An experienced underground-utility locator has dished the dirt on common mistakes people make when excavating, and given some tips on how to dig down safely. Geelong Cable Locations Director Ben Minutoli has been protecting underground assets for 18 years, and is on the National Utility Locating...
1) China Misadventure: Missing Cow Found In Manhole Some strange things have happened in Fujian province in eastern China over the years, but perhaps few stranger than a missing cow that recently turned up in the village sewers! How could this happen? Well, no one seems to...
The invention of the underground power cable was a ground breaking and innovative creation that birthed our every day lives into a new world of light forever. [caption id="attachment_2100" align="alignleft" width="420"] Thomas Edison and his greatest invention.[/caption] Thomas Edison was born on the 11th of February in...
Brisbane began to grow rapidly from the 1830s onwards, and far more brick buildings were being erected by this time. Many of these replaced the squalid hut-life conditions endured throughout the 1820s. A map offering a rough guide as to what the city would have...
The true cost of utility strikes and damage This entry was posted in AccidentsPower Lines and tagged accidentelectricitypower cablesUSA on June 9, 2017 by cable cover Retired firefighter Tom Neal spent 30 years rushing to scenes of potential death or injury. But he ranks what happened on December 11, 1998, as he was standing...
Underground Utility Strikes Safety Talk Underground utility strikes are a dangerous and costly event. Almost all line strikes are expensive and many of incidents that damage gas or electric lines can be extremely dangerous to everyone in the area. According to the Common Ground Alliance (CGA),...
Here we have a clip taken from our Pipecam unit that has surveyed a pipe and identified a large break in a pipeline. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAeZNoqsuW4...
Here we have a clip taken from our Pipecam unit that has surveyed a pipe and identified a concrete damage in a pipeline. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpPsjLURlDQ...
Here we have a clip taken from our Pipecam unit that has surveyed 2 possums living in an underground pipeline. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dXrTwbFIvs...
Here we have a clip taken from our Pipecam unit that has surveyed a turtle living in an underground pipeline. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4iX9HgTEzU...
