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WEST MIFFLIN, Pa., April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today Pennsylvania One Call System, Inc. (West Mifflin, PA) and the Common Ground Alliance (CGA) remind homeowners and excavators to dial 8-1-1 while planning an excavation project to avoid underground utilities and potential injury. Digging without knowing the approximate location of underground utilities can cause serious injuries, service disruptions and repair costs if a line is damaged. The PA Governor's Office, the PA...
Pennsylvania One Call System, Inc. encourages residents to dial 8-1-1 three business days before digging to Know What's Below. WEST MIFFLIN, Pa., Aug. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania One Call System, Inc. hopes this date on the calendar, 8/11, serves as a reminder for residents to dial 8-1-1 prior to any digging project to have underground utility lines marked. This comes on the heels of a recent report by the Common Ground Alliance, which determined that if you...
WEST MIFFLIN, Pa., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Pennsylvania One Call System, Inc. and the Common Ground Alliance (CGA) remind homeowners and excavators to dial 8-1-1 while planning an excavation project to avoid underground utilities and potential injury. Digging without knowing the approximate location of underground utilities can cause serious injuries, service disruptions and repair costs if a line is damaged. The PA Governor's Office, the PA State Senate and the PA...
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marks National 811 day and San Diego Gas & Electric Co. (SDG&E) is reminding customers to "call 811 before they dig" prior to starting any digging projects to avoid damaging hidden gas lines and injury. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110106/MM26476LOGO)"During the warmer months, many homeowners begin projects which require digging on their property such as installing a mailbox, putting up a new wall or fence,...
WEST MIFFLIN, Pa., Aug. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania One Call System hopes this date on the calendar, 8/11, serves as a reminder for residents to dial 8-1-1 prior to any digging project to have underground utility lines marked. This comes on the heels of a recent report by the Common Ground Alliance, which determined an underground utility line is damaged during digging projects every three minutes nationwide. When dialing 8-1-1 in Pennsylvania, homeowners and contractors are...
LOS ANGELES, May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) is reminding customers to "call 811 before they dig" to avoid damaging buried natural gas lines when doing projects in their yard, such as installing a new wall or fence, planting or re-working landscaping, putting in a swimming pool, or other yard renovations. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110503/LA93312-a) (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110503/LA93312-b) (Logo:...
WEST MIFFLIN, Pa., April 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Pennsylvania One Call System, Inc. and the Common Ground Alliance (CGA) remind homeowners to dial 8-1-1 before starting an excavation project to avoid underground utilities and potential injury. Digging without knowing the approximate location of underground utilities can cause serious injuries, service disruptions and repair costs if a line is damaged. The PA Governor's Office, the PA State Senate and the PA House of Representatives...
WEST MIFFLIN, Pa., Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- With Aug. 11 almost here, PA One Call hopes this date on the calendar, 8/11, will serve as a convenient reminder for homeowners and professional excavators to call 8-1-1 prior to any digging project to have underground utility lines marked. This comes on the heels of a recent report by Common Ground Alliance, which determined an underground utility line is damaged during digging projects once every three minutes nationwide. When calling 8-1-1,...
CLEVELAND, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- To ensure public safety, state law requires homeowners and excavating contractors to call the Ohio Utilities Protection Service, (OUPS), toll-free, at either 8-1-1 or 1-800-362-2764, at least two working days before digging. This call can prevent accidental dig-ins, a major cause of utility line damage, and avoid the risk of fire and other potentially dangerous consequences. State law requires customers and contractors to call OUPS at least two working...
JOLIET, Ill., March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Spring marks the arrival of the digging season and JULIE, Inc. (JULIE) plays a vital role in protecting communities in Illinois. The free service is intended to keep homeowners and contractors safe from personal injury and communities free of utility damage and inconvenient outages. To ensure that underground utility lines in the work area are marked, simply call 8-1-1 or visit illinois1call.com to submit a locate request to JULIE at least two working...
