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from the desk of
Brent Saltzman
Working Together is the theme for this month’s issue of our magazine. All I can say is, “Amen to that!”
In today’s environment, with all the craziness surrounding this pandemic, effectively communicating with each other is paramount. I can’t stress this enough to our hard- working contractors when contacting our call center. Providing accurate, detailed information to our operators is crucial to the entire ticketing process. The same goes to our safety-minded friends in the locating industry when communicating with those same contractors. Providing detailed information about the width of the underground facility or communicating
that the excavator is “clear and there’s no conflict” is vitally
important. Having an “us versus them” mentality gets us nowhere and can only lead down the path of destruction.
Louisiana 811 sincerely believes in working together with all of our stakeholders. We’re not perfect by any means but listening intently to others and communicating clearly and concisely will only lead to building great relationships. It works for us and I can assure you it’ll work for you!
In closing, I pray that all of you have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Please stay safe and, hopefully, I’ll see you at the Louisiana Damage Prevention Summit in January!
Brent Saltzman Executive Director Louisiana 811
2020, Issue 4
Louisiana 811
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