Do You Call or Log In?
Surveyor bringing the call before you dig message to logging operations By Michael Downes 811 Magazines TG Smith lives and works in another state, but a volunteer opportunity in Mississippi more than a decade ago changed how he and his business think about underground...
What Can White Lining Do for You?
By Keidre Adams Texas811 Do you get frustrated when you reach a job site, ready to begin work only to find out that your job was not marked correctly? Yes, of course you do! With the rise of excavations spreading across the state of Texas, time is of the essence. You...
CenterPoint Energy Employee Award Recognizes Damage Prevention Leaders
CenterPoint Energy created the inaugural CenterPoint Energy Damage Prevention Award to recognize an employee who demonstrates the leadership qualities necessary to drive progress in the damage prevention industry. The first recipient of this inaugural award was James...
First-Ever Online Training and New Best Practices for Working Safely Near Underwater Pipelines
By Ed Landgraf Chairman Costal and Marine Operations The United States has a wealth of natural resources—everything from habitat to petroleum reserves is unequalled. Many US citizens work in fishing, marine, waterways and energy related industries. Pipelines safely...
Why I Wear a Seatbelt Behind the Wheel
By Joe Igel As a young teen, when I initially started driving, I did not wear my seatbelt. In truth, given the age of cars I could afford at the time, seatbelts were not even part of the equipment and were certainly not required to be worn, even if they were there....
We Have to Do Better
by Wallace Jones Director, Gas Pipeline Safety Alabama Public Service Commission The other day I had the chance to hear a speaker describe a post that he had been told about on social media. It came from someone who was traveling through a different area of the...
Was Anybody Hurt?
By: Virginia Reames The Policy Center Jackson, MS Whenever an incident occurs – out in the field or in the shop, “was anybody hurt?” is the first question that crosses your mind. And well it should be! A worker injured on the job can be handicapped for life – and...
MVP Cliff Swoape
By Jason Fryer Damage Prevention Liaison Tennessee 811 The name Cliff Swoape kept popping up as I brainstormed who to feature in our newly titled “Damage Prevention MVP” article. Cliff has just become the director of human resources and communications for Middle...
