Tag: Damage Prevention

Presenter: David Spangler (NPL) Dig Smart Excellence Awardee

Damage Prevention & Safety Meetings are typically held on the 4th Tuesday of the month and provide a forum for owner-members (utility-companies), locators, excavators, call center management, homeowners and all other damage prevention stakeholders to discuss topics related to safety and damage prevention. Each meeting provides a safety presentation from a guest speaker and lasts about 1.5 hours.

Topics discussed can include: ticket processing, mapping, law updates, Ticket Check®, work site issues, damages, training, events and outreach campaigns. Excavators can typically resolve work site issues at these meetings.

Refreshments will be available at 9:00AM with the meetings beginning at 9:30AM. All will held at the Miss Utility call center in Hanover, MD and guests can enter using the first-floor side entrance to the conference room. Registration is not necessary.

Tags: Damage Prevention, Damage Prevention Meeting, Homeowners, Locators, Management, Owner Members, Public, Safety, Stakeholder

Pre-Registraion is required. Please reach out to Susan at ssullivan@missutility.net for more details.

Presenter: TBD

Damage Prevention & Safety Meetings are typically held on the 4th Tuesday of the month and provide a forum for owner-members (utility-companies), locators, excavators, call center management, homeowners and all other damage prevention stakeholders to discuss topics related to safety and damage prevention. Each meeting provides a safety presentation from a guest speaker and lasts about 1.5 hours.

Topics discussed can include: ticket processing, mapping, law updates, Ticket Check®, work site issues, damages, training, events and outreach campaigns. Excavators can typically resolve work site issues at these meetings.

November Damage Prevention & Safety Meeting is a hybrid meeting beginning at 9:30 am.

Tags: Damage Prevention, Damage Prevention Meeting, Homeowners, Locators, Management, Owner Members, Public, Safety, Virtual Meeting

Friday, November 17, 2023 – Virtual Meeting
Click here to pre-register.
Log In Time: 8:50 AM
Training Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Training is FREE and presented in Spanish

Training Overview

• MD/DC Damage Prevention Law
• Ticket Processing
• Excavation Safety Tolerance Zone
• Positive Response
• Search & Status
• Enforcement

Tags: Damage Prevention, Damage Prevention Training, Safety, Virtual Training

EACH ATTENDEE MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED. Please click here to Complete & submit pre-registration form

Please remember, that by registering, you agree Miss Utility can take and use pictures of training participants at their discretion.

Friday, November 3, 2023 – FREE ONSITE Training
Training will be held at the:
Miss Utility Call Center
7223 Parkway Drive
Hanover, MD 21076 – Anne Arundel County

Training Schedule

• Refreshments: 7:30 am
• Training Start Time: 8:00am – Class is about 4 hours long.
• Training is FREE.
• Free educational and promotional give-a-ways will be provided.
• Training is presented in English (Spanish materials available).

Training Overview

• Overview of the Maryland (Title 12) and DC (Title 34) Utility Laws
• Miss Utility Call Center Procedures & Services
• Facility/Utility Training (Communications, Gas/Pipelines, Water/Sewer, Electric)
• Locating/Marking Guidelines
• Utility Damages

Contact Susan at ssullivan@missutility.net with questions.

Tags: Damage Prevention, Damage Prevention Training, Safety, Training

Pre-Registraion is required. Please reach out to Susan at ssullivan@missutility.net for more details.

Presenter: TBD

Damage Prevention & Safety Meetings are typically held on the 4th Tuesday of the month and provide a forum for owner-members (utility-companies), locators, excavators, call center management, homeowners and all other damage prevention stakeholders to discuss topics related to safety and damage prevention. Each meeting provides a safety presentation from a guest speaker and lasts about 1.5 hours.

Topics discussed can include: ticket processing, mapping, law updates, Ticket Check®, work site issues, damages, training, events and outreach campaigns. Excavators can typically resolve work site issues at these meetings.

September Damage Prevention & Safety Meeting is a hybrid meeting beginning at 9:30 am.

Tags: Damage Prevention, Damage Prevention Meeting, Homeowners, Locators, Management, Owner Members, Public, Safety, Virtual Meeting