Post Tagged with: "damage prevention"
How to Halve Excavation Damages in Five Years
More Damage, Most Costs, Less Clarity
The Damage Information Reporting Tool (DIRT) Report from the Common Ground Alliance (CGA) is the definitive word on excavation damage to underground facilities. Stakeholders and […]
Read MoreWhat Does Damage Prevention Leadership Look Like?
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 […]
Read MoreAn 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 […]
Read MoreThink Tank Releases New Report on The Consensus Technologies Needed For Improving Excavation Damage Prevention
FEATURE: Making a Homeowner Locate Request
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 […]
Read MoreSafer 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 […]
Read MoreSafer 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 […]
Read MoreSafer 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 […]
Read MoreSafer 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 […]
Read MoreSafe 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 […]
Read MoreThink 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 […]
Read MoreResilience 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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