Testing Limits
“You don’t have to look far to find evidence of people’s willingness to test their limits, often with disastrous consequences. A quick search on YouTube
February 22, 2019
Locating
The Case of The Absentee Facility Owner
“In the last issue, I recounted a story about one of the rare occasions on which my small private locating company had been called to
November 28, 2018
Help Me HELP YOU
Did you know locators don’t locate?” The contractor shouted the question to a small group of onlookers gathered around the damaged electric cable, then shouted
August 29, 2018
Safety First
By the time you read this the summer dig season will be in full swing. With all the early season kinks worked out and ticket
May 23, 2018
THE KEY to Retaining Frontline Employees
Employee turnover costs real money. For low salary, high turnover positions, the impact can be as much as 16% of annual pay – or about
March 29, 2018
Lucky AND Good: Being a Locator in the Modern Dangerous Era
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”… and be sure to mark your
July 11, 2017
Locating – A Heack of a Job
July 2017 marks my 21st anniversary in the locating business. Like almost anyone else with paint on their boots, I kind of fell backwards into
July 11, 2017
Houston, WE HAVE A PROBLEM
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author. Damage Prevention Professional welcomes and encourages articles and correspondence from all points of view.
July 11, 2017
Building the Locate Rodeo
Who’s number one? Who’s the best at what they do? That’s a question people have been asking themselves since the
July 11, 2017
Sonde Locating
Some years ago, having a minimum amount of locator training, I was tasked with my first week of locate tickets. Most were straightforward and completed
July 11, 2017
Testing Limits
“You don’t have to look far to find evidence of people’s willingness to test their limits, often with disastrous consequences. A quick search on YouTube
February 22, 2019
The Case of The Absentee Facility Owner
“In the last issue, I recounted a story about one of the rare occasions on which my small private locating company had been called to
November 28, 2018
Help Me HELP YOU
Did you know locators don’t locate?” The contractor shouted the question to a small group of onlookers gathered around the damaged electric cable, then shouted
August 29, 2018
Safety First
By the time you read this the summer dig season will be in full swing. With all the early season kinks worked out and ticket
May 23, 2018
THE KEY to Retaining Frontline Employees
Employee turnover costs real money. For low salary, high turnover positions, the impact can be as much as 16% of annual pay – or about
March 29, 2018
Lucky AND Good: Being a Locator in the Modern Dangerous Era
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”… and be sure to mark your
July 11, 2017
Locating – A Heack of a Job
July 2017 marks my 21st anniversary in the locating business. Like almost anyone else with paint on their boots, I kind of fell backwards into
July 11, 2017
Houston, WE HAVE A PROBLEM
The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author. Damage Prevention Professional welcomes and encourages articles and correspondence from all points of view.
July 11, 2017
Building the Locate Rodeo
Who’s number one? Who’s the best at what they do? That’s a question people have been asking themselves since the
July 11, 2017
Sonde Locating
Some years ago, having a minimum amount of locator training, I was tasked with my first week of locate tickets. Most were straightforward and completed
July 11, 2017
