The Fiber Optic Association (FOA) THE FIBER OPTIC Association (FOA) is the international professional society of fiber optics, chartered to promote professionalism in fiber optics through education, certification and standards. FOA is focused on enhancing the competence of the technicians who build the fiber optic networks that connect the world: the Internet, telecommunications systems (wired, wireless …
FOR ALMOST four years of my life, bill S229 seemed to be all I lived and breathed! Working with Senator Grant Mitchell, MP Lloyd Longfield, Parliamentary lawyers, stakeholders and interested parties across the country as we drafted and refined legislative language was a tremendous experience. There were successes and challenges – perhaps none bigger than when …
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WHAT DID YOU FIND WRONG? • Too many people in the small area. • Using a hoe when shovels would be more prudent. • The excavation has not been shored to keep remanding walls of spoil from falling in. • It would be difficult to see the person directing the excavator operator behind the large bucket. • The proper PPE …
MISS DIG 811 was established in 1970 by five major Michigan utility companies as a pilot program in Oakland County to reduce damages to their underground facilities, prevent injuries, and save lives. Since its inception, we have expanded significantly by adding two additional notification centers, moving from phone calls to primarily web-based ticket taking, and introducing …
AS THE SPEED of technology grows, so does the ability to easily submit locate requests. This, in combination with accessibility via mobile devices, results in the growth of ticket volumes year after year. Excavators have the responsibility to comply with One Call laws and dig safely while facility operators are challenged with responding to tickets quickly …
Locator Safety & Appreciation Week (LSAW) is a celebration of utility locators’ hard work and an acknowledgment of the hazards they face every day in the field. Locators play crucial and often underappreciated roles in protecting the public and our underground infrastructure. Take some time this week to thank a locator in your life! We’ll …
ALWAYS OBSERVED on the last full week of April, this year Locator Safety & Appreciation Week is April 20-26… and it will sneak up on you sooner than you think! LSAW is all about letting locators know how much we appreciate the difficult, challenging, and sometimes dangerous work they do protecting our underground utilities. Working outdoors, …
JULIE Nets Win with Chicago Wolves IMAGINE IF the idea of Calling 811 Before You Dig was engrained in the minds of the next generation of excavators from an early age. This is a concept JULIE, Inc. (JULIE), Illinois’ One Call System, looks to develop through strategic partnerships and outreach efforts. JULIE found the perfect partner …
Safety is integral to how we do our job of providing fast, reliable fiber optic internet, phone and television to our customers every single day at MetroNet. We’re revolutionizing the way we do business and we want to invite other telecommunications companies to share in this vision as we grow. MetroNet has a training facility …
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Construction Angels, a south Florida-based non-profit, was created to facilitate access to financial services and grief counseling for immediate surviving family members of construction workers who have lost their life while working on a jobsite. In 2018, Construction Angels had affiliate chapters in four states. Today there are twelve Construction Angels chapters serving Delaware, Florida, …
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