O & R reminds you to call 811 two to 10 days prior to ANY digging activities. However, safe digging doesn’t end with making the call. Once your site has been marked, it’s important to review the marks, know what they represent, and to dig carefully within the tolerance zone of those marks. In fact, the number one reason for damage is not following the proper digging techniques in those tolerance zones.

O & R’s partner, UDig NY, has produced the following videos to help explain these final important steps to digging safely. Please feel free to view them HERE

Please, pass our message along to your employees, excavators and contractors you work with.

Let’s all work together to have a safe and productive digging season!