Digging In

811 Day is this week! In this episode we'll talk about what MISS DIG 811 is up to, and also hear from Scot Runke and Chloe Reckling from DTE Energy about what damage prevention and safety awareness initiatives that the utility provider is active in this summer.

Digging In is honored to welcome our first guest of 2023, Scot Runke, Gas Operations Manager for DTE Energy. We'll discuss damage prevention industry trends as well as the strides the Company has made in its damage prevention and safety efforts.

We're back! After a winter slumber, Digging In returns to highlight MISS DIG 811 public awareness and education activity for National Safe Digging Month and beyond.

Digging In is proud to welcome Mike Sullivan, President of Utility Safety Partners in Alberta, Canada, to the program. We discuss how they're much more than a notification center and have brought several stakeholder groups together as one organization to tackle damage prevention and safety in the Western Canadian province.

MISS DIG 811 Community Outreach Specialists travel the state providing support and resources to our municipal members and more! In this episode, we talk with Paul Harding and Colleen Goddard about the important work they do to help our members navigate challenges to their damage prevention endeavors.

MISS DIG 811 welcomes its new Chief Operating Officer, Joe Guadagnino, to the organization! In this episode, we catch up with Joe as he shares his background and how his role as COO can help MISS DIG 811 serve its stakeholders.

Digging In is back! We're once again joined by Dave Chislea from the Michigan Public Service Commission to discuss many commonly asked questions that we get from the excavation community.

'Digging In' welcomes Tracey McLenon, V.P. of Operations for the Construction Association of Michigan, to the show to discuss the Association's mission and highlight the resources it provides its members.

While we thaw out from Winter, this brief episode touches on ways to get assistance with the new PelicanCorp system, in addition to previewing the 811 awareness campaigns you can expect to see in 2022.

It's a new year, and MISS DIG's new software, OneCall Access is in place. In this episode, we discuss some of the policy & procedural changes associated with the new program, as well as where to find support and information on how to best utilize it.