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What if excavators could take control of their own locate process…and as a result, the number of utility strikes nearly vanished? That's not a hypothetical. It's what's happening right now.

Mike Sullivan sits down with Ron Laidman and Iain Stables. Together, they unpack 18 months of real performance data showing that ALP adoption has grown by nearly 300% year-over-year, that more than 50,000 locate requests have flowed through the program with only three reported damages, and that the program's damage rate per thousand notifications is a fraction of the provincial average. 

Perhaps most striking is the mechanism behind the safety gains: it's not a technical fix… it's the relationship between a dedicated locator embedded in the crew and the excavator who now has a stake in the outcome.

Listen for:

3:57 Why are ALP episodes by far the most downloaded on a podcast about safety?

8:19 What does a near-300% year-over-year adoption increase actually mean for a program in its infancy?

14:26 With only three reported damages across 50,000+ locate requests, what is the ALP damage rate compared to conventional locating?

31:23 Is the ALP's damage reduction driven by technology, training, or something far more human?

33:50 What does it actually take to become a registered Alternate Locate Service Provider in Alberta?

Connect with Guests:

Ron Laidman, Founder and Principal Advisor at Enertia

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Iain Stables, Manager, Damage Prevention at ATCO Gas and Pipelines

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