We’ve talked over and over in this blog about the importance of getting in contact with 811 prior to a dig. The free call gets underground utilities located (also for free) so that excavators can dig with confidence. In fact, a locate request processed by 811 and executed by utility locators reduces the chance of […]
NO EXCUSE, SIR!
Have you ever been truly inconvenienced? Not the-barista-gave-you-regular-coffee-when-you-asked-for-a-latte inconvenienced. More like losing your telecommunications cable, or your gas service, or your water service because someone hit a buried utility they didn’t know was there. What? You didn’t know that utility was buried in that location? No excuse, sir! That’s one of the four approved responses […]
THE TOLERANCE ZONE
“The Tolerance Zone.” It might sound like The Twilight Zone, a classic TV series hosted by Rod Serling, or The Phantom Zone, an interdimensional prison seen in Superman comic books. Actually, it’s neither. The Tolerance Zone shows up once you’ve made the free call to 811 to get underground utilities flagged in your work area. When […]
Spring has Sprung! Dig Safe with 811!
“Now is the winter of our discontent…” so said Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later to be King Richard III (but not for long) in Shakespeare’s play Richard III. Workplace safety really wasn’t his speciality. If ever there was a man in need of underground utility locating services to hide his misdeeds, it was Richard III. […]
DAMAGE PREVENTION 2018 STYLE
The annual Texas811 Damage Prevention Summit is in the books for 2018 and everyone is off to a great start for workplace safety, working with underground utility locating services, doing the call 811 before you dig dance, and just taking a big role in damage prevention in Texas! Last year we processed something on the […]
FOOTBALL KINGS, CHICKEN WINGS AND 811
Super Bowl LII is in the record books, and if you’re a football fan, it was a game worth watching. The Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots combined for 1,151 yards of total offense and the final score was Eagles 41, Patriots 33, as the Eagle’s defense went into full damage prevention mode to protect […]
GET THE GOLD SHOVEL
At Texas811, we pride ourselves on being a damage prevention agency without parallel. Yes, we took about three million incoming locate requests in 2017, yes, we hosted the International Utility Locate Rodeo finals, yes, we did dozens of live mock line strike events, yes, our Damage Prevention Managers held who knows how many individual Damage […]
1600 Texas811 Avenue
National 811 day on August 11, 2016 was a huge success. Texas811 appeared at the Texas Rangers game where Damage Prevention Manager JimBob Sims was interviewed on Fox Sports: https://aligningchange.wistia.com/medias/2ltrea8ukv Texas811 President Mike Losawyer was interviewed on CBS affiliate KHOU’s morning show in Houston: http://www.khou.com/mb/entertainment/television/programs/great-day-houston/call-before-you-dig/29498975 We attended a major 811 block party in Houston for […]
BIGGEST DAY OF THE YEAR
What is the biggest day of the year? Ask a dozen people, you’ll get a dozen answers. For those of us in the 811 safety and damage prevention industry, the biggest day of the year is: August 11! Yes, that date is numerically known as 8-11. For us, 811. The number you call FREE coast […]
INTERNATIONAL LOCATE RODEO RECAP
Texas811 wrapped up hosting its first ever International Locate Rodeo this past weekend at the University of Texas at Arlington campus. The event showcased the skills of the men and women who actually locate your underground utility lines and cables – after you’ve made the free call to 811 to ask for that free service […]