DPC of Texas Blog

A MODEL OF EFFICIENCY

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On this day in 1971, Southwest Airlines began service from Dallas’ Love Field. The airline’s first flight came after three years of legal battles with rivals Braniff Airways, Continental Airlines, and Trans-Texas Airways that included a 1970 decision by the United States Supreme Court upholding Southwest’s right to fly. Today, Braniff is gone, Trans-Texas Airways […]

SAFETY MONTH IS A YEAR ROUND EVENT

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Did you know that June is National Safety Month?  As far as we’re concerned at your Damage Prevention Councils of Texas, every month is National Safety Month.  Our goal is damage prevention and making sure everyone goes home safe at the end of a day of construction and excavating around Texas’ buried infrastructure of utilities. […]

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER FOR YOU

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Did you know that according to the Common Ground Alliance (CGA), a buried utility is struck every nine minutes in the nation?  How does that happen? Well – according to the CGA, about one hundred yards of buried utility exist for each man, woman and child in the United States. BUT:  making the locate request […]

KEEP COOL WITH YOUR DAMAGE PREVENTION COUNCILS THIS SUMMER

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All of us at your Damage Prevention Councils of Texas hope you’re having a great Memorial Day holiday. Of course, all good things must come to an end, and that means back to work tomorrow.  If you’re one of the many people who make your living outdoors through excavation, contracting, or other related work, keep an […]

A JAMMING JUNE

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Memorial Day is coming up soon, and that means June will be here before you know it.   We are heading into the heart of digging season in Texas, and we want all excavators and crews to not only be careful and take precautions in the heat, but also exercise care in digging! If you’ve ever […]

SEEING IS BELIEVING

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The new season of Mock Line Strike/PipelineResponse is underway, and the results and turnouts have been spectacular. If you aren’t familiar with a Mock Line Strike presentation, at its heart is a live demonstration of what happens when a buried gas line is hit through careless digging. Here’s a still photograph of the moment when […]

WHY ARE THOSE FLAGS IN THE GROUND?

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Let’s say you’re a homeowner, and you come back to the house one day after work and find a line of little colored flags or spray paint marching through your yard. What happened while you were away? Utility work is going to be done and someone called 811 to get underground lines located Captain Jack […]

WE’VE BEEN EVERYWHERE, MAN!

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Mark your calendar.   Friday, October 27 is the LAST of our 2017 Mock Line Strike/PipelineResponse events! We’ll be in Vinton, just outside of El Paso, Texas for this event. The location is the West Valley Fire Department, 510 E. Vinton Road, Vinton, TX 79821 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm.   Contact Damage Prevention Manager […]

THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH?

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As you may know, the famous Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Circus is no more. The institution folded its tents this year, citing shrinking audiences, travel costs – well, there were a lot of extenuating factors involved. In the Damage Prevention world, the big show is the 4th Annual Eagle Ford Safety & Equipment […]