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!
| Garden City, KS | **POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER** | |
| Colby, KS | **POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER** | |
| Tuesday, January 14, 2025 | Hays, KS | Hilton Garden Inn and Convention Center 221 West 43rd Street, Hays, KS 67601 |
| Wednesday, January 15, 2025 | McPherson, KS | Kansas Municipal Utilities 2090 E. Avenue A, McPherson, KS 67460 |
| Tuesday, January 21, 2025 | Pittsburg, KS | Mirza Shrine 110 W. 5th Street, Pittsburg, KS 66762 |
| Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | Topeka, KS | Ramada by Wyndham Topeka Downtown Hotel & Convention Center 420 SE 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66607 |
| Wednesday, March 12, 2025 | Colby, KS | City Limits Convention Center 2227 South Range Avenue, Colby, KS 67701 |
| Thursday, March 13, 2025 | Garden City, KS | Garden City Clarion Inn & Conference Center 1911 E. Kansas Avenue, Garden City, KS 67846 |
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 |
Attendees are welcome to attend any or all sessions that interest you
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 [email protected] 913-219-4174 | Keely Hosmann [email protected] 316-243-8502 |