Excavation Safety Alliance (ESA) Podcast

Excavation Safety Alliance (ESA) Podcast

Hosted by: Infrastructure Resources

The Excavation Safety Alliance Podcast invites leaders in damage prevention to sit down and tell stories, highlight new technology, and share their passion for safety.

Episodes

Top 3 Safety Issues Facing Locate Technicians

Season #1

Ron Peterson, Executive Director of Nulca, talks about the top three issues that locate technicians face in the field.
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The move to multi-frequency - How GPR antenae can help you with your field projects. - Daniel Bigman

Season #1

Daniel Bigman, Founder of LearnGPR.com and Bigman Geophysical, discusses the benefits of using multi-frequency systems for your projects.
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Standardized Ticket Formats - Sher Kirk

Season #1

In 2018 Sher Kirk led a group of industry professionals to successfully align the business rules and ticket formats of the four western Canadian One-Call centres. Standardization is about creating a common language...
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What are the difficulties in identifying pipes buried below the frost line with GPR? - Dan Bigman

Season #1

Daniel Bigman talks about a few things that GPR professionals can try to identify deeply buried pipes below the frostline boundary.
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CAMO - Closing Gaps in Damage Prevention With New Best Practices and First-ever Online Training- Ed Landgraf

Season #1

Ed Landgraf, Found of Coastal and Marine Operators, talks with Scott Landes about his article in dp-PRO magazine, Closing Gaps in Damage Prevention With New Best Practices and First-ever Online Training.
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Evidence Collection & Preservation in the Event of a Damage - Jim Proszek & Tony Jorgenson

Season #1

Lawyers Jim Proszek & Tony Jorgenson discuss the importance of collecting and preserving evidence when damages occur. Learn what is needed to support your case.
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5 Uses of GPR for Civil Engineering and Damage Prevention - Daniel Bigman

Season #1

Scott Landes interviews Daniel Bigman (Bigman Geophysical and Learn GPR) to discuss points from his article in dp-PRO Magazine, titled 5 Uses of Ground Penetrating Radar for Civil Engineering and Damage Prevention.
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The Importance of the Appreciate Part of LSAW (Locator Safety Appreciation Week) - Ron Peterson

Season #1

Scott Landes and Ron Peterson talk about the important role locators play in damage prevention and the complexity of the job that locators have.
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LSAW (Locator Safety Appreciation Week) History - How It Came To Be

Season #1

Hear Scott Landes, Michele Moe, Ron Peterson and Whitney Price discuss the history of LSAW (Locator Safety Appreciation Week) and how it came to be.
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Depositions and Being a Witness - Jim Proszek and Tony Jorgenson

Season #1

Attorneys Jim Proszek and Tony Jorgenson discuss the importance of preparing for depositions and give practical advice on how to testify during a deposition or trial so you can win your case.
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Is My Locate Request Legal? - Jim Proszek and Tony Jorgenson

Season #1

Attorneys Jim Proszek and Tony Jorgenson talk about what a legal locate request entails. Learn what you need to know about making and acting on a locate request and how to determine what the statute requirements are...
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The History of Infrastructure Resources (IR)

Season #1

Scott Landes, President of Infrastructure Resources (IR) tells how his company came to be and how it has grown into several different initiatives over the years, inlcuding the recently formed Excavation Safety Alliance.
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