Tag: Call Before You Dig

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Getting involved with your local damage prevention committee can save lives

There are millions of miles of utility lines buried beneath the ground, and every nine minutes one of those underground lines is struck because someone decided to dig without first calling 811. The consequences of failing to call 811 before digging can result in fines, utility damages and potentially injury or loss of life.

August 8, 2018

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Can you dig it? First call 811 and locate underground utilities

Landscape professionals would do well to keep reciting the program’s mantra, “Call before you dig,” all year long. Click for tips to be sure you dig safely.

August 24, 2016

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Are You Calling 811?

April is not only National Lawn Care Month, but it is also National Safe Digging Month. The Common Ground Alliance (CGA) created the “Call Before You Dig” campaign, which is a federally-mandated national 811 number.

April 2, 2014

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Piedmont Natural Gas Reminds Planters to Call Before Digging

Trees and shrubs for sale at one local garden center were tagged with an important safety reminder for homeowners getting ready to do some spring planting: Call 811 before you dig. Piedmont Natural Gas teamed up with The Gardens of Blackhawk Hardware and Girl Scouts from Hornets’ Nest Council, Troop 249, for the tree-tagging event on April 6. The goal was to raise public awareness about 811, a free service that locates and marks underground utilities such as natural gas lines, cable television, electric and water lines. Most service disruptions are caused by third parties such as homeowners and contractors accidentally hitting natural gas distribution lines while digging, according to Piedmont.

April 10, 2013

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Colorful Collaboration

Many varieties of orchids are surprisingly hardy and adaptable to outdoor living spaces where they lend a touch of the exotic.

February 1, 2012

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CGA, 3M and NASCAR driver promote 811

Common Ground Alliance (CGA) partnered with 3M and Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. They are promoting the 811 “Call Before You Dig” phone number at the Aug. 7 Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway. Biffle won this race in 2010. CGA is the member-driven association dedicated […]

August 5, 2011

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Deere recognized for promoting 811 safety program

John Deere Construction & Forestry has been awarded the Common Ground Alliance’s President’s Corporate Award of Excellence for promoting the Alliance and the 811 “call-before-you-dig” safety program. The CGA launched the FCC-designated 811 number in 2007 to reduce underground utility strikes, save lives and eliminate the confusion of multiple call-before-you-dig numbers being used across the […]

April 15, 2011