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Industry News – Special Locate 2020
MISSISSIPPI Emergency Management Agency Provides Flood Plan
(The Clarion-Ledger) – The Mississippi...


Two Confined Space Standards: WHICH ONE IS FOR YOU?
Working in confined spaces may pose inherent dangers. OSHA regulations help ensure employers take...
INDUSTRY NEWS Xtra – Special Locate 2020
PHMSA and TSA Update Pipeline Security Agreement
(Transportation Today News) – The Pipeline and...


A Year in the Life of a Liaison: The Journey to Get to 811
Part 1: The Early Years
How does someone go from 25-plus years in the utility business to...


LSAW: Punctures & Foot Trauma
Locator Safety & Appreciation Week (LSAW) is a celebration of utility locators’ hard work and an...


LSAW: Threats to the Eye
Locator Safety & Appreciation Week (LSAW) is a celebration of utility locators’ hard work and an...


LSAW: Slips, Trips, & Falls
Locator Safety & Appreciation Week (LSAW) is a celebration of utility locators’ hard work and an...


LSAW: Walking, Bending, & Squatting
Locator Safety & Appreciation Week (LSAW) is a celebration of utility locators’ hard work and an...


LSAW: Time on the Road
Locator Safety & Appreciation Week (LSAW) is a celebration of utility locators’ hard work and an...


Utility Designation Overseas
THE PROSPECT of flying halfway around the world for a project involving utility designation might...


The Fiber Optic Association (FOA)
The Fiber Optic Association (FOA)
THE FIBER OPTIC Association (FOA) is the international...


Damage Prevention: Legislation or Collaboration?
FOR ALMOST four years of my life, bill S229 seemed to be all I lived and breathed! Working with...


What’s Wrong with this Picture? – Spring 2020
WHAT DID YOU FIND WRONG?• Too many people in the small area.• Using a hoe when shovels would be...
Updates on Minnesota’s One Call Law (MS216D)
AS THE SPEED of technology grows, so does the ability to easily submit locate requests. This, in...