The damage prevention process is tried and true. Notifying a One-Call center through 811 has worked for over a decade, and for at least 30 […]
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An Embarrassment of Riches Unspent While Costs Soar
If there is one thing the latest Common Ground Alliance (CGA) Technology Report makes clear, it is that the damage prevention ecosystem has an embarrassment […]
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Think Tank Releases New Report on The Consensus Technologies Needed For Improving Excavation Damage Prevention
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release: Wednesday, July 27, 2022 CONTACT: Andrew Jefferis, ajefferis@aii.org Washington, D.C, July 27, 2022 — The Alliance for Innovation and [...]
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FEATURE: Making a Homeowner Locate Request
I have studied damage prevention for several years. From reading reports and best practice guides to ride alongs with locators and even calling in an [...]
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It’s Time for Nationwide Adoption of Electronic White-Lining
Looking ahead to the year 2030, we hope to see technology integrated into virtually every activity we do. For damage prevention, this is not merely […]
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Safer Digging Part 4: Saving Time Saving Money
There is a clear connection between effective damage prevention and cost saving – when you avoid a damage, you avoid all of the direct and […]
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Safer Digging Part 3: Keep it in Park
This blog series is laser-focused on innovative technology that can improve the damage prevention process. While this particular series only discusses one technology – Electronic […]
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Safer Digging Part 2: Click Don’t Call
In March, Aii ran its original damage prevention campaign Modern Roots March to help raise America’s infrastructure IQ about the critical roots of modern life below […]
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Safer Digging Part 1: Before the Shovel
The first step for safer digging happens long before the shovel hits the ground. Damage prevention relies on communication and collaboration between parties through One-Call […]
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Safe Digging Month Wraps, But Safe Digging Continues
April is recognized across the U.S. as National Safe Digging Month. As the April showers wind down and the May flowers sprout up, it is […]
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Think Tank Calls for Reexamination of Federal Damage Prevention Approach
Washington, D.C, April 20, 2022 — The Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure (Aii) on Wednesday released its newest report, Excavation Damage to Underground Infrastructure: A […]
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Resilience of Regional Roots
Across the U.S., underground utilities occupy space at different depths. Many factors influence the depth you may find these pipes, cables, and wires, such as […]
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Hey! Don’t Dig Yet! See This First!
Are you planning to dig a hole? Maybe you’re just planting a small tree, installing a mailbox, or leveling out a wonky slope in your […]
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Why Roots and Not Overhead Lines?
If you have been following the Aii educational series Modern Roots March this month, you’ll know that we want to get you thinking about underground […]
Read More The Costs of Digging Blind
Everyone knows you wouldn’t dig right next to the base of a tree if you thought there were roots underfoot. The same intuition should govern […]
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