Safety Campaign Launching For Underground Utilities

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers initiated the campaign as an industrywide collaborative effort to:

• Promote best practices for jobsite preparation and equipment operation
• Demonstrate underground utility installation and repair as safe, efficient and effective

The Underground Utility Damage Prevention Campaign seeks to:

• Dispel common myths and negative perceptions associated with underground utility installation
• Provide tools for improved worker skills, knowledge and awareness

Machinery covered includes horizontal directional drills, vacuum excavators, trenchers and related underground equipment. Several AEM working committees of manufacturer members helped develop campaign ideas and scope.

“We want to involve the widest possible scope of industry groups and stakeholders and work together to educate and promote safe utility installation, repair and maintenance,” stated William Bernhard, technical and safety services manager at AEM.

For more information and to get involved, contact AEM’s Bernhard at 414-298-4106 or wbernhard@aem.org.

More industry education resources
AEM assists manufacturers and the off-road equipment industry in fostering safety best practices through the association’s extensive array of safety manuals, videos and related training materials. Visit www.safetymaterials.org for more information.

AEM owns and produces ICUEE — The Demo Expo. ICUEE is the International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition, the leading event for utilities and contractors, featuring live demonstrations and best practices for utility construction, maintenance and rehabilitation projects. Attend ICUEE 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky, Sept. 29-Oct. 1. Visit www.icuee.com for more information.