We Dig Tennessee: Recent Episodes
NUCA of Middle TN
Listen in for updates on the Middle and East Tennessee chapters of the National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA). We interview your fellow ditch-digging contractor members, the associate members who help make our work possible, and special guests from around the industry. We also provide board meeting follow ups, special event highlights, and anything else that will help you "keep digging Tennessee!"
Excavation contractors have to work around a lot of existing infrastructure. Utility companies mark their public lines in response to a locate request through TN811, but how do we avoid damage to private utilities that aren't owned or maintained by a utility operator? New member Blood Hound Underground is here to help! Listen in to get a taste for their services and then click here to learn more about BHUG.
E-Tank, Ltd. is a new member of NUCA Mid TN that's ready to help rent equipment for your environmental needs. Their local office is in Cadiz, KY, and David can help you with frac tanks, roll-off boxes, pumps, and filtration. Click here to learn more about E-Tank.
On January 13th, a trench collapse occurred in Powell, TN -- a small town outside of Knoxville. Information on the incident is limited, but Matt shares what we know and some quick reminders about trench safety.
Incado offers financial coaching and consulting and can even act as your outsourced CFO, but don't let that fool you...Casey Cox, Founder & CEO, grew up around heavy equipment and he's no stranger to hard work. Click here to learn more about Incado Partners.
We catch up with NUCA of KY President Adam Terry and talk about Washington Summit, the KY Chapter Kick Off Event and what's to come.
We talk with Carl Vasquez from NUCA National about how to handle an OSHA inspection on the job site.
Learn more about Badger Daylighting at www.badgerinc.com. Click here to view the print version of this week's Toolbox Talk.
This week we're talking through the basics of 811 with returning guest Carl Vasquez, NUCA's Director of Safety, Education & Training. Click here to view the print version of this week's toolbox talk and remember to return the questionnaire by 4/20/21 to be entered into the prize drawing. Click here to see who won last week's drawing.
We talk with Tom Connelly and Sean Dailey. Tom and Sean are from People Ready Skilled Trades a new member of the Middle TN Chapter.
We welcome back to the show NUCA CEO Doug Carlson. We talk with Doug about convention and what's to come for NUCA in 2021.
This week we talk about 3 trench collapses that happened the previous week. Two of them happened very near our chapters.
This episode we will hear the audio from the recent NUCA of Middle TN board Zoom meeting.
In this episode we hear what was discussed on the Safety Round Table hosted by NUCA of Middle TN.
This week we chat with Wendi and Michale from NUCA of East TN. We talk about their experience with the Washington Summit and get some info from a recent board meeting.
In this episode we talk to Cliff Swoape from Middle TN Natural Gas. Cliff gives us some do's and don'ts of working around existing gas lines.
In this episode we go over some tips on how excavators should safely uncover existing utilities.
This week we chat with Steven Henderson from Sites & Harbison. Stevens group specialize in construction law.
In this episode we go over the layout of the special episodes for this month. During the month of October we will be doing a special episode on Friday each week. Last year NUCA of Middle TN partnered with Town of Smyrna, TN 811, Duke Energy and Middle TN Electric to host an Excavator Safety Day. This year due to COVID-19, we are looking for virtual ways to deliver the message. We will be using the We Dig TN podcast to do so. Each week will be a safety message from each partner in last years event.
This week we talk with Joe Tipton from HOBAS Pipe, Craig Ingram from TN811 and Natalie Hansen from NUCA of Middle TN. We recap the Washington Summit and find out how the meetings with Congress went for the Middle TN area.
In this episode we talk with Heather Jones about the Washington Summit and say thank you to her, for her time as Interim Executive Director.
Contact Steven Whitehouse at swhitehous@ur.com
Click to view the Confined Space Checklist Steven refers to.
This week we chat with Mike Adams VP of NUCA of East TN to talk about the partnership of East and Middle TN on the podcast. Then we talk to a new member of both chapters Harco Fittings.
This week we talk with Aaron Witt from BuilWitt about his mission to make dirt cool again.
This week we talk with new member Brian Anderson from Bear Construction. Bear is one of the newest members to the NUCA of Middle TN voice.
I go over some tips for keeping you and your people safe from heat exhaustion/stroke while protecting your skin from the sun.
Visit TOSHA's website to access the COVID-19 resources mentioned in this episode and to sign up for the TOSHA Newsletter.
Use this link to sign up for United Rentals trench safety webinars
Steven Whitehouse - United Rentals
swhitehous@ur.com
615-419-2379
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In this episode we talk with Heather Jones. Heather is the new interim Executive Director for the chapter. We find out a little about her background and what's coming up for the chapter.
Roger Cox is the owner and president of ACTS Now, a damage prevention consulting agency. ACTS Now publishes the Tennessee 811 Magazine and coordinates the Tennessee Damage Prevention Summit alongside Tennessee811. Save the date for the 2021 summit and plan to attend Roger's full damage investigations class to get the detail we didn't have time to cover in this episode.
Bookmark the TN Damage Prevention Summit site
Visit ACTS Now online
Follow ACTS Now on Facebook
In this episode we have a quick refresher on heat illness and we hear a goodbye from chapter ED Juda Hamby.
In this episode we talk to the four chapter members that were hit hard by the tornadoes.
Click here to find the ServePro web site. Contact Jason Trotter at 615.505.9591 cell, 615-731-4222 Office or jason.trotter@here2help.com
Click here to view the downloadable version of the CGA Best Practice book.
Use this link for the Milwaukee promotion at Care Supply.
Click TN811 to see the YouTube series
Click here to see a video on Positive Response from TN811.
Chris.thomas@tmcat.com
These links are for the CAT features discussed on the show.
Camera system
E-fence
2D Tech
https://commongroundalliance.com/programs/best-practices
the above link will take you to the CGA best practice book.
List of resources we talked about in the show: TN COVID-19 Hotlines 833-556-2476 and 877-857-2945. The website is www.tn.gov/health
For the DIY hand washing station visit https://www.instructables.com/id/Camp-Sink-Temporary-Hand-Washing-Station/
In our very first NUCA of Middle TN podcast we get to know the new CEO of NUCA Doug Carlson.