Excavation Safety Alliance (ESA) Podcast

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The Excavation Safety Alliance Podcast invites leaders in damage prevention to sit down and tell stories, highlight new technology, and share their passion for safety.

  1. 05/11/2023

    What are the best ways to avoid cross bores?

    Cross bores are extremely dangerous and can lead to disasters. This Town Hall will focus on both how to prevent future cross bores as well the best ways to find existing cross bores. Listen to the experts on the panel and bring your suggestions to share. Passing on solutions could save lives. This ESA Town Hall was sponsored by ULC Technologies.

    What are the best ways to avoid cross bores?

  2. 04/13/2023

    Defending Utility Damage Claims

    Insurance costs for utility damage coverage can be significant for both contractors and facility owners. During this Town Hall, the panel will talk about the biggest underwriting indicator for future rates, “past claims”.

    Defending Utility Damage Claims

  3. 03/31/2023

    How do you track the true total cost of a damage, not just the repair cost? PART 2

    Excavation Safety Alliance (ESA) Podcast

    How do you track the true total cost of a damage, not just the repair cost? PART 2

  4. 03/09/2023

    What are the top issues affecting the utility locating industry and how do we resolve them?

    One of the most important factors in damage prevention and safe excavation is ensuring that locates are on time and accurate. This was not an easy task even before huge fiber builds started popping up, sometimes with almost no warning. Hiring, training and keeping good technicians can be a big challenge, especially with downward pressure on per ticket prices. All stakeholders benefit when these problems are solved. The March ESA Town Hall will focus on solutions issues that face locate companies and internal locate teams. Our discussion will cover both short term and long-term solutions involving communication, technology, locating a career, and ways that state laws can be improved.

    What are the top issues affecting the utility locating industry and how do we resolve them?

  5. 01/11/2023

    How do you track the true total cost of a damage, not just the repair cost?

    It is easy to track the basic hard cost to repair a damaged cable or pipeline, but that is usually only a small portion of the full cost. How do you track the cost for labor costs associated with investigation, collection efforts, out of service complaints, employee travel time, traffic control, etc.? Do you track costs for traffic control, site restoration, permits, etc. and link them to the total cost? On top of that how do you attribute costs to the outages due to damage your brand as well as the societal costs?   Moderator: Kelley Heinz  Panel Members Bob Edwards: Citizens   Dane Lobb: PG&E  Mark Seaton: JNR  Andrea Stainback, Lumen Technologies

    How do you track the true total cost of a damage, not just the repair cost?

  6. 12/07/2022

    ESA Town Hall: PHMSA and NTSB Recommendations for Tolerance Zones: Does one size fit all?

    Moderator: Ed Landgraf, Texas 811 & CAMO Panelists: Pascual "Paco" Alvarez, Damage Prevention Coordinator, Chevron Devon Carlock, VP of Safety & Govt. Relations / President, Cottrell Contracting Corporation / CDMCS Sam Minifie, Policy Advisor - Pipeline, American Petroleum Institute

    ESA Town Hall: PHMSA and NTSB Recommendations for Tolerance Zones: Does one size fit all?

  7. 11/10/2022

    ESA Town Hall: What are the most successful ways to investigate a damage and defend yourself?

    Everyone’s goal is to avoid hitting a cable or a pipeline during excavation. Unfortunately, damages still occur for a wide variety of reasons. When there is a damage someone has to pay the repair and related costs. This can range from several thousand to seven figures. A thorough, timely investigation is the best way to defend yourself. Moderator: Jim Proszek, Attorney, Hall Estill

    ESA Town Hall: What are the most successful ways to investigate a damage and defend yourself?

  8. 10/12/2022

    What role can Utility Coordinating Councils play in damage prevention and excavation safety?

    Moderator Ann Rushing, Education Manager, NC811 Panel Members Marty Mead, Director of Damage Prevention, CO811 Chris Stermer, WGI – FUCC Chair Becky Kinsey, Liaison Manager, Georgia 811

    What role can Utility Coordinating Councils play in damage prevention and excavation safety?
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