NEWS & EDUCATION

Work zone intrusions are no joke. In 20213 0ver 40,000 people were injured in work zone accidents. Please respect workers. Their jobs are difficult and carried out in all types of weather. Slow down and thank them for keeping your internet, electrical, gas and water services working.

Setting up a demonstration Outside Plant (OSP) helps customers understand projects through the eyes of the construction professionals that build them. Design and constructability are enhanced and better communication is a by-product.

Urban and suburban projects with no geo-technical information can lead to unexpected problems. Usually experienced superintendents and formen can find a way to complete the job and meet the schedule.

Preventing damage to utilities requires constant effort. Kim Kennedy has certainly done her part to help Electric Conduit Construction and Midwestern Contractors stay on top of their dig permits. She certainly deserves the Gina Meehan-Taylor Award.

When fiber is damaged or cut customers need immediate response. For utilities, private companies, municipalities and institutions, emergency response reduces outages to hours. Electric Conduit Construction is a leader in emergency fiber repair.

When a well trained, professional construction crew does its job good catches are spotted and fixed quickly. There is no fanfare, or celebration, a problem is spotted and fixed immediately. This is the type of safety awareness that prevents accidents and saves lives. 

CPR & AED training has the potential to save lives. During cardiac arrest a person only has a few minutes to live if CPR and AED are not applied. This training can save lives.

Complacency does not go hand in hand with directional drilling. The risks of hitting something are too great, and the greatest danger is crossboring into a sewer line. Read more about defeating complacency.

Utility damage prevention is a never ending topic of discussion among excavators. It is important topic because damage to utilities can cause anything from inconvenience to death. 

Electric Conduit Construction crews spotted this arm failure on poles removed from their work on a cell site. Their situational awareness caught this before any serious damage occurred. A big thanks to our crews for keeping an eye out for others and reporting problems when they find them.

2025 brings changes to the Illinois JULIE law. Among those changes are new procedures for notification and for positive response, as well as amended fines for violations, requirements for white lining and other needed changes. Excavators and utility owner/operators will have new responsibilities going forward. 

The smartphone makes people blind to hazards around them. Work zone protection serves two purposes. It protects the worker and the public. Still people blunder into work zones on foot, in cars and on bicycles