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Common Ground Alliance

Damage Prevention Pros Make Up This Safety-Focused Utility Org

The Common Ground Alliance or CGA is a member-driven association of nearly 4,200 damage prevention professionals. These pros span every facet of the underground utility industry. Established in 2000, CGA is committed to saving lives and preventing damage to North American underground infrastructure. It does this by promoting effective damage prevention practices. CGA has established itself as the preeminent source of damage prevention data and information to reduce damages to underground facilities in North America through shared responsibility among all stakeholders.

Learn all about CGA at that link.

Common Ground Alliance Launches the Damage Prevention Industry’s Official Conference & Expo in Orlando Next March
CE Staff
July 16, 2020
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Business and Software
CGA Releases Annual Technology Report on Current and Emerging Technologies for Damage Prevention Industry
May 28, 2020
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Annual Excavation-Related Damages to Underground Facilities Increased from 2017-18, According to CGA DIRT Report
October 2, 2019
Business and Software
Common Ground Alliance’s Inaugural White Paper Offers Data-Supported Recommendations for Improved Excavator Training and Outreach
May 3, 2019
Business and Software
Revamped Common Ground Alliance DIRT Report Estimates Damage to Buried Utilities Has Increased Between 2015 and 2017
September 21, 2018
Business and Software
Common Ground Alliance Issues Inaugural Report Examining Advancements and Gaps in Underground Safety Technology

In conjunction with its annual Excavation Safety Conference & Expo, the first-of-its-kind damage prevention report aims to inspire furth...

March 9, 2018
Mini Excavators
Dig Without Danger: A Step-by-Step Process for Safe Excavation

According to 2015 statistics compiled by the Common Ground Alliance, a utility line is damaged every six minutes across the United States. T...

November 8, 2017
Business and Software
Practice Smart Digging: Support Call 811 Day, Which Is Today

Do you know where your local utility lines are? The Common Ground Alliance has designated 8/11 on the calendar as a convenient reminder to &...

August 11, 2017
Hand Tools
Today is National 811 Day: Dig These Insights from Subsite on Utility Marking

In support of National 811 Day (Thursday, August 11), Subsite Electronics, a Charles Machine Works Company, announced results from a Common ...

August 11, 2016
Business and Software
Common Ground Alliance’s 2014 DIRT Report Confirms Importance of Calling 811

Common Ground Alliance (CGA), the stakeholder-run organization dedicated to protecting underground utility lines and the people who dig near...

August 24, 2015
Business and Software
Common Ground Alliance Sponsoring Victor Espinoza

National Safe Digging Month was in April, but the Common Ground Alliance (CGA) is not done spreading the safe digging message for 2015. CGA,...

May 1, 2015
Business and Software
CGA’s 2013 DIRT Report confirms importance of calling 811 before digging

The Common Ground Alliance (CGA), the stakeholder-run organization dedicated to protecting underground utility lines and the people who dig ...

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