UCT - Damage Prevention and Safety
Tuesday, January 24<?xml:namespace prefix = o /> Room 002AB Track IX-A DAMAGE PREVENTION & SAFETY CONFERENCE Track Moderator: Walt Kelly, Walt Kelly Enterprises 8:30 - 9:25 a.m. 2012 Regulatory & Enforcement Update Speaker: Walt Kelly, Safety Consultant, Walt Kelly Enterprises One-Call regulations vary from state to state. This update discusses new and pending regulations and trends in enforcement. 9:30 - 10:25 a.m. Going Beyond One-Call To Reduce Or Prevent Utility Damages Speaker: Ron Peterson, President, Utility Consulting Professionals Pre-excavation practices can reduce damage claims. Learn more effective use of the one-call system, white lining, documentation of potholing and use of sketches and drawings. 10:30 - 11:25 a.m. Emergency Procedures To Take When A Gas Line Is Hit Speaker: Jerry Gann, Manager-Operations Compliance, CenterPoint Energy Time is critical when a gas line is hit. To whom should the first call go? What immediate steps should be taken while waiting for emergency personnel? These and other questions are answered in this session. 1 - 1:55 p.m. Keeping Locate Request Records Protects Against Frivolous Claims Speaker: Allen Gray, Sr., Director-Utility Division, CAGC Insurance Co. Learn the best way to keep a locate requests record, owner/operator responses to requests, and how to prepare comprehensive damage reports when accidents occur. 2 - 2:25 p.m. Utility Locator Certification And Training: A Collaborative Approach Speaker: William “Bill” Mixer III, Director-Environmental Training Center, Casper College This session will give an overview of the underground utility locator certification program in Wyoming based at Casper Community College. This program is a collaborative effort and partnership between Casper College, One Call of Wyoming and Staking University. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25 Room 101A Track IX-B DAMAGE PREVENTION & SAFETY CONFERENCE Track Moderator: Walt Kelly, Walt Kelly Enterprises 8:30 - 9:25 a.m. Investigating An Accident – A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words Speaker: Ron Peterson, President, Utility Consulting Professionals After notifying appropriate authorities and taking care of any injured people, it is essential to document events leading up to accident, and a good photo will save a lot of expense arguing over where the marks and the excavation were. This session’s presenter has both pursued and defended utility damage claims. 9:30 - 10:25 a.m. What To Do When Locates Don’t Go As Expected Speaker: Mike Parilac, President, Staking University Inaccurate or missing information; finding nothing where lines are supposed to be; finding unidentified pipe or cable; and how to deal with other on-the-job surprises are covered in this session. 10:30 - 11:25 a.m. Efforts To Prevent Cross Bores Making Progress Speaker: Mark Bruce, President, Cross Bore Safety Association An update by the Cross Bore Safety Association about progress of programs aimed at and preventing crossbores through sewer laterals. THURSDAY, JANUARY 26 Room 101A Track IX-C DAMAGE PREVENTION & SAFETY CONFERENCE 8:30 - 8:55 a.m. Underground Locating & Tracing Wire: Don't Choose One Without The Other Moderator: Walt Kelly, Walt Kelly Enterprises Speaker: Lee Dester, Copperhead Industries LLC Pipeline locating integrity is a function of a properly installed tracing wire system. Find out how by providing the correct tracing wire and components paves the way for easy and accurate locates. A variety of locating applications and installation methods being practiced will be explored. 9 - 9:25 a.m. Eliminating Line Strikes: Policy And Procedure Moderator: Walt Kelly, Walt Kelly Enterprises Speaker: Don Buckner, President, Vac-Tron Equipment Line strikes of existing underground utilities and the accompanying interruption of utility service can have health, safety and economic impacts for municipalities, utility owners, contractors, developers and others. Adopting universal ‘Underground Utility Protection Policies’ will reduce the likelihood of line strikes and the resulting interruption of service, potential loss of life and property, inconvenience and associated costs. 9:30 - 9:55 a.m. Trends In Excavation/Trench Safety Moderator: Walt Kelly, Walt Kelly Enterprises Speaker: Wendell Wood, Owner, MMJ Services The presentation will cover: (1) conceptual history of the standard: where did 5' for a bench market come from?; (2) resulting practices – shallow excavations and trenches do not need shoring. How and why this concept developed; and (3) recent practices: market response, citation history and focus changes on the part of federal and state agencies.
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