“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 …
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 – …
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 POSTSApr. 29, 2024UA / ISSUE 91Apr. 26, 2024VHS | MICHAEL TWOHIG: SUM OR SUE?Apr. 25, 2024DIGGING DEEP AT THE CGAApr. 15, 2024(RE)INTRODUCING UTILOCATEApr. 12, 2024VHS …
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 POSTSApr. 29, 2024UA / ISSUE 91Apr. 26, 2024VHS | MICHAEL TWOHIG: SUM OR SUE?Apr. 25, 2024DIGGING DEEP AT THE CGAApr. 15, 2024(RE)INTRODUCING UTILOCATEApr. 12, 2024VHS …
“Telecom stakeholders damage their own facilities or other service provider facilities in their industry 2x as often as natural gas stakeholders damage theirs.” – CGA Here’s this weeks top stories: JESCO Holds Its First Drill Day Event in Lumberton, N.J. link City seeks reimbursement from AT&T for broken waterlines link Company wiring Oglesby for fiber-optic internet plans overhead lines – …
Next week we’ll be making a big announcement about Utility Alert but for now here’s this weeks top stories in the damage prevention world… Three natural gas lines struck in Welland on one day: fire chief link Pennsylvania One Call Once Again Hits One Million Tickets for 2022 link ELM Is Building a 125K-SF HQ and Manufacturing Plant for …
It’s hard to believe it’s already December! Here’s the latest damage prevention news and stories… 10 Utility Locating Best Practices link Dominion Energy gets go-ahead to put natural gas pipeline under Blue Ridge Parkway link COVID-19 Impact Analysis of Underground Utilities link Are Elon Musk’s boring projects going ahead in Florida? link Sparus Holdings Acquires United Locating Services link Urban water …
Happy (Belated) Thanksgiving, hope you all had lots of turkey! Just because it’s a holiday doesn’t mean damage prevention takes a day off. Here are this weeks top stories: Ask SAM: Why aren’t more utility lines buried underground in Winston-Salem?link Distribution grid lessons learned in 2022 link Duquesne Light seeks innovative solutions to underground electrical cable challenges link Springdale Water …
The dig season is coming to a close here in the North, as snow hits the ground, but there’s still plenty of damage prevention going on. Let’s look at this weeks top stories: Digging will resume at site of mismarked gas line strike link Ditch Witch expands operations in Oklahoma town link Hidden ‘Paleo Valleys’ Could Help California Survive Droughts …