Digging near utilities requires careful consideration to ensure safety and prevent damage. Here are the list of questions we’ll be answering: How should you approach digging around utilities? How can you determine what lies below without digging? How accurate are utility markings? How deep can you go before calling 811? What are the potential consequences of digging without contacting 811? …
“Many utility strikes occur when teams do not follow safe working practices, fail to review utility plans, or do not use appropriate detection equipment.” Vacuum excavators have become the tool of choice in council fleets: READ Why are so many utility cables being cut in Buckingham County? READ New Jersey American Water Launching Education Campaign to Encourage Customers to Identify & …
Ray Taylor from NZ produced this fantastic video on getting a locate signal to jump a gap. This video is informative for industry veterans and newcomers! Ray goes through quite a few different frequencies and shoes the difference between a 1cm gap and earthed gaps. For anyone involved in damage prevention and especially field workers this is a must watch …
We’re a day late because of Victoria Day but normal service will resume next week… Here’s the top 10 stories in damage prevention from the last week: Consultation launched on Ontario One Call system, halting potential for locate charges from utilities: READ Digital Construction Awards 2023 shortlist: Best Use of Data on a Project: READ Hey, PG&E: Explain why you’re …
Savage Group LLC produced this informative video on dispelling myths about utility locating, it’s worth watching and sharing In their own words they, “There are a lot of myths out there about underground utility locating. In this video, we debunk the seven most common ones. If you’re planning to dig, it’s essential to know where your utilities are. Learn the …
Safety doesn’t happen by accident! Here’s this weeks top 10 stories from the worl of utilities & damage prevention… After the Storm — Rapid Location of Damaged Utility Poles: READ Four ways utilities are modernizing vegetation management: READ Using ChatGPT to fix 811?: READ Why One Call / 811 won’t find all utilities: READ Innovative new excavator GPR technology: READ …
multiVIEW did this great video of their QA process for utility locates. It’s worth a watch. In their own words they, “a technician can be seen using an electromagnetic locator to detect current in a tracer wire connected to the underground utility line to verify the accuracy of surface utility marks after a Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) Quality Level ‘B’ …
Before you start a project that involves excavation or breaking ground—whether you’re a homeowner, contractor, landscaper, or even a large municipality—there is something you have to take into account: There are utilities buried below the ground surface that can cause conflicts, hamper progress, wreak financial havoc on your budget, and even cause physical (and, in the worst case, mortal) harm. …
“An incident is just the tip of the iceberg, a sign of a much larger problem below the surface” – Don Brown Here’s this weeks top 10 stories in damage prevention: The truths and myths of multi array ground penetrating radar for utility detection: READ The Inside Outside Guys: Infrastructure, and the importance of Miss Dig: READ GNSS solutions for …
811 Chicago Utility Locating produced this great video showing How a Contractor 811 Remark Request left me in Disbelief In their own words they, “delve into the details of the remark request and provide my thoughts and insights on the situation. ” Subscribe to their channel here: 811 Chicago Utility Locating on YouTube VHS (Video Highlight Series) is where we …