http://www.theundergroundblog.com The Underground Blog by Scott Landes Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:05:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The following article has some interesting statistics - towards the bottom of the article. It sites the numbers for the state of Pennsylvania in terms of how many calls the one-call in PA takes, etc. Read the article. http://www.theundergroundblog.com/2007/09/04/call-before-you-dig-statistics/ There's been a buzz in the news about copper theft recently. This blog article has links to a couple news articles about it. In addition to loss of the copper material itself, it leads to loss of utility service, loss of revenue and can be fatal, as noted in an ... http://www.theundergroundblog.com/2007/08/24/underground-industry-and-copper-thefts/ An interesting article about a new policy and enforcement in Texas: Read the article. http://www.theundergroundblog.com/2007/07/26/texas-policy/ There have been a lot of newspaper articles released about 811. This one is especially good, I think, because it covers the whole spectrum of why 811 is important - from cutting off a neighbor's service to public safety. It provides a good how/why for the lay person. It also gives ... http://www.theundergroundblog.com/2007/07/09/a-good-811-article/ We are in the process of developing the Excavation Safety Guide for 2008. We are currently discussing article concepts. If you have an idea for an article that is timely for the underground /damage prevention / marking industry, email me. http://www.theundergroundblog.com/2007/07/03/excavation-safety-article-ideas/ At the annual CGA Excavation Safety Conference and Expo, we offer a Damage Investigation Workshop. This has always been a popular workshop with great reviews. Per requests, Infrastructure Resources, LLC is offering this workshop on a regional basis. Our first regional workshop is July 25 in the Denver area - learn more. ... http://www.theundergroundblog.com/2007/07/02/damage-investigation-workshops-on-the-road/ Surveyors may sometimes work in the same kind of environment that utility workers do - and face some of the same dangers on the job. It is interesting that this article mentions trench safety. http://www.amerisurv.com/content/view/3963/ http://www.theundergroundblog.com/2007/06/28/underground-dangers-noted-in-surveying-article/ The latest CGA newsletter is out. It has the official news and pictures from the 811 launch and some pictures from the CGA Excavation Safety Conference and Expo. Registration is now open for the conference for 2008! Read the newsletter. http://www.theundergroundblog.com/2007/06/26/cga-newsletter-2/ Rhino Marking and Protection Systems' first TriView shipment with 811 is heading out the door!                 Have a great Memorial Weekend! http://www.theundergroundblog.com/2007/05/25/first-811-shipment-goes-out-the-door/ On Monday, I attended an 811 Summit in Las Vegas. It was a big hit. It was put on by the CGA Nevada Regional Partner and hosted by Nevada Power. Southwest Gas bought dinner for everyone. It was clear that 811 is still new to many people, but there there is alot ... http://www.theundergroundblog.com/2007/05/24/811-summit-meeting-in-las-vegas/