dp-PRO Author - Scott Landes

From the Publisher – Saving Lives Through Education

Our mission at Infrastructure Resources (IR) is “Saving Lives through Education™”, which is reflected in everything we do, including dp-PRO magazine. The magazine launched in 2010 as Damage Prevention Professional magazine. That title was very descriptive of our readers, but it was a mouthful to say, so in 2019 we rebranded to today’s name, dp-PRO. …

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AGA Operations Conference & Spring Committee Meetings

Public Awareness / By Scott Landes

The 2022 AGA Operations Conference & Spring Committee Meetings was a great event. The level of happiness to be back face-to-face was undeniable. New Orleans was a great venue and attendees really seemed to love the second line procession to the networking event. In fact, based on the positive feedback heard we have made our …

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ESA Town Hall Discussions (May, June, and July)

Stakeholder Perspectives / By Scott Landes

How can SUE and Accurate Maps Be Used to Reduce Both Damages and Costs? Moderator: Daniel Bigman, President, Bigman Geophysical Panelists: • Barbara Cederberg, COO, Gopher State One Call • Ron Peterson, Executive Director, NULCA • Brenda Reigle, Executive Director, NUCA of Pennsylvania • Lawrence Arcand, President, 4Sight Utility Engineers • Jim Anspach, Affiliate Assistant …

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From the Publisher – It’s Not Just About Pipelines

From the Publisher / By Scott Landes

There are some amazing organizations who focus on preventing oil and gas pipelines from being damaged in specific situations, like under navigable waterways and on farm and ranch lands. When you look deeper into what these organizations are doing and who their members are, it becomes clear that support for these groups should be much …

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

Features / By Scott Landes

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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