Stump Grinders Beware!
Its not uncommon for utilities to be lifted to the surface as trees send their roots through the ground and grow. Don't forget, if you are getting a locator on site get a Telstra authorised DBYD Certified Locator - like [...]
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
Locaters would like to wish everyone a very happy break over the Christmas period. We will be closed from December 21st through to January 4th.
Survey capability recognised with AEO certification
Each weekday Sydney Trains provides around one million customer journeys. The Assets Standards Authority (ASA) is growing the capability of engineering companies working on the NSW rail network to ensure safety is never compromised. The ASA is an independent body [...]
Reminder – Dial Before You Dig, it’s the law
Dial Before You Dig is law in NSW. Changes back in 2010, after 2 (separate) major power outages in the Sydney CBD, now mean that performing a ‘DBYD’ search became a legal responsibility. Utility owner plans can be difficult to interpret [...]
Tools of the trade in the media
Utility Surveys – what’s that thing’a’me jigga called again?
Measure Twice – Cut Once…
An important lesson here Errors in design and planning can lead to costly and embarrassing mistakes. Click here for more on how the French learnt this important lesson.
Cable Locating to ‘Watch Your Back’!
Locaters would like to thank Onsite Health Solutions for a great day of training on protecting our backs. Invite a friend….Reset time!
A different form of Validation
Nice to have some education from the media validating the ‘art’ of Locating Check it out, here
Gas Found – Class A!
You never know what you might trip over out there…
Telstra Depths – Setting the expectation
Below is an extract from the Telstra ‘Duty of Care’ document that forms part of their Dial Before You Dig response. Telstra DO NOT permit us, or any other locating company, to provide depths unless they have been physically measured [...]