Ditchmen • NUCA of Florida Ditchmen • March 2017 | Page 16

SAFE DIGGING MONTH
KICKS OFF APRIL 1
This April marks the tenth
annual National Safe
Digging Month, reminding
Florida residents to always
call 811 two full business
days before any digging
project.
This awareness initiative
is designed to elevate
awareness of and
prevention of digging-
related damage to
underground utilities. And
it takes everyone working
together to bring a single
message to Florida, Know
what’s below. Call 811
before you dig.
We offer a number of tools
you can download and use
free of charge. Tools like
banners, a news release,
social media messages
and even a game to
promote on your website.
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Here are just a few things
you can do with the items
you’ll find in the toolkit: • Run 30-second PSA
on your cable access
channels.
• Spread our message on
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
and other social networks.
Make sure you use the
hashtag #call811 and/or
#nsdm. Motivating excavators and
homeowners to adopt the
call-811-before-you-dig
policy and practice safe
digging will ultimately save
lives and protect property
and the environment.
We thank you in advance
for your support of this
initiative.
• Submit an op-ed to your
local print/online paper.
• Fly a free “Call 811 before
you dig” banner at your
jobsite.
• Ask your city or county to
issue a Safe Digging Month
proclamation.
Visit our Safe Digging
Month Page at: http://
www.sunshine811.com/
news/
• Place a Safe Digging
Month button on your
company website.
• Send our news release to
your media contacts.
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