Excavator Breakfast Safety Presentation 2026 Webinar

Описание: Excavating safely starts before the first shovel hits the ground. In this webinar, JULIE Damage Prevention Managers Brian MacKenzie and Roger Watwood walk through the key updates and best practices every excavator, contractor, and utility professional should know for 2026.

Originally presented as part of the Excavator Safety Breakfast series, this recorded session covers the latest requirements, tools, and resources designed to help crews dig safer and avoid costly underground utility damage.

In this webinar you’ll learn:

How JULIE’s one-call notification system works and why it’s critical for safe excavation

Key statistics and trends from over 1.6 million locate requests in Illinois

How to use the Positive Response System to check locate status in real time

When excavators can legally dig early once utilities respond

How to handle no-show locates and ticket responses

Updates on service lateral locatability requirements

Best practices for extensions, remarks, and pre-marking excavation areas

How to use JULIE’s online training, resources, and in-person safety presentations

The Positive Response System is now mandatory in Illinois, making it easier than ever for excavators to confirm whether utilities have cleared, marked, or delayed a locate request before digging.

If you’re involved in excavation, construction, utilities, or municipal operations, this webinar will help you stay compliant, reduce risk, and protect underground infrastructure.

Chapters
0:00 Welcome & Webinar Overview
0:38 What You’ll Learn in the Excavator Safety Training
1:26 What JULIE Is and How the One-Call System Works
2:00 Illinois Locate Request Statistics
3:55 JULIE Membership and Utility Participation
5:00 Locate Requests, Extensions, and Remark Requirements
6:30 Introduction to the Positive Response System
8:02 How Positive Response Helps Excavators Avoid Delays
9:06 When Excavators Can Dig Early
11:09 How to Check Your Ticket Status
13:24 How Utility Companies Post Positive Responses
15:33 Positive Response Codes Explained
18:06 Service Lateral Locatability Requirements
20:34 Joint Meets and Why They Matter
23:06 What Defines a Large Project
24:23 Large Project Joint Meet Process
27:03 Joint Meet Documentation and Best Practices
29:32 JULIE Online Training Courses
31:00 Free In-Person Safety Presentations
32:04 Damage Prevention Advocacy Award
33:03 One-Day Locator Training Opportunities
34:36 Remote Ticket Entry (RTE) Overview
36:42 Additional Online Tools for Excavators
39:28 JULIE Toolbox Talks Podcast
40:29 Key Safety Takeaways
42:20 Q&A – Pre-Marking Requirements
44:30 Q&A – Do Excavators Have to Check Positive Response?
46:33 Q&A – Are Joint Meets Mandatory for Large Projects?
49:02 Q&A – Positive Response for Design Requests
51:34 Closing Remarks