Locator Safety Awareness Week (LSAW) is scheduled for June 19-25, 2017 and it will sneak up on you sooner than you think! This week is all about honoring locators and stressing the need for constant vigilance. It is a great opportunity to let locators know how much we appreciate the difficult, challenging, and sometimes dangerous …
(Editor’s Note: This is the sixth in a series of articles addressing misperceptions that exist about Subsurface Utility Engineering.) Things were a lot different in 168 when I began working for the Federal Highway Administration. Lots of interstate highway work was underway and many good decisions were being made. Even so, some mistakes were also …
Many electric utilities leverage Unmanned Air-craft Systems (UASs or drones). Commonwealth Edison Company (ComEd) began considering the use of UASs in 2011-12, and we began using them in 2015. Though ComEd’s use of UASs is in a relatively early stage of development, the follow-ing are some uses, learnings, challenges and plans to date. Vision ComEd’s …
More than 800 damage prevention stakeholders gathered in Orlando on March 15 for CGA ’s 2017 Annual Meeting and Breakfast. Thank you to all who traveled to Orlando for the 12th Annual CGA 811 Excavation Safety Conference & Expo and helped make the meeting a remarkable success. CGA Award Recipients Hall of Fame Each year, …
