dp-PRO Author - Scott Landes

Town Hall: Late Locates CAN IMPROVED COMMUNICATION BE A “SILVER BULLET?”

Moderator: Meghan Wade, President & CEO, Georgia 811 Panelists: • Louis Panzer, Executive Director, NC 811 • Bruce Campbell, CEO, MISS DIG 811 • James Moskal, Corporate Counsel, Corby Energy Services • Kelley Heinz, Damage Prevention / Claims Investigator, ComEd • Randy Bern, President/Owner, Vannguard Utility Partners Inc. On April 14, Infrastructure Resources held our …

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From the Publisher – The Conference was Phenomenal!

From the Publisher / By Scott Landes

The Global Excavation Safety Conference was a big success as evidenced by the headline quote above from Calressia Clark, PE, MBA, Director of Field Operations & Logistics at Mobile Area Water and Sewer System (First-time attendee, United States). It was so awesome to be back faceto- face with everyone in the industry and to see …

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From the Publisher

LSAW, Magazine / By Scott Landes

DAMAGE PREVENTION without Locators would be as effective as a Car without Wheels If you are reading this article, you probably have a great deal of respect for the role locators play in keeping excavators and the public safe. However, there is a huge percentage of people in the public – and even the industry …

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Listening Makes the Difference

From the Publisher, Magazine / By Scott Landes

One of the main things everyone on the Infrastructure Resources team works hard on is to be good listeners. If we do a good job listening, we know which conference sessions to develop and what articles to include in dp-PRO and the Excavation Safety Guide. If we listen to our readers, we hear which speakers …

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From the Publisher – Saving Lives through Education

From the Publisher, Magazine / By Scott Landes

In the pages of this issue, you’ll find several articles written by organizations dedicated to providing education and training to their particular stakeholder group. As the publisher of dp-PRO, I salute these organizations and their efforts to ensure safe digging. As sure as safe digging is a shared responsibility, so too is educating our clients, …

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From the Publisher

From the Publisher, Magazine / By Scott Landes

Damage Prevention’s 15-Year Reunion is Just Around the Corner…And You’re Invited! As we all begin to transition to our next stage of the “new normal,” many of us are excited at the prospect of a return to live events. 2022 promises a return to travel, connecting, inperson learning, and… well… just the freedom to GO …

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Publisher’s Column – Introducing the Facility Notification Center Association

From the Publisher, Magazine / By Scott Landes

In March, the industry celebrated it’s first-ever Damage Prevention Week. Designed as a week where everyone can celebrate both locally and on a larger scale through events and gatherings designed to educate, inform, and find ways to improve damage prevention efforts. Infrastructure Resources worked with some of our partners to develop a schedule of events …

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From the Publisher – Planning is Underway for the 2022 LIVE Global Excavation Safety Conference

From the Publisher, Magazine / By Scott Landes

Earlier this month, Infrastructure Resources produced our first Global Excavation Safety Conference VIRTUAL. With over 50 educational sessions, three daily networking events, and featured sponsor tech talks and product demos, it was an excellent event that brought the best possible opportunity to expand our industry knowledge in the current COVID-19 environment. Better yet for attendees, …

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Publisher’s Column – Connect with us at… IR-SavingLives.com

From the Publisher, Magazine / By Scott Landes

Names carry power. When we hear a name, we often make assumptions about that person or company or brand. Don’t believe me? Imagine a man named “Spike.” Now imagine a man named “Eugene.” How different are these two men in your mind? A name identifies you, but more importantly, it is your public face. It …

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Publisher’s Column

From the Publisher, Magazine / By Scott Landes

Welcome to the 50th Issue of dp-Pro! When we published our first issue of dp- PRO (Damage Prevention Professional back then), we didn’t know a lot about publishing a magazine, but we definitely knew there was a real need in the underground utility industry. Back then, and still today, many fine publications addressed the industries …

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