April is National Safe Digging Month, and one of the top messages being promoted at this time is the importance of knowing the location of underground utilities ahead of an excavation project.
Using one-call services like 811 is stressed, as is verifying such information with further utility locating efforts. Of course, utility locating won’t help much in avoiding a line strike if you’re not doing it properly. And all too often that is the case.“Too many people just grab the equipment, learn the basic functions and start using it,” says Matt Manning, products manager of electronics for McLaughlin.Here are some tips
