“Damage prevention is a shared responsibility” Welcome to Issue 32 of Utility Alert, here’s this weeks top 10 stories in Damage Prevention: Undergrounding lines helping FPL restore power following hurricanes link Utility Relocations Further Delay $3.4B Maryland Purple Line link If You Invested $1000 in Quanta Services a Decade Ago, This is How Much It’d Be Worth Now link Achieving Operational Excellence link …
Michael Beirut once said, “the problem contains the solution.” Damage Prevention teams face many problems and so their search for solutions is heightened. Reducing bills, increasing employee productivity and reducing costs are critical tasks for organizations with damage prevention teams. Thankfully the Common Ground Alliance launched the Next Practices initiative to drive efficiency and performance in the industry. 4 of …
The Restoration Couple YouTube channel recently covered an underground utility survey on their property. Neon Surveys performed the work with their Leica locator equipment. It’s a great video to show what private locate looks like (in the UK) and the why it’s worth getting a utility survey done!VHS (Video Highlight Series) is where we shine our spotlight on a video that …
“We need to continuously improve our practices by reviewing and changing based on data. That’s how we can drive to zero damages” – Peter Mann, Radiodetection USA Here’s this weeks top 10 stories: Night Work for Underground Utility Location Beginning on Clairemont Dr. and Sherman St. link Excavation contractor faces over $250,000 in OSHA fines after worker’s death in Columbus …
Mark worked as a utility locator for over 20 years and has finally waled away from the profession in search of new challenges. In the video he candidly discusses some of the reasons he had for wanting to get out of the damage prevention industry. Utility locating is a difficult job with lots of pressure and demands. Mark describes some …
One of the main recommendations in the 2021 DIRT Report was to “Prioritize Damage Prevention Efforts Based on Immediate Needs and Greatest Impact” That’s always our goal! Welcome to Issue 30 of UtilityAlert, here’s this weeks top 10 stories: SUE Association to Host Winter Forum, January 31-February 2 in Palm Harbor, FL – link The Downfalls of Utility Locating – …
This article is about the downfalls of the utility locating job and industry, and why I left after 20 years. My background is in locating utilities in a large city in upstate New York, including water, sewer, sanitary, sewer, drainage, and electrical lines. First of all, let me say I think 20 years is too long to be in the …
Welcome to the inaugural VHS post. VHS (Video Highlight Series) is where we shine our spotlight on a video that focuses on the damage prevention community or the tools involved! Our first video was first posted over a year ago on YouTube and is a short interview with a locator from Liberty Utilities in Georgia. It only has 19 views at …
We’re finally back! Hope your new year is off to a great start… here’s the top stories from the last few days from the damage prevention world Using satellites to track groundwater depletion in California link UtilityScoop New Years Resolutions Playlist link Underground hydrogen stores offer ‘goldilocks’ solution to UK’s future fuel needs link Set underground lines safely link Duke …
Listen to the Official UtilityScoop Christmas Playlist on Spotify! Whether you’re locating in the field, driving in your truck, dispatching in the office or partying at home, we hope you have a great holiday! EnjoyRECENT POSTSOct. 16, 2024COORDINATE, COMMUNICATE, COLLABORATEOct. 14, 2024UA / ISSUE 115Oct. 11, 2024VHS | TAMPA ELECTRIC CEO TALKS MILTON MOBILIZATIONOct. 10, 202410 YEARS TO REMOVE ALL …