LOCATOR SAFETY & APPRECIATION Week (LSAW) is April 19-25. This annual celebration brings to the forefront the need to recognize the important job locators do, thank them for their diligence and hard work, and provide them with tips and tools designed to help keep them safe on the job. Why should you care? Well, the …
The Inaugural Global Locate Masters (GLM) is scheduled to take place during Damage Prevention Week at the 2022 Global Excavation Safety Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, March 1-3. The competition is designed to test the top locators in the world in a skills competition unlike any held before. Using UTTO virtual locate simulators, locators have the …
SPECIAL FOCUS – The Inaugural Global Locate Masters (GLM) Read More »
The Minnesota Underground Utilities Mapping Project Team (UUMPT), within the Minnesota Geospatial Advisory Council Emergency Preparedness Committee (EPC), was formed in August 2020. The UUMPT works to increase locate efficiencies and accuracy, reduce damage to the state’s underground infrastructure, and improve operational and construction safety by leveraging current and emerging GIS technologies through cross-community collaboration …
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EVERY ISSUE WHEN WE START INTERVIEWING PEOPLE TO WRITE OUR DAMAGE PREVENTION HERO ARTICLE, WE NEVER HAVE A SHORTAGE OF VOLUNTEERS WILLING TO SHARE THEIR PERSPECTIVE ON WHY AN INDIVIDUAL DESERVES TO BE HONORED WITH THIS DESIGNATION. This issue, however, the response we received was overwhelming. It seems “everyone” knows (and loves) Dora Parks–and wants …
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– INTRODUCING – Excavation Safety Alliance It is with great excitement that Infrastructure Resources (IR) announces the launch of Excavation Safety Alliance (ESA), a new membership program for the excavation industry. If there was one positive to pull from an otherwise difficult year, it is that 2020 forced us to pause and think deeply about …
Kelley Heinz – A Damage Prevention Hero Who goes Above and Beyond her Responsibilities to Promote Safety and Damage Prevention Outreach! IF YOU READ THE ARTICLE, READY, RESPOND, RECOVER: DAMAGE PREVENTION BEST PRACTICES FOLLOWING A DISASTER, BEGINNING ON PAGE 16, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHY THIS ISSUE’S HERO WAS NOMINATED. KELLEY HEINZ IS THE BRAINCHILD BEHIND …
The Inaugural Global Locate Masters (GLM) is schedule to take place during Damage Prevention Week at the 2022 Global Excavation Safety Conference in Phoenix, Arizona March 1-3. The competition is designed to test the top locators in the world in a skills competition unlike any held before. Using UTTO virtual locate simulators, locators have the …
Most people associate excavation with large construction equipment digging giant trenches or big holes. But there are many “small digs” that are performed every day and despite the small size, these excavations still pose a threat to safety. It is vitally important that workers and homeowners engaged in these activities are aware of the hazards …
American Trails “We will be known by the tracks we leave behind” – Dakota proverb American Trails, a national nonprofit, has launched a new grant program in conjunction with Conservation United, Inc: The Trail Fund. The Trail Fund is a focused program in which the outdoor recreation and conservation- giving communities can invest in the …
The Common Ground Alliance (CGA) published the 2019 edition of the annual DIRT Report at the end of October. This marks the sixteenth publication of the report, which serves as a summary and analysis of data entered into the Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT) during the previous year. The report offers accounting and analysis of …
