As the weather warms up and we get excited to start outdoor projects it’s important to take your time and recognize that April is Diggers Safety Month. If you’re fencing, installing a mailbox, tilling a garden, or whatever that project may be, it’s important to stop and think about the project before digging. 

Chad Krueger with Diggers Hotline shares tips, or rather, steps you must take before using that post hole digger. 

“A lot of the services that we depend on day to day, natural gas, electricity, fiber optic lines, water, sewer, and more are all things in the ground,” says Krueger. “Some of these lines are inches or even less than inches below the ground and can cause serious damage if hit.”

While some people may think they’re just planting a tree or starting a garden and they don’t need to worry about calling, it is actually the law to call Diggers Hotline before disturbing the soil. If you damage a buried line you are responsible for paying the owner of the line to repair it which can sometimes cost thousands of dollars. 

As the weather warms up and we get excited to start outdoor projects it’s important to take your time and recognize that April is Diggers Safety Month. If you’re fencing, installing a mailbox, tilling a garden, or whatever that project may be, it’s important to stop and think about the project before digging. 
Chad Krueger with Diggers Hotline shares tips, or rather, steps you must take before using that post hole digger. 
“A lot of the services that we depend on day to day, natural gas, electricity, fiber optic lines, water, sewer, and more are all things in the ground,” says Krueger. “Some of these lines are inches or even less than inches below the ground and can cause serious damage if hit.”
While some people may think they’re just planting a tree or starting a garden and they don’t need to worry about calling, it is actually the law to call Diggers Hotline before disturbing the soil. If you damage a buried line you are responsible for paying the owner of the line to repair it which can sometimes cost thousands of dollars.

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