by Kodiak Drilling | Dec 20, 2011 | News, Utility Locates
Over $1 million Fines In a previous post, we indicated that a new trial had been ordered for Enbridge in the Bloor Street explosion. For those who have forgotten, this was an explosion that leveled a building and killed 7 people because the utility locates were not...
by Kodiak Drilling | Dec 20, 2011 | Utility Locates
Burnaby Oil Pipeline It is not likely that people remember the news specifically from July 24, 2007, but anyone involved in drilling work surely had shivers going down their spine watching the news clips of the Burnaby neighbourhood covered in a thick layer of 234,000...
by Kodiak Drilling | Dec 20, 2011 | Utility Locates
Recent Site Issues For this post in the utility locate section, we thought we would summarize a few locate issues that we have faced which prevented us from undertaking the planned drilling. 1. The day before the drilling date, the consultant checked with the site...
by Kodiak Drilling | Feb 10, 2011 | News, Utility Locates
Gas Station Line Hit This is a good one – We hear this one a lot – “we don’t need locates, the owner has been here a long time and knows where all the utilities are located” A local gas station was closed after the property owner cut a 2-inch gas line...
by Kodiak Drilling | Feb 9, 2011 | Utility Locates
How To Read A Locate Sheet The TSSA has released a pamphlet titled “How To Read A Locate Sheet”. This document is an example locate sheet which has been annotated to assist in interpretation of the information. It is important that all personnel who are dealing with...
