ON AUGUST 10, 2022, Texas811 unveiled two new websites with a new layout that is easy to navigate. The new sites are another Texas811 initiative to help stakeholders efficiently get what they need and help excavators and the general public easily access Texas811’s information about safe digging. A key change on the new website is …
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January 2023 17-19 World of Concrete (Las Vegas, NV) 24-26 Louisiana Damage Prevention Summit (Baton Rouge, LA) 24-27 API / AGA Joint Committee on Pipeline Welding Practices (New Orleans, LA) (American Petroleum Institute / American Gas Assocation) 29 – Feb. 1 APGA Winter Board & Committee Meetings (Washington, DC) (American Public Gas Association) February 2023 …
ISE EXPO 2022 marked the 30th Anniversary of a long-standing educational resource within the telecom world. Held in Denver, ISE Expo 2022 provided educational sessions and a robust exhibit hall focused on the next wave of innovative technologies and practices that will help transform ICT/ telecom services.
THE BOARD of Directors at JULIE, Inc. recently announced the winners of the first Gina Meehan-Taylor Damage Prevention Advocacy Awards. David Tidball, a damage prevention specialist for ComEd, and Rich Kuczkowski, Jr., a superintendent for Nash Brothers Construction, were chosen for their dedication as advocates of damage prevention. Chosen from a pool of nominations from …
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ACCORDING TO the Texas Railroad Commission’s Pipeline Damage Prevention program, “Texas has more miles of pipeline than any other state. In reports submitted to the Texas Railroad Commission in 2020, 27% of pipeline damages are done by people digging with hand tools, such as shovels.” Contacting 811 before digging is the easiest way to avoid …
GEORGIA 811 has been reaching out to the next generation of Georgians for over 15 years with our special safety ambassador, Digger Dog. Digger Dog and Education Administrator Maria Copeland travel throughout the state promoting the message of safe digging to second and third graders at both public and private elementary schools. Visiting around 8,000 …
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The Pipeline Task Force (PTF), a subset of The Council for Dredging & Marine Construction Safety (CDMCS) and Coastal and Marine Operators (CAMO), is a joint inter-agency, public-private initiative focused on ensuring safe operations in waterways with submerged oil and natural gas pipelines through enhanced communications, collaboration, and exchange of best practices among all stakeholders. …
There are several risks that might prevent a project from being completed in a safe manner, on time and within the construction budget. These risks typically include permits, right-of-way acquisitions, unsecured construction easements, unexpected or changing site conditions, and utility conflicts and protection. This article will emphasize a way to mitigate the risks associated with …
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A few weeks ago, I was reminded of a story that I read as a child titled “The Ants and the Grasshopper.” The short of the story is that the ants worked hard storing food and preparing for winter while the grasshopper waited until it was too late and was ill prepared for the long …
Legendary management consultant W. Edwards Deming once said, “A system must be managed. It will not manage itself. Left to themselves, components become selfish, competitive, independent profit centers, and thus destroy the system.” And the 811 system is a system like any other in that regard. In February 2021, Common Ground Alliance’s Next Practices Initiative …
