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April Marks Safe Digging Month in Mississippi, and Across Country
by Amy Chmura Staff Writer This April, Mississippi 811 will join with other one call centers and stakeholders across the country in recognizing and promoting National Safe Digging Month. The first National Safe Digging Month was observed in May 2008 to promote safe digging practices and highlight the national call before you dig number, 811. [...]
CAMO Tackles “The New Frontier in Damage Prevention”
Over the past 11 years, there has been notable progress in the area of damage prevention, on land that is. It is only fitting that submerged facilities have their chance to be protected as well. This new frontier is being tackled by CAMO. Who is CAMO? Coastal And Marine Operators, which currently consists of oil [...]
The right things for the right reasons
Every abandoned house has a story to tell and every traveler had to start somewhere. When Donald Smith started his journey in a small community called Burton Lane just north of St. James, Louisiana resting on the banks of the Mississippi River, there wasn’t much to see. His early memories are the levee, the river, [...]
The Smartphone and the Possibilities for Damage Prevention
It’s not just about placing calls anymore. Over the course of a decade, the wireless device has evolved from a minute-counting, calls-only mobile phone (that may or may not work), to an advanced data and voice computer replacement, allowing all of us to stay connected, be productive and live our lives on-the-go. At Cellular South, [...]
Uninsurable
by Virginia Reames Commercial Lines Manager/Agent, The Policy Center Nobody ever really thinks too much about insurance. It may cross your mind when you get a bill or if you have a claim. Maybe you think about it when you have to get your agent to send out certificates when you bid a job, or [...]
Teaching 811 and having fun
Booneville School District by Stephanie Painter, ACTS Staff Writer When a fifth-grade science teacher showed her class a video about safe digging practices, her students started thinking about pipelines under the ground. The “Call Before You Dig” DVD, produced for Common Ground Alliance, teaches kids about utility lines and presents safety information. The students peppered [...]
Anatomy of the Underground Utility
by “Sandy” Sanford III, Attorney Willoughby Law Group The prior installment of this series focused on initial considerations in the underground utility lawsuit. Specifically, Part II explored important considerations such as venue, theories of prosecution, and defenses.While these issues are vital to the lawsuit, perhaps the most important and challenging aspect of the process is [...]
What will happen with the PIPES Act?
by Mark McCarver It is obvious that recent incidents in the offshore and pipeline industry have heightened awareness and caused many to take a closer look at operation procedures and emergency plans of our operators. If we look back to the BP Alaska pipeline spills in 2006, we see where Congress insisted on regulations to [...]
D.L.Gieger: Heidelberg Public Works Director
D.L. Gieger is in charge of public works in a town that hosts an unusual amount of digging and drilling activity. In Heidelberg, drilling companies operate a total of 102 oil and gas wells. Oil and gas exploration are so common that signs downtown read, “Dig deep. Live well,” and with more available jobs, residents [...]
The Master of Zing! Volume 4, Issue 4
He never spoke to me! That turned out to be the real reason both of the business men moved their offices into our building. When Ed first looked at office space in our building, he mentioned several things that were wrong with his current location. We negotiated for him to rent space and then to [...]
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