"5 Assumptions" Series - Assumption # 4
Assumption # 4: Assuming Underground Utilities Are Abandoned There are four reasons to worry if you are making this assumption! 1. Abandoned utilities does not mean inactive utilities.
1. One Call (811) will mark out all my utilities. One Call usually marks only the public portions of the underground utilities. Sometimes they mark elec[...]
Assumption # 4: Assuming Underground Utilities Are Abandoned There are four reasons to worry if you are making this assumption! 1. Abandoned utilities does not mean inactive utilities.
Assumption # 3: Assuming There Are No Utilities in the Area You Are Working In These 3 reasons should help you avoid making this assumption! 1. Beware of the open lot that’s up for redevelopment.
Assumption # 2: Assuming That "As - Builts" Are Accurate There are four vital reasons you should not be making this assumption... 1. Many utility prints were not accurate from day one because the util[...]
Today, another boring utility locate was completed. >No fanfare, no celebrations, just a perfectly executed locate! Client’s needs perfectly addressed and communicated
Assumption # 1: Assuming One-Call/Safe-Dig Call Outs Are All You Need There are six key problems with making this assumption..> One-Call is only required to mark the utilities that are owned by the[...]
At 5 AM the alarm rings. And so begins another day in the life of a utility locate technician. The technician showers, gets dressed, prepares lunch, a quick bite and out the door to solve this day’s p[...]
