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Register Now: 2025 Kansas 811 Workshops

Kansas 811 invites excavators and their crews to the 2025 Excavator Workshops! Unlike years past, we will be holding six full-day workshops in the following locations.

Click the city/state to register and secure your spot at these free events!

Tuesday, January 7, 2025Garden City, KSGarden City Clarion Inn & Conference Center
1911 E. Kansas Avenue, Garden City, KS 67846
Wednesday, January 8, 2025Colby, KSCity Limits Convention Center
2227 South Range Avenue, Colby, KS 67701
Tuesday, January 14, 2025Hays, KSHilton Garden Inn and Convention Center
221 West 43rd Street, Hays, KS 67601
Wednesday, January 15, 2025McPherson, KSKansas Municipal Utilities
2090 E. Avenue A, McPherson, KS 67460
Tuesday, January 21, 2025Pittsburg, KSMirza Shrine
110 W. 5th Street, Pittsburg, KS 66762
Wednesday, January 22, 2025Topeka, KSRamada by Wyndham Topeka Downtown Hotel & Convention Center
420 SE 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66607

At each location, we are offering the following sessions:

8:00 – 8:30 a.m.Welcome & Kansas 811
Kansas 811 will provide information about resources that can be found on Kansas811.com, upcoming community events, the Safety Summit, and more.
8:30 – 8:50 a.m.Pipeline Safety
Attendees will have to opportunity to speak with pipeline safety professionals to understand the unique circumstances and additional precautions when excavating near pipelines.
8:50 – 9:00 a.m.Break
9:00 – 9:45 a.m.ITICnxt Training
(For those that this applies to.)
Attendees will get further training on ITICnxt and tools available within the system.
9:45 – 10:15 a.m.Understanding the Law
Kansas 811 will answer questions and address the law changes that became effective 1/1/2024.
10:15 – 11:00 a.m.Best Practices
Includes CGA Best Practices, trench safety, potholing, etc.
11:00 a.m.
– 12:30 p.m.
Lunch with additional speakers
12:30 – 1:00 p.m.Damage Investigations When a damage occurs, are you adequately prepared to conduct a damage investigation?
1:00 – 4:00 p.m.Locator Training provided by Subsurface Solutions

Don’t miss this opportunity – register now!
To register, please click on the city of the location you would like to attend from the list shown above. When registering, please indicate whether you will be attending lunch and/or the locator training by selecting the check box next to those items.

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Please contact Arch York or Keely Hosmann with questions.

Arch York
archyork@kansas811.com
913-219-4174
Keely Hosmann
keely@kansas811.com
316-243-8502

Kansas 811

8100 E 22nd St. N, Bldg 2300-4
Wichita, KS 67226
phone: 316-687-2102

TO FILE A LOCATE REQUEST:
811 or 1-800-DIG-SAFE (800-344-7233)

QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING A SPECIFIC TICKET NUMBER:
email: koc@occinc.com