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178 total NEWS Articles
Fire officials investigate Topeka explosion
Who To Call Before Digging To Prevent Natural Gas Explosions
President Obama signs US pipeline safety bill into law
PG&E crews cap gas leak near Civic Center
Sewer line work was being done when Fairborn explosion occurred
2 Fiber Cuts Interrupt Communication Services (Mar 3, 2011)
DSL, landline outage in CK (Dec 24, 2010)
Gas line explodes in south Minneapolis; no injuries
Investigators Urge Pipeline Measures
NM's 811 call center wins certification
River Falls Man Killed in Trench Collapse
CATEGORY: Accident File
Water main break causes disruption in Marlborough (May 23, 2011)
Cracks form in house as ground sinks (Mar 19, 2011)
CATEGORY: Damage Prevention
CGA Monthly Update - September 2011
Can dangerous gas leaks be stopped?
Canadian Common Ground Alliance asks Ottawa for Call Before You Dig hotline (Jul 21, 2011)
East Africa gets fiber optic system investment (May 27, 2011)
Call JULIE before digging on the farm (May 13, 2011)
Donation helps Janesville Fire Department buy search, rescue equipment (May 5, 2011)
Common Ground Alliance Announces National Partnership with United Rentals
Common Ground Alliances's Most Comprehensive DIRT Report Finds Underground Utility Damages Declining
CGA DIRT Analysis & Recommondations Volume IV
Gas line ruptures in Live Oak
April is National Safe Digging Month!
CGA Annual Meeting Highlights - 2011
CGA Monthly Update - June 2011
CGA Promotes August 11th as 8-11 day
Gov't seeks to hike fines for unsafe pipelines
Informed digging
Pipeline breaks draw attention to safety concerns
Shell and the Common Ground Alliance Team Up With Penske Racing to Raise Awareness of National Safe Digging Month
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION GIVES OVER $2 MILLION TO HELP STATES IMPROVE PIPELINE SAFETY AND PREVENT DAMAGE
U.S. group wants Ottawa's help to bring call-before-you-dig program to Canada
CATEGORY: Incident File
O&R: Contractor dug without marking utility lines
Sinkhole prompts evacuations, need to move dozens of graves
Crews continue to repair broken water main at major Cleveland intersection
Coroner identifies man found dead at duplex blast site
6 hurt when house explodes while pipeline work takes place nearby
New Report Finds State Pipeline Safety Programs Stricter than Federal Requirements
Long Beach footing the bill for utility company damage
PG&E repairs and retests pipeline that burst during tests
New LA One Call Law Goes Into Effect October 1st
Columbia Co. fire chief calls growing number of gas leaks "outrageous"
Broadband coming here to 54 local schools, govt. buildings, libraries
Man survives driving into sinkhole
Auburn natural gas work leads to $73,000 OSHA fine proposal
Water main break and gas leak at Eastern Pkwy. and Crittenden Dr.
Oops! Construction crews snip SAFD HQ communications
Construction company faces fine
Gas Line Cut in Lake Worth Neighborhood
Cal/OSHA Investigating Death of Water District Worker in Beaumont
Two Days, Two Separate 911 And Phone Outages
State halts road contractor work
Men hit gas line while digging, flames jump into air in Danville (May 28, 2011)
MCI COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. v. HAGAN (May 16, 2011)
Lawsuit filed over Fort Myers natural gas line explosion (Apr 20, 2011)
Crews Working to Fix Ruptured Gas Line in East Austin (Apr 4, 2011)
Charges filed in Nacimiento pipeline construction deaths (Feb 18, 2011)
Blast Kills at least 3 in Pennsylvania (Feb 10, 2011)
1 dead, 6 injured in gas explosion in Northeast Philly (Jan 19, 2011)
40-foot wide sinkhole in Bethlehem Township, Pa., chases family from home (Dec 30, 2010)
Broken water main leaves house covered in ice in Kansas City (Dec 14, 2010)
Four Lawsuits Allege “One Call” Violations (Nov 16, 2010)
Burn victim identified after gas explosion, fire
ND gas line accident kills worker
AT&T severed cables trial begins in Madison County
Man drives jeep into sinkhole in West Palm Beach
Water main break closes part of Pennsylvania Ave
O.S.H.A. begins investigation of deadly trench collapse
Natural gas leak shuts down part of downtown
Workers hurt in gas line fire
Huge fire rips through San Francisco suburb (Sep 10, 2010)
Phone service restored in eastern Orangeburg County
House explodes in Richfield (Sep 9, 2010)
Burst water pipe keeps crews busy downtown (Aug 25, 2010)
Gas main ruptures, 4 homes evacuated in La Canada Flintridge (Aug 19, 2010)
Sinkhole swallows car, forces evacuation from condo complex near USF (Jul 12, 2010)
Sinkhole swallows car in Bellefontaine Neighbors (Jul 6, 2010)
Fiery pipeline blast kills man (Jul 5, 2010)
3 Injured in Pipeline Explosions Near Pocasset (Jun 29, 2010)
Man who was trapped in Ankeny trench worked for plumbing firm (Jun 24, 2010)
Another Gas Pipeline Explosion in Texas Kills 2 (Jun 9, 2010)
Busted water main leaves many near downtown without water pressure (Jun 5, 2010)
Man burned when gas line catches fire in SLO (Jun 5, 2010)
Pipeline safety starts with BC One Call and safe excavation practices (May 3, 2010)
Indiana Utility Locating Company Has New Owner (Apr 21, 2010)
One worker dies, one survives in Hudson trench collapse (Apr 7, 2010)
Tunneling resumes after sinkhole at Wisconsin Lutheran is filled (Mar 22, 2010)
A broken water main created a sinkhole in Millbrook Road in north Raleigh (Mar 5, 2010)
