Government of Saskatchewan declares April 2016 Safe Digging Month; reminds homeowners and contractors to follow safe digging plan
With preparations underway for another busy construction season across the province, the Government of Saskatchewan, in partnership with the Saskatchewan Common Ground Alliance (SCGA) and Sask 1 st Call, has again declared April Safe Digging Month to remind the public of the importance of digging safely around underground infrastructure. “Each year in Saskatchewan, too many incidents of line contacts with buried utilities occur. These incidents happen because a step in the safe digging process was missed: a free line locate may not have been requested; dig areas weren’t properly identified...