“It takes leadership to improve safety” The power of seeing underground and the advantages for the AEC sector 🔗 “Call Before You Dig”: Using AI and Data Science to Protect Buried Cables and Keep Construction Projects on Track 🔗 GIS and Drones Find Common Ground in Construction 🔗 Engaging the Public 🔗 Story of the Utility Locator 📺 The rise …
What does a Utility Locator do? How do they protect our underground utilities? Heavy Metal Learning and Planet Underground collaborated on this video to help answer those questions.In their own words; “Heavy Metal Learning is excited to partner with Planet Underground TV to share the underground construction stories of the utility locator. This episode features three veteran utility locators working …
I shared a video this week with some pretty startling footage, and judging by the comments it’s a relatively common occurrence. In the video a homeowner is accosting a locator because she seems to believe he’s trespassing or is a threat. This mostly boils down to the ignorance of the general public about locating and the 811 industry as a …
“An incident is just the tip of the iceberg, a sign of a much larger problem below the surface.” – Don Brown Live Demo at The 2023 Utility Expo Jobsite area 📺 New Digital UK Map of Underground Cables Looks to Expand 🔗 ‘It was risky’, says mechanic who spent 3 hours in a pipe to cut metal girder 🔗 …
beforeUdig is the New Zealand equivalent of our 811 centers and they’ve produced this video with a locator’s perspective. It’s beneficial to learn from other places what works and what doesn’t. In their own words; “Our latest Front Runners episode is here, featuring the Locator’s Perspective while using beforeUdig services. Join the Locate Services team, as they guide us, through …
Excavation projects, vital for development and infrastructure, often encounter a lurking menace beneath the surface: ‘Ghost’ Utilities. These are the elusive, forgotten, or abandoned facilities that pose a substantial threat to safety and efficiency during excavation processes. The 2022 DIRT Report recorded 477 unique damages due to abandoned facilities, which isn’t a lot in view of all the other damages, …
Another week, another conference – catch us at the Canadian Common Ground Alliance Conference this week in Quebec City! Another rubber stamp by Public Utilities Commission 🔗 Safe Digging Month Raises Awareness Of The Dangers Of Striking Underground Pipes And Cables 🔗 Verifying the Precise Depth of Exposed Underground Utilities 📺 The Dangers of Ghost Utilities 🔗 Let’s talk about …
Watch as Double H Construction use their hydrovac trailer to safely dig holes for light poles. In their own words, “Follow along as we dig holes for light poles using a hydro excavation trailer.”RECENT POSTSApr. 24, 2025THE RELENTLESS THREATApr. 21, 2025UA / ISSUE 139Apr. 17, 2025SLOW PROGRESS IN DAMAGE PREVENTIONApr. 14, 2025UA / ISSUE 138Apr. 08, 2025UA / ISSUE 137
Excavation projects, vital for development and infrastructure, often encounter a lurking menace beneath the surface: ‘Ghost’ Utilities. These are the elusive, forgotten, or abandoned facilities that pose a substantial threat to safety and efficiency during excavation processes. The 2022 DIRT Report recorded 477 unique damages due to abandoned facilities, which isn’t a lot in view of all the other damages, …
Another week, another conference – this week we’re heading to the Mid West Damage Prevention Training Cnference in French Lick, IN. Will we see you there? USIC Launches Redesigned Website, Introduces New Content and Enhanced Digital Experience 🔗 Myrtle Beach is starting a new underground project: 🔗 Springs Utilities gas line project turns into ‘nightmare’ for customer 🔗 The …