Common Ground Alliance - Fri May 01, 2026
Common Ground Alliance Charts Future of Damage Prevention at 2026 Conference & Expo
Common Ground Alliance (CGA), the national nonprofit association dedicated to protecting underground utility lines, people who dig near them and their communities, concluded its 2026 Conference & Expo at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo....
TRUVAC - Tue April 28, 2026
Safe Digging Tips for Summer Construction, Utility Work
Summer is a critical time for those in construction and utility work. This busy season depends on crews' productivity as they work around storms and high temperatures. But the season's unpredictable weather isn't the only thing impacting safety and productivity....
Common Ground Alliance - Tue March 31, 2026
CGA Applauds NULCA Paper on “System Designed to Fail”
NULCA (the National Utility Locating Contractors Association) released a new analysis on systemic challenges in the one-call process and preventing damage to buried utility infrastructure. The paper describes how unmapped or poorly mapped facilities, excessive one-call tickets, surging infrastructure projects and outdated one-call architecture have created an unsustainable situation for locating and safely excavating around buried utilities....
Common Ground Alliance - Tue August 12, 2025
AUDIO: CGA Launches National Radio PSA on Damage Prevention for 8/11 Day
Common Ground Alliance (CGA), the national association working to prevent damage to underground infrastructure, released a new radio PSA to highlight the importance of contacting 811 before beginning digging projects....
Common Ground Alliance - Thu April 10, 2025
Common Ground Alliance Conference & Expo Highlights Risks of Damage to Buried Infrastructure
Common Ground Alliance (CGA) concluded its 2025 Conference & Expo at the Orlando World Center Marriott. With 1,600 damage prevention leaders in attendance, the conference is the largest gathering of its kind in America....
NTSB - Wed April 09, 2025
NTSB Issues Report On Fatal Pennsylvania Explosion, Recommends CGA Best Practice
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its final report on the 2023 explosion at the Palmer Chocolate factory. The incident claimed seven lives at the Pennsylvania facility, in part due to inadequate locating of high-pressure steam and natural gas utility lines....
Common Ground Alliance - Tue April 01, 2025
Survey Finds 46 Percent Plan to Dig Without Contacting 811 Beforehand
In observance of National Safe Digging Month in April, Common Ground Alliance announced results from a recent national survey. The survey found that 27.2 million Americans planning digging projects in the next year will not contact 811, putting themselves and their communities at risk of utility service disruptions, costly fines and repairs and even serious injury or death....
Common Ground Alliance - Thu January 16, 2025
CGA Conference & Expo Returns to Orlando
Common Ground Alliance (CGA), the national non-profit association dedicated to protecting underground utility lines, people who dig near them and their communities, announced that tech entrepreneur and bestselling author Shane Snow will be the keynote speaker at the 2025 CGA Conference & Expo in Orlando, Fla., from April 7-10, 2025....
Common Ground Alliance - Tue December 10, 2024
Trench-Related Fatalities Decrease: Common Ground Alliance Celebrates Progress, Commitment to Safe Digging
Common Ground Alliance (CGA), the national nonprofit trade association dedicated to protecting underground utility lines, people who dig near them and their communities, applauded the recent decline in trench-related fatalities highlighted by OSHA's preliminary data....
Common Ground Alliance - Mon November 04, 2024
2025 CGA Conference & Expo Opens Registration On Nov. 6
Common Ground Alliance (CGA), a national association dedicated to protecting underground utility lines, people who dig near them and their communities, announced that registration for the 2025 CGA Conference & Expo will officially open on Nov....
