December 9, 2008
8:00 AM	Keeping Utility Mapping Data Current on Long Duration Projects Jim Anspach, Principal So-Deep Inc. Find out how the Alaska Way Viaduct project in downtown Seattle has developed a systemized way to keep QLB mapping current at a low cost during long duration projects. QLB mapping was performed early in the project since existing major utilities within the project limits are vital to continued service to the city and play a major factor in design costs, time, and viability. However, there have been many changes to the utilities due to other ongoing projects and utility maintenance needs. Hear how their structured method of dealing with such issues can be used on your own projects!
8:00 AM	A Contractor's Perspective: Supplemental Practices That Dramatically Cut Damage Ron Peterson, President S.E.E. Underground Technologies Reaching $500,000 in damages within the first 6 months of a 12 block re-vitalization project caused a contractor to seek help. Using a comprehensive damage prevention program, damages dropped to $2,200 in the next year of the project! Hear from the consultant in charge of this dramatic improvement for tips you can apply to your own projects: • Find ways to better utilize the one-call system • Learn how to deal with locators more effectively • Improve your documentation practices using photography and video.
8:00 AM	Update 2008: New and Proposed Damage Prevention Legislation & Regulation Walt Kelly, Damage Prevention Consultant Walt Kelly Enterprises, Inc. Hear about the latest changes and proposals to state and federal laws and regulations as they relate to damage prevention!
8:00 AM	Sensor Fusion: Combining EM Locating, Survey, and GPS Tools in One Unit Jim Waite, Vice President, Engineering Metrotech Corp. Underground line location may be done for pending excavation, surveying an area for all existing facilities, and for delineating the geographic position of every underground asset owned by an operator. Explore how one instrument moves freely between the worlds of utility locating, designating, and mapping. "Sensor Fusion" combines the capabilities of electromagnetic locating equipment, laser survey, and high-accuracy GPS to provide redundancy in position estimation.
8:00 AM	Summary and Description of CGA Best Practices Approved In 2008 Brian Tooley, OSP National Support Verizon Business The Common Ground Alliance "Best Practices" have become recognized as validated experiences that can prevent excavation damages. Attend this session and learn more about best practice development and about the practices proposed and adopted in 2008.
8:00 AM	W3: CalOSHA Locator Qualification Workshop Don Heyer, Operations Manager, Underground Service Alert North Mike Parilac, Staking University at Planet Underground John Foster, Facilities Locations Manager - Engineering Services, Eastern Municipal Water District Designed to meet California's requirements for utility locators, two top authorities in locate principles and California standards combine to present this powerful workshop. Even if you don't need California qualification, you will find this to be a very useful program for locator skill enhancement. Tuesday, December 9 Time: 8:00am - 4:00pm Cost: $395 Workshop includes lunch, exhibit hall admission, and networking events.
9:15 AM	Getting the Most SUE Value Out of Your Project's Buck Peter Borsack, Associate/SUE Manager Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. How can SUE help you mitigate risk and control costs? Find out how providing SUE with the highest informational value (beyond SUE levels C and D) at the lowest achievable cost will be the best testimonial for SUE intrinsic value regardless of project delivery. You’ll hear about the most commonly used activities during the planning process, and which of those activities achieves the highest value.
9:15 AM	As An Excavator, What Can You Expect a Hydro-Excavation Company to Do for You? Neil McLean, CEO Hydro Excavation Consulting Unlimited Learn what a Hydro-Excavation company can and cannot realistically do for you. Receive guidelines on hiring a safe and well trained company with the proper equipment and tools; find out how to work with your conventional excavation equipment to improve productivity; and hear an explanation of different soil types and how they affect productivity.
9:15 AM	How to Get Legislation Passed Larry Fortin, and Ken Jones, Gas Pipeline Engineer Public Utilities Commission of Nevada Learn from panelists who have been successful in getting legislation passed within their states. Hear how they wrote the legislation and gathered the support of call centers, excavators, and facility operators to get their legislators to pass the bills.
9:15 AM	Is the Best Locating Instrument the One You Don't Have With You? Learn how experienced locators make rookie mistakes every day and offer real world strategies to start locating more effectively and stop having to make excuses.
9:15 AM	Privately-Owned Facilities - The Industry's Role in Locating Underground Infrastructure James Holzer, Operations Manager, One Call Concepts Inc. Mark Palma, Attorney at Law, Hinshaw & Culbertson There is a "safety gap" between the "Call Before You Dig" message and the outcome of the current one-call process when privately owned facilities are not marked out in response to an excavation notice. Come see an interesting visualization of the problem and possible solutions from a Call Center Manager and an attorney specializing in one-call issues.
10:15 AM	Exhibit Hall Open 10:15am - Noon
11:45 AM	Keynote Luncheon: The Excavator’s Push for Damage Prevention Mike Kemper, President & CEO Northern Pipeline Company
1:00 PM	Exhibit Hall Open 1:00pm - 2:15pm
2:15 PM	Updating Utility Mapping Scopes of Work for the 21st Century Jim Anspach, Principal, So-Deep Inc. John Harter, Tampa Bay Engineering Much has changed in the years since the first scope of work for “designating” and “locating” utilities was developed. Aerial mapping, inverts and rim elevations for sewers, use of utility quality levels, necessary 3-D attributes for all utilities regardless of quality level for new 3D mapping programs, conflict identification, inspection during relocation, and coordination are only some of the changes. Hear how to update the SUE scope language of the past to match current needs in accordance with the revisions to CI/ASCE 38-02.
2:15 PM	Cross-Bores: How Big Is The Issue? Samuel T. Ariaratnam, Associate Professor,, Del E. Webb School of Construction, ASU; Dan Weaklend, Chief Officer Safety, Quality & Regulatory Affairs, NPL Examine the potential consequences to the general public from unmarked underground utilities. You will explore the hotly debated issue of cross-bored utilities and hear the results of a survey of over 40 horizontal directional drilling contractors nationwide.
2:15 PM	Case Study of a Gas Explosion: Was it Excavation? Susan Satkowski, Attorney, Lavin, O’Neil, Ricci, Cedrone & DiSipio Walt Kelly, Damage Prevention Consultant, Walt Kelly Enterprises Case study of how heavy construction equipment sitting above ground can damage underground facilities. Based on a real incident, we will discuss whether damage prevention laws should be applied to work other than strict soil-moving excavation and the economic and legal implications of such an extension of the law.
2:15 PM	The Facts and Myths of Ground Penetrating Radar Mike Dvorak, Sales Manager – Electronics The Charles Machine Works, Inc. Eliminate the confusion of using ground penetrating radar (GPR) to locate underground utilities! Discuss how a GPR works, proper procedures for use, how to interpret what is seen on the display, and advanced GPR locating techniques. Learn about where a GPR can be used for maximum locating results and discuss some of the common myths associated with its usage.
2:15 PM	D.I.R.T. - Process Overview and Analysis of the 2007 Annual Report Brian Tooley, OSP National Support, Verizon Business Larry Fortin Hear an overview of D.I.R.T. (Damage Information Reporting Tool) and how the system allows you to submit damage reports in several ways, as well as manage your own data. Data collected can be used to analyze root causes of damages and conduct trend analysis in order to target educational and awareness campaigns. Learn about features such as the Universal Front End Loader, the Grant Data Access Module, and the Query Wizard. Plus, see how D.I.R.T. can help you find answers to these questions & many more: • How many damages occur each year and what are the primary causes of these damages? • What are the costs associated with damages? • Are some educational campaigns more effective than others?
3:15 PM	Exhibit Hall Open 3:15pm - 5:00pm

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