PG&E to Host Two 811 Safe Digging Webinars for Homeowners and Contractors

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) pgePress release from PG&E:

As part of National Safe Digging Month, PG&E will host two free 811 safe digging webinars for homeowners and contractors. The webinar sessions will provide an overview of the 811 process and guidance for digging safely once underground utilities have been marked. Attendees will also have an opportunity to ask questions of PG&E 811 Damage Prevention experts in each session.

 

WHAT:         811 Safe Digging Public Webinars

WHO:           PG&E Damage Prevention specialists will lead the sessions

 

WHEN:         Wednesday, April 21   

2:30 P.M. to 3:00 P.M.

 

Saturday, April 24

10:30 A.M. to 11:00 A.M.

WHERE:       Visit PGE.com/811 for links to each 811 webinar   

Throughout the pandemic, many homeowners are using their extra time at home to complete projects that require digging, according to a recent national survey conducted by the Common Ground Alliance (CGA). In fact, the survey shows that one in five homeowners (20%) have been more likely to do a home improvement involving digging since the pandemic began – particularly gardening projects, and 56% of homeowners who are planning to plant a tree or shrub this year said they were more likely to dig while having extra time at home. The most popular planned projects cited among surveyed homeowners who plan to dig include:

 

  • Planting a tree or shrub: 62%
  • Building a fence: 37%
  • Building a deck or patio: 32%
  • Installing a mailbox: 20%
  • Installing a pool: 6%
  • Something else: 26%

 

Additionally, of the millions of homeowners who plan to dig this year for projects like gardening, building a fence or deck, installing a mailbox and more, nearly two in five (37%) will put themselves and their communities at risk by digging without contacting 811 beforehand to learn the approximate location of underground utilities.

 

Customers should call 811 three days before starting a digging project, no matter how large or small, to have the location of underground utility lines marked. 811 is a free service, and calling 811 will help customers keep their families and neighbors safe and connected to essential utility services, and to avoid potentially costly repairs

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Bushytails
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Bushytails
2 years ago

Umm, yeah, because people planting shrubs for their gardening project are so very likely to put their old shovel through something… I think the only thing this survey says is that three in five people lie when asked if they call 811 for gardening projects. Or, you know, the survey intentionally conflates activities with a realistic risk of damaging buried services with ones not likely to in order to give a number that sounds scary but has no relation to reality.

Connie Dobbs
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Connie Dobbs
2 years ago
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So you moved here from San Bruno? Welcome!

North west
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North west
2 years ago

Haha. Gives a whole new meaning to pot holes causing damage.

PinkAsso
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PinkAsso
2 years ago

PG&E wishes we could dig and find underground power lines….

Antichrist
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Antichrist
2 years ago

Face it if you hit live power with a shovel, either you are digging way to deep or the power line was improperly installed in the first place, not to mention that when you call 811 they want way to much info from you. Do you have a permit ? What are you installing etc.
all one should have to tell them is listen up f face i am digging on my property and if you have your crap in my property you have 7 days to tell me where it is so i dont hit it . Anything else is pushing it, they dont pay your or my property tax they are using property without paying for it by bribing politicans