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A Complete Damage Prevention System
In 2018, the CGA conducted a nationwide survey of excavators asking the reasons behind their decision to not request a locate ticket. The top three responses were: Belief that project was in an area that didn’t need marking (30 percent) Belief that they were already aware of location of
How Can I Speed Up Locating Time?
Accurately locating buried utilities will help prevent costly damages as well as prevent needless hassle. These five components can help ensure the locate is done accurately and efficiently. 1) The Wire Using an extra high-strength copper clad steel tracer wire can provide locators an accurate read on the location and
How Do I Protect Buried Fiber Optic Cable in Rural Areas?
It can be very difficult to protect buried fiber optic cable in rural areas, especially on or near farmland. Farmers may not always request a locate via ClickBeforeYouDig.com or by calling 811, so highly visible above ground warning markers and signs are extremely important. To be effective, the farmer or
How Can I Prevent Homeowners from Ripping Out Markers?
https://vimeo.com/262557388 Often times, homeowners consider utility markers as a blemish and will deliberately remove them from their property. Here are a few tactics to help prevent the removal of your markers. 1) Use a Soilmarker SoilMarkers™ are ideal for residential situations as they are highly visible, yet their low profile
What is RhinoPoly®?
RhinoPoly® is our proprietary blend of thermoplastics, pigments, and UV stabilizers. So what does that all mean? Well in our TriView® marker post it means you can run it over many times and it still gets right back up looking good. That’s because of it’s durability and flexibility. In the
What is Rhino UV Armor Coating?
Rhino UV Armor coating is our patent pending coating which comes with a 10-year warranty for products it’s applied to. It acts as an armor for our signs and surface markers protecting them from damaging ultraviolet or UV light. Long exposure to UV light causes damage over time which means
What is PolyTech Coating™?
Our patented PolyTech Coating™ blocks damaging UV rays, prevents fiberbloom (bottom picture). It’s available on all our Fiberglass Composite posts and comes with a 10-year warranty. 2,000-hour Weatherometer Testing Without PolyTech Coating With PolyTech Coating Prevents Fading Completely Blocks UV Light Prevents Fiberbloom 10-Year Warranty SunCoat
How Do I Use a HIT Kit?
This video features a step by step guide through the installation process of a Rhino Hit Kit. Step #1 Place “DAMAGE” marker as close to the damage as safely possible. Step #2 Center the “MARK” post on the nearest locate mark perpendicularly from the damage. Step #3 Walk along the
How Can I Convert a Vent Pipe into a Pipeline Marker?
Vent pipes vary dramatically from company to company. Many are simply metal pipes with either a candy cane top or an upside down V. These vent pipes will allow gas to vent, but they are often difficult to see and do not contain a warning message. There are three primary
How Are Rhino Signs Made?
The best signs on the market don’t happen by accident. No, as convenient as that would be, the best utility and construction signs are crafted in Minnesota. Here’s how we do it, step-by-step. Step 1: The Customer The sign making process begins with a customer in need. The customer
What is the Best Way to Mark an Electrical Handhole?
Underground handholes offer convenient access to fiber optic cables for splicing and repairs, but their low profiles can also make them difficult to find when they’re covered in snow or obstructed by tall vegetation. Hard to locate handholes can dramatically slow down technicians tasked with restoring service to an area.
What are the Benefits of Signaltape vs Warning Tape?
Pipelines are expensive. Super expensive. There are a number of factors that will increase or decrease the costs associated with the construction, but here are the averages: For a high pressure, natural gas transmission pipeline, the average cost per mile in 2015-2016 was $7.65 million per mile. Those costs are
What Makes Rhino UV Armor Signs Unique?
DISCLAIMER: Every sign in this video was printed and cut with our state-art-of-art technology. This year, we launched Rhino UV Armor Signs. And to spread the word, we made this video. Shot in our new manufacturing plant in Waseca, MN, this video breaks down the superiority Rhino UV Armor Signs
What are the Pros and Cons of Each Sign Material?
Earlier this year, we launched Rhino UV Armor Signs, our proprietary sign manufacturing process that can produce signs of unmatched quality at unmatched prices. When it comes to making your signs, we are all about choices. Different situations and environments call for different materials when producing your signs. We have three
How Do I Lower the Risk of Unlocatable Facilities?
by Chris Thome Unlocatable underground facilities pose a significant risk to excavators and the communities in which they work. Any facility operator with plastic pipe, concrete, or dielectric cables understands the challenges these assets can pose over time. Tracer wire can break or corrode, and “detectable” buried warning tape can
How Can I Quickly Replace Worn Out or Outdated Markers?
Click here to go to the TriView XL product page. Permanent markers, effectively placed along rural Right of Ways (ROW), are the most effective way to communicate the presence and approximate location of a buried cable or pipeline. When surveyed, over 70% of the affected public said they knew about
What Flags Should I Use for Premarking in the Winter?
Here’s the scoop: watching someone take a snowball to the head in slow motion is very satisfying. Here in Minnesota, we have snow on the ground for what seems to be about 364 days a year. So while white paint and flags are typically used to pre-mark or “white line”
How Do I Protect Cables or Pipelines Under Streets and Sidewalks?
How do you permanently mark pipelines and cables under sidewalks and streets? What’s the best way to mark utility cut patches or restorations? How can we prevent damage to pipelines and cables under pavement? Protecting your buried cables and pipelines underneath streets and sidewalks can be a challenge. In
What’s the Easiest Way to Prevent Pedestal Damage?
How do I prevent my pedestals from being hit by mowers? How do I find my pedestals when they get overgrown or covered with snow? How do I prevent damage to my pedestals? Pedestals can be expensive to repair and damaged pedestals can disrupt customers service. Pedestals and other above
What is the Cost of a Permanent Marking System?
The mission of a permanent marking system is to reduce or mitigate the chance of third party damages and to help you save lives. In this video, V.P. of Business Operations Chris Thome, breaks down the essential functions of a permanent marking system along with the basic costs of
What Kind of Marker Should I Use?
A pipeline marker is a simple thing, and they come in lots of shapes and sizes. The purpose of a permanent marker is to create awareness of the presence and approximate location of your buried facilities. An important job considering: There were over 44,000 damages where there was no call
What are Some Tips for Rural Route Marking?
Permanent markers, effectively placed along rural ROWs, are the most effective way to communicate the presence and approximate location of a buried cable or pipeline. When surveyed, over 70% of the affected public said they knew about the presence of a buried pipeline because of the presence of a marker.
How is the TriