in Melbourne, FL to see one of their directional drilling projects where they are installing 40,000 feet of water lines. The purpose of directional drilling is to install underground utilities without disturbing the surface. Directional drilling can be used to install these utilities under roads, train tracks, interstates, etc. Earthview is a women-led company that’s headquartered in …
Welcome to our first Utility Alert of 2024, let’s make this year safer than the one before. Utilities Can Reap the Rewards of Resilience – READ 🔗 ‘The 5 billion-dollar mile’: Bulldozers at the ready for 23 acres – READ 🔗 Forging Forward in Damage Prevention – READ 🔗 Pre-Plan for Success – READ 🔗 Federal funding for Virginia to …