OCTOBER 22-24, 2024
Isleta Resort,
Albuquerque
Tuesday, October 22 – WORKSHOPS
(Not included in Attendee Registration)
(Lunch not provided on this day)
DAMAGE INVESTIGATION
TRAINING – $150
8:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Instructor: Roger Cox
ACTS Now Inc.
OK, you’ve had a damage, now what? Whether you are the utility owner/operator, excavator or the locator of record; the one thing you’ll have in common now is a need for a quality damage investigation. Just determining the facts about the damage is not enough. The objective of this workshop is to teach the participant how to conduct a quality damage investigation. If the investigation doesn’t determine clearly why the damage occurred, it is likely to reoccur. Additionally if the investigation itself is not clear, concise and complete, you are more likely to be responsible for damages and/or fines even if you were not responsible for the damage.
Attend this workshop and learn what makes a photograph a good photograph, learn the value of telling the story of the damage with sketches and photos and presenting your findings with credibility. This workshop is for anyone who has ever been involved in a damaged utility line and tried to identify who was “at-fault” instead of gathering the facts.
COMPETENT PERSON
TRAINING – $150
8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Instructor: Ruben Mendez
Humphrey & Samarang
GROUND PENETRATING RADAR
TRAINING – $150
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Instructor: Dan Bigman
Bigman Geophysical LLC
This workshop will begin with a review of the basic concepts of ground penetrating radar and the application of this increasingly popular technology to utility locating and damage prevention. Classroom discussion will focus on the GPR signal, problems with different project sites and soils, how to interpret utility data and best practices. For the hands-on portion of the workshop, the students will get a start-to-finish walkthrough of the settings and system setup, proper operation, data collection, interpretation, and mark-out best practices. Students can bring their own GPR units as this training is brand agnostic.
Introduction
to the Service Area Editor
-FREE
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Instructor: Annette Sunda, New Mexico 811