UA / ISSUE 48

“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 & …

VHS | JUMPING A GAP

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 …

UA / ISSUE 47

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 …

VHS | 7 MYTHS ABOUT LOCATING

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 …

UA / ISSUE 46

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 …

VHS | PERFORMING A QA REVIEW OF UTILITY LOCATES

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’ …

UA / ISSUE 45

“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 …

VHS | CONTRACTOR REMARKS

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 …

UA / ISSUE 44

We’re on our way right now to the 2023 AGA Operations Conference & Biennial Exhibition & Spring Committee Meetings in Grapevine, Texas. We’ll let you know how it goes… for now here’s the latest damage prevention industry news: Baltimore residents object to BGE’s installation of gas regulators on home exteriors: READ MGISS supports FM Conway to reduce on-site risks and …

UA / ISSUE 43

We’re back with a bang after our CGA induced hiatus. Here’s this week’s top 10 stories in damage prevention: Inspection of water grid about to start for Lakefront Utility: READ Common Ground Alliance delivers first-ever Community Groundbreaker awards: READ Your turn: Arbor Day a time to replant trees and think to the future: READ Contractor blames red tape for Tacoma …