After house explodes, authorities search for clues
Hillsboro woman shocked while digging in backyard (Feb 23, 2010)
Workers hit gas line while fixing water main
Pipeline break in Uptown Dallas spills water onto Woodall Rodgers Freeway (Dec 30, 2009)
Ruptured gas main in Springfield disrupts service for up to 8 Sixteen Acres homes (Dec 29, 2009)
Crews Containing Geyser From Broken Water Main (Nov 3, 2009)
Crew works to free firetruck from Valley View sinkhole (Sep 8, 2009)
Committee wants MS to get tougher on digging laws
St. Paul homes evacuated after workers hit gas line
Hellertown gas line rupture forces evacuation
Construction Worker Death Under Investigation (Jul 8, 2009)
Key water main ruptured by drilling (Jul 8, 2009)
Pearl Street to reopen around noon after Grand Rapids crews fix break to fire water line (May 27, 2009)
Warsaw crews battle blaze after gas line breaks at construction site
Ruptured gas line explodes in Parke County, IL
Massive sinkhole swallows earth near suspended worksite in Calgary
Sheriff blasts foreman after probe into trench tragedy at building site
Missouri workers survive trench collapse after workplace accident
Explosion Destroys Beverly Manor Apartments
It’s not just about digging anymore - it’s a public safety issue (Mar 2, 2009)
A spark away from catastrophe
Gas main breaks outside Biochem
Telecoms want rule changes to prevent costly mishaps
Commuters rescued from cars after water main breaks, traps drivers on flooded, frigid Md. road
Dog Rescued From Drainage Pipe (Dec 4, 2008)
Ruptured gas line causes morning ruckus (Nov 3, 2008)
More than 1,600 Chester phones cut off after cable accident (Oct 28, 2008)
Two die in pipeline accident (Oct 7, 2008)
No cause found yet for pipeline explosion (Sep 24, 2008)
Pipeline Blast Said to Show Flaws in Rules
Cable Cut Cause Phone Outage In Walnut Hill, Molino; Cellular Out Too
Cable cut hurts school, City Hall Web access
Gas line ruptures in Live Oak
Gas line hit in Waynesville
Damaged lines from digging are down 31%
Third Undersea Internet Cable Cut in Mideast
Alabama 811 - Call Center Severely Damaged
Are $40 Billion Pipelines From Alaska Worth It?
Audit finds that many Texas pipelines are not inspected
Crews work to repair main break
Gas leak closes Main Street
Looking for the cause of a gas line fire
Man killed in Studio City when trench collapses
Officials investigate deadly Texas gas explosion
One big mess 100-plus years in the making
Questions of blame arise in wake of fatal Texas pipeline blast
Size of Calgary sinkhole remains a mystery
Trench collapse probe ongoing
Uh-Oh. Contractor in Harrisburg Water Main Break Didn't Dial One Call
Water main excavation begins
CATEGORY: News Articles
GCI's Project Terra Cable Network Moves Closer to Completion
CGA Partners with 3M and NASCAR Driver Greg Biffle to Promote 811 'Call Before You Dig' Phone Number at Pocono on Aug. 7
CAGC Champions Passage of SC Underground Safety Law (Jun 8, 2011)
Feds increased, but state cut gas-safety funding (Feb 27, 2011)
No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet to Run Call 811 Logo on Deck Lid October 16 for Third Race in 12 Months
One Call statute enforced in Winnebago, Wright counties
PG&E Announces Pipeline 2020 Program for Enhancing Natural Gas Pipeline Safety and Reliability
AUG. 11 (8/11) SERVES AS GOOD REMINDER FOR AMERICANS TO ALWAYS CALL 811 BEFORE DIGGING
Pipeline Safety Public Awareness and Education
Common Ground Alliance Launches Safe Digging Educational Partnership with The Home Depot (Jun 7, 2010)
Enbridge determined to push ahead with pipeline despite opposition (May 6, 2010)
Kevin Harvick Raced the No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevorlet To Victory Lane
Pipe strike study centers on prevention (Apr 12, 2010)
Common Ground Alliance Teams with 3M and Race Car Driver Greg Biffle to Promote National Safe Digging Month This April (Mar 18, 2010)
PHMSA Administrator Quarterman talks safety (Mar 5, 2010)
New Rules In The United States For Pipeline Safety
RICHARD CHILDRESS RACING HELPS KEEP AMERICA’S NEIGHBORHOODS SAFE
Damage Prevention Ambassador 2009 awarded (Nov 11, 2009)
Canadian Common Ground Alliance demands national one-call utility locating system (Nov 10, 2009)
New digging regulations to go into effect in Rhode Island (Oct 5, 2009)
John Deere Sponsors 'National 811 Day' on 8/11
Resort Mecca Expands GIS Duties
Hernando construction firm cited for safety violations in cave-in death
One Call Network designed to avert accidents.
Staying Safe Around Power Lines
$8.11 Ticket Price for Dig Safely Night
Company says vapors likely cause of the blast
Hydro-Excavation
OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety Course Now Mandatory in Seven States
Shell Pipeline Company Receives Common Ground Alliance President’s Award
Three months after explosion at a St. Paul home, state issues new guidelines for safe installation of gas lines.
Unused Trench Box Leads to 'Willful' Charge, $44,000 Propose Penalty
US PHMSA promises extra scrutiny of BP onshore oil, gas pipelines
CATEGORY: Other Magazine Articles
Gas leak in Osgood causes concern (Aug 24, 2010)
Damage Prevention in a Digital World
Locates At The Design Stage Prove Valuable
P&GJ’s Mid-Year International Pipeline Report
Risk-Management Process For Urban Utilities
CATEGORY: Public Awareness
CGA Monthly Update - August 2011
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