2016 CGN Excavation Safety Summit

The 6th Annual Common Ground Nebraska Excavation Safety Summit is a FREE educational event that brings stakeholders in excavation safety together to support the common goal of damage prevention and safe digging. A variety of sessions led by industry experts will be offered throughout the day as well as sponsor/vendor booths displaying industry products and services, and much more. We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at the Lancaster Event Center in Lincoln, NE.

Don't Miss this Unique Excavation Event Featuring:

• FREE event registration - includes breakfast, lunch
  
• Indoors (but in the dirt) classes and demonstrations
• Valuable vendor contacts and networking oppurtunities
• Excavator Rodeo - Equipment skills competition with cash prizes!
• Hands-on classes and demonstrations
• Great Door Prizes
• FREE T-shirt for all attendees

New this year! Excavator and Locator Awards - to nominate an excavator or locator for exceptional job performance and damage prevention efforts, please click HERE. Winners will be announced at the Excavation Safety Summit and awarded a plaque and $150 gift card.

REGISTRATION

Please read the event details (below) before registering. To register more than one attendee, enter the total number that you would like to register in the "quantity" section. For express check-in on the morning of the event, bring a printed copy of your registration ticket which you will recieve with your email confirmation.

We will need the following information upon registration:

1. Name

2. Company

3. Address

4.Email Address

5. Phone

6. Excavator Rodeo - Do you want to be a PARTICIPANT in this competition? yes or no

• This is a fun competition using mini excavators. Prizes will be awarded for the fastest times. Check in at the registration desk for your assigned time slot and detailed instructions.

7. Please select a t-shirt size (Adult sizes) S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL

All classes will be large group sessions thus there is no need to sign up for individual classes. See the agenda below:

AGENDA

7:30 - Check-In/Breakfast - Excavator Rodeo signup/check-in

8:30 - Welcome - Nathan Stewart, Black Hills Energy

9:00 - Keynote Speaker - Brad Livingston - Workplace Explosion Survivor

10:00 - Break #1 - Visit Vendors, Door Prizes, Excavator Rodeo

10:20 - Case Study Session/State Fire Marshal Presentation

11:30 - Lunch/Excavator Rodeo, Door Prizes

12:00 - Demonstrations

• High Power Electricity - LES
• Locating Equipment - Subsurface Solutions
• Trenching and Shoring - United Rental
• Directional Drilling - Ditch Witch, Vermeer
• Hydro Vac Excavation - J-Spot
• Cable and Fiber Splicing - Unite, Windstream
• Boom Box - Black Hills Energy
• ITIC NextGen Online Locate Requests - Nebraska811

1:00 - YTEFAS - Hazards of getting safety backwards - David Miguel (back by popular demand)

2:00 - Break #2 - Visit Vendors, Door Prizes, Excavator Rodeo

2:30 - Line Hit Simulation

3:30 - Closing - Door Prizes, Evaluations, T-shirt Distribution, Awards - Excavator Rodeo, Gold Shovel and Spray Can

Hotel Rooms: Ask for CGN block room price

Staybridge Suites

1501 N 86th St

402-484-6000

Book online at www.staybridgesuites.com/lincolnne and use group code of CGN

Book by 2/9 for guaranteed rates

America’s Best Value Inn

5600 Cornhusker Hwy

402-464-5971

Book by 2/10 for guaranteed rates

Don't forget to bring your ticket to the event for quick check-in!

For more information about Common Ground Nebraska visit www.ne-cga.com

"Like" our Safety Summit Facebook posts and be entered to win a cash prize! - https://www.facebook.com/NE1Call/