Category: Best Practices
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Design/Pre-Con Meet Tickets: Five Common Questions Answered
Updated: 11/27/24 In planning large-scale projects, it can often be helpful to meet in person with facility operators to discuss project design before construction begins. These meetings help align the planning team, contractors, and facility operators on underground utility coordination. Filing a Design/Pre-Con Meet Ticket through Gopher State One Call (GSOC) allows you to do…
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Learn From the Unexpected with A.J. Clark of Badger Infrastructure Solutions
Click here to see the latest changes to Meet Ticket procedure and documentation. The latest Learn from the Unexpected video features A.J. Clark, Locating Solutions Manager at Badger Infrastructure Solutions. […]
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Using a Non-Excavation Planning Ticket for Project Planning: 5 Frequently Asked Questions
Updated: 11/27/24 When working on a commercial development project, keeping underground facilities in mind from the start can help your project run smoothly and aid in overall damage prevention. One of the ways you can plan ahead is by utilizing a Non-excavation Ticket through Gopher State One Call (GSOC). There are four types of Non-excavation…
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Summer News, Tips & Reminders
Please take a moment to review the following GSOC reminders, suggestions and tips to help you process tickets more efficiently. We look forward to your feedback and continued support! WHAT’S NEW? Online Dashboard of GSOC Ticketing Statistics GSOC announces the availability of online dashboards for detailed ticketing statistics. Ticketing data can be searched by date,…
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Learn From the Unexpected with Eric Kolcinski of Centerpoint Energy
The damage prevention industry isn’t always predictable, but Gopher State One Call believes that we can all learn from those unexpected moments and be safer for it. That’s why we’ve […]
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How to Deal with a Damage
As damage prevention stakeholders, we are all focused on keeping people and property safe. And while everyone’s goal is zero damages, the reality is that damages do occur. In the past five years in the United States and Canada, damages to buried utilities have increased or stayed relatively steady, according to the Common Ground Alliance,…
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White Lining Your Excavation Site
One of the most important damage prevention practices occurs well before an excavation or utility locate. It happens even before a call to Gopher State One Call is made. Pre-marking, also commonly known as white lining or white marking, is one of the five required “precautions to avoid damage” included in Minnesota’s dig law. Per…
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How to Spot Underground Utilities in Your Neighborhood
In the rush of daily life, it’s easy to forget about the massive network of buried utilities underneath us. In fact, according to the Common Ground Alliance, there are about 19 million miles of underground facilities in the United States, with more being installed every day. These facilities provide heat, lights, sewer, water, communications and…
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Learn from the Unexpected with Christopher Koch of ZoneOne Locating
The damage prevention industry isn’t always predictable, but Gopher State One Call believes that we can all learn from those unexpected moments and be safer for it. That’s why we’re […]
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Private Utility Locating: What Homeowners Need to Know
Once you’ve called 811 or filed a locate request ticket online for your excavation, it might seem like there’s nothing left to do but wait for a positive response from facility operators. But many first-time homeowner excavators don’t know that filing a locate request with Gopher State One Call is just the first part of…