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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.

Know someone who may benefit from this training?
Share the link to the post with any colleagues or connections that you think may be interested in attending – we’d love to have them join us!

Please contact Arch York or Keely Hosmann with questions.

Arch York
[email protected]
913-219-4174
Keely Hosmann
[email protected]
316-243-8502

Register for the 2024 Kansas Locate Rodeo

As many of you may have heard, we are excited to announce the upcoming Kansas Locate Rodeo! This is an event exclusively for underground utility locators and offers a unique opportunity for locators to showcase their skills and compete with the best in the industry. Registration is FREE.

Event Details:

Tuesday, September 10

3 – 4 p.m.: Competitor Check-In (KMU Training Center – 2090 East Ave A, McPherson, KS)
4 p.m.: Mandatory Competitor Meeting (NOTE: If you do not attend this meeting, you will not be able to compete.)
5 p.m.: Pizza Dinner/Sponsor Mix and Mingle

Wednesday, September 11

7:30 a.m.: Judges/ Volunteer Meeting
8:30 a.m.: Competition Starts
Beginning at 11:30 a.m.: Lunch will be served during the competition, as time allows for each competitor
4 p.m.: Award Ceremony – Trophies and prizes to be awarded

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Kansas 811 Virtual Excavator Awareness Meetings Fall 2023

Please join a 30-minute VIRTUAL meeting to learn more about the excavation law changes that will go into effect January 1st, 2024. Kansas 811 will provide the law change information and explain how it will impact your operations.

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Kansas 811 2023 Excavator Training

Kansas 811 is excited to offer in-person training to all Kansas excavators and contractors. We hope you will be able to attend one of our in-person training sessions to hear the latest news and changes in the industry.

Below is a list of our in-person training meeting locations:

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Things to Remember:

When a meet is requested by an excavator, an affected operator shall make a reasonable effort to attend the meet at the proposed date and time, or contact the excavator before the meet and reschedule for a mutually agreed upon date and time.

Kansas 811 is available to assist you in optimizing Facility Operator notification areas.


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)

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QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS REGARDING A SPECIFIC TICKET NUMBER:
email: [email protected]

Please Note: Any modification, concerns, or questions regarding a ticket locate must be done by calling 811 or 1-800-DIG-SAFE