Recap Video: Relive the 2019 MWDPTC Now is your chance to relive your favorite memories from the 2019 Midwest Damage Prevention Training Conference! View the recap video that features conference highlights such as the Welcome Reception Luau, an inspiring keynote from Chief Richard Picciotto and plenty of learning opportunities and fun for industry professionals. Weren’t able to attend… Read more
GREENWOOD, Ind., and LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Dec. 12, 2019) – Underground Safety Alliance, the umbrella not-for-profit organization for One-Call centers Indiana 811 and Kentucky 811, and PelicanCorp OneCall, Inc., a niche provider of software and services to utilities, asset owners and to the Before You Dig industry specifically for the ‘Protection of Essential Infrastructure,’ today… Read more
Underground Safety Alliance and PelicanCorp Announce Mutual Agreement to End Relationship around Development and Service of One-Call Software as a Service (SaaS) Underground Safety Alliance, the umbrella not-for-profit organization for One-Call centers Indiana 811 and Kentucky 811, and PelicanCorp OneCall, Inc., a niche provider of software and services to utilities, asset owners and to the… Read more
Welcome New Executive Director Dan Lucarelli! Earlier this summer, Indiana 811 extended a very warm welcome to Dan Lucarelli as the new Executive Director of Underground Safety Alliance (USA), the umbrella organization for Indiana and Kentucky 811. Dan hails from Pennsylvania One Call Center (PA One Call) and joins the USA team with over 30… Read more
Indiana Celebrates National Safe Digging Month Gov. Holcomb’s proclamation of April as Indiana Safe Digging Month kicked off the celebratory month, while multiple local cities and towns followed suit in announcing the importance of damage prevention in their communities. This month, City of Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski and City of Shelbyville Mayor Thomas DeBaun also… Read more
Help Spread the Word About National Safe Digging Month National Safe Digging Month is back! This April, the damage prevention community will once again recognize the importance of protecting underground infrastructure nationwide during the annual monthlong acknowledgement through our state-wide observance of Indiana Safe Digging Month, as proclaimed by Gov. Holcomb. To help you join… Read more
Indiana 811 Celebrates 8/11 Day Every year, the damage prevention community celebrates Aug. 11, or 8/11 Day on the calendar, as a natural reminder to contact 811 before any excavation. This year, Indiana 811 recognized the industry holiday with the largest 8/11 Day campaign ever in the Hoosier State, and we hope you were able… Read more
‘Tis the Season to Dig Safely! In this season of holiday cheer, it’s a great time to reflect on a successful 2018 and look forward to all that 2019 will bring. The year kicked off with the Indiana Pipeline Awareness Association’s (INPAA) annual series of Emergency Responder Meetings, which offered scenario-based training for emergency response… Read more
Happy Fire Prevention Day! Indiana 811 proudly presents this issue of The Dirt Newsletter on Fire Prevention Day. In recognition of the holiday, we remind Indiana homeowners and professional excavators to contact 811 two full working days before digging to protect themselves from unintentionally striking buried utilities, which could lead to a number of risk… Read more
“I Dig Summer” Contest – Save Time. Go Online! Want to spend less time on the phone and more time on the job? With Indiana and Kentucky 811’s Web Ticket Entry system, excavators can do just that and submit information about their planned excavation online. This summer, by using Web Ticket Entry, excavators are automatically… Read more