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Sep 15, 2018

Are your locates provided on time?

Contractors should not always assume a residential gas line is buried the standard 24-inch depth.
Oct 15, 2015

These tips may save you a fine

Here are some items that some members have mentioned during the last couple of months that could save you from receiving a fine.
Jan 15, 2013

Safety fines up in 2013

The Technical Standards and Safety Association (TSSA), which is responsible for the safety of underground facilities, fuels and elevators, has announced higher fines for 2013.
May 15, 2012

The Underground Police: TSSA

The Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) is as much of a police organization as the Ministry of Labour (MOL).
Apr 15, 2012

Utility strikes can be costly

What should you do if you hit a utility line? The fact that you struck and damaged a utility line puts some liability onto you.
Nov 15, 2011

Reducing utility hits

Last year the landscape industry reduced underground utility hits by 36 per cent.
Dec 15, 2010

A long history with the underground world

A response to a new article that began last month.

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