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Dates set for the 2020 Oceania Damage Prevention Conference

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Gold Coast of Australia Selected for Important Industry Gathering Melbourne, Australia – March 3, 2020 Damage prevention professionals from around the world will gather November 18-20, 2020 for the Oceania Damage Prevention Conference. This annual conference highlights new programs, capabilities, and important trends within the damage prevention industry. Hundreds of industry professionals and vendors will …

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Seattle construction causes two major gas leaks in a week

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Seattle has had two major gas leaks in less than a week, both caused by construction workers digging in the wrong place. Contractors laying fiber optic cable for Texas-based Fortune 500 company Crown Castle caused Monday’s leak in the University District…read more

APGA makes major board changes

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MPC Group’s Tony O’Sullivan was appointed as the new APGA President for a two-year term following the APGA Convention and Exhibition in Adelaide, South Australia, while three nominations were received for three vacancies, so the other new appointments required no election…read more

Mansfield High students, staff allowed back to school after evacuation due to possible gas leak

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Students, staff allowed back to Mansfield High after evacuation due to possible gas leak Mansfield High School was evacuated at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, as a precaution while a possible gas leak was being investigated, according to Mansfield police. All staff and students to return to the building at 12:45 p.m. after the Mansfield …

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Rangeland Midstream Canada Begins Oil Pipeline Construction

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Rangeland Energy III LLC subsidiary, Rangeland Midstream Canada, Ltd., has begun construction of its Marten Hills Pipeline System. The Calgary-based company was formed in 2016 and first announced earlier this year that it was building the pipeline…read more

State fines PSNC Energy, subcontractors in deadly gas explosion in downtown Durham

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DURHAM — The N.C. Department of Labor has fined PSNC Energy and two subcontractors $21,100 in April’s deadly gas-line explosion in downtown Durham. In a statement Wednesday night, the energy company said it is committed to learning from “this tragic incident” but disagrees with the state’s findings…read more

Award-winning tool to boost powerline safety

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Ergon Energy and Energex, as part of Energy Queensland, have won a Safe Work Award for a lifesaving tool to help improve safety around powerlines on work sites in the air and on the ground. The online mapping application lookupandlive.com.au pinpoints the location of 178,000km of overhead powerlines and 1.7 million poles across Queensland…read more

Directional drilling for NZ project

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The Tauranga City Council’s Waiari Water Supply Scheme is a major project to deliver increased capacity and resilience for the city’s drinking water supply. The latest phase of the project, a pipeline along Number One Road in Te Puke, has been awarded to Smythe Contractors with a winning bid due to the company’s use of directional drilling, …

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Excavation machine damages TCN’s underground transmission lines

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The Transmission Company of Nigeria has said that one of its 132kV underground transmission lines was damaged by an excavation machine working for IBB Golf Club, Abuja. It said the incident made TCN to transmit bulk electricity meant for the Central Area, Maitama, Utako, Jabi and several parts of the Federal Capital Territory without redundancy …

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Granite Receives AGC of California’s Highest Construction Safety Excellence Award for Second Consecutive Year

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WATSONVILLE, Calif.- Granite (GVA) announced today that it received first place in the heavy civil/highway category for over 3 million worker hours at the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of California’s Construction Safety Excellence Awards (CSEA). This is the second consecutive year that Granite has been recognized for this prestigious award…read more