Day: March 29, 2018

Missouri AG Hawley Announces Annual Statistics of Missouri One Call Enforcement Marty Smith | STL News Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley today announced the 2017 results of enforcement of the Missouri Underground Facility Safety and Damage Prevention Act, also known as the Missouri One Call Law.  This law requires excavators to call a notification center, …

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Vermont Investigating 45-Minute Statewide 911 System U.S. News & World Report Officials are investigating after Vermont’s 911 system failed for nearly an hour last week, causing 11 emergency calls to fail. Barbara Neal, executive director of the state E911 Board, says there is no indication of anyone coming to harm as a result of the outage. …

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Angels-Dodgers spring finale comes to an early, and very smelly, ending Sam Cooper | Yahoo Sports The Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels finished out spring training Tuesday night with one final exhibition game at Dodger Stadium before MLB opening day on Thursday. However, the game came to a premature — and very, very smelly — ending. The …

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You might dig gardening, but check with PUD before you do Eric Stevick | The Herald Spring is a time to dig, to build, to plant, to grow. The thing is, there are some perilous secrets in the earth that can create inconvenience and cause injury. It’s why the Snohomish County Public Utility District is reminding …

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Trench and excavation fatalities rise, regulators prioritize safety Kim Slowey | Construction Dive Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Labor has made reducing excavation and trenching hazards a priority, with the goal of reducing the total by 10% by Sept. 30, 2019 from the fiscal year 2017 total. The department said it would achieve this goal …

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Construction collapse at Muskogee VA hospital will cost $17.5 million to repair and was the result of poor planning, federal report finds Justin Wingerter | NewsOK or the second time in five days, a federal report has found construction flaws at an Oklahoma veterans hospital wasted millions of taxpayer dollars and will cost millions more …

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Gas leak near London’s Covent Garden and Leicester Square forces dozens to be evacuated and roads to be closed Rachel Bishop | Mirror Online Dozens of people have been rushed to safety after a suspected gas leak at a central London tourist hot spot. Around 100 people were evacuated from Covent Garden and homes in …

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April named Safe Digging Month in the state of Georgia Alex Jones & Jose Zozaya | WTVM Spring is here and many homeowners across Georgia may want to start an outdoor project. That is why state officials and Georgia’s 811 hotline are asking you to call them before you start digging. Georgia’s 811 office says …

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