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
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
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
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 […]
Sutherland Springs
Our thoughts today are with the people of Sutherland Springs, Texas. There’s really nothing else left to say. The blog will return next week.
THE END OF THE ROAD – FOR NOW
This picture is a re-enactment of the driving of the golden spike in Promontory, Utah. It’s the end result of a 1,912-mile continuous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869. All of us at the DPCs of Texas have a bit of an idea of how they must have felt when that final spike was […]
WE’VE BEEN EVERYWHERE, MAN!
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 […]
SURVEY SAYS!
Remember the old game show Family Feud? Host Richard Dawson would always ask some crazy question that the audience had to respond to, and then the contestants had to guess the answer. Dawson would always give his big, over-the-top cry of “Survey says!” to reveal the answer. Well, “survey says” your DPCs of Texas were […]
BUT WAIT! THERE’S MORE!
Anyone who watched television in the 1970’s and 1980’s remembers the late night ads that were the predecessor to today’s half hour “infomercials.” The ads always featured a product that you just couldn’t live without – a toast cooling rack coated with Teflon – and showed you that you really COULD get toast out of […]
LET YOUR DPCs OF TEXAS HELP YOU BEAT THE HEAT
You may have noticed, but just in case you haven’t – it’s HOT outside. As I’m writing this, I took a look at a forecast map for today. Yep. Don’t look for snowfall just yet. Of course, you can ALWAYS attend an air conditioned meeting of your local Damage Prevention Council. The schedules are right here: […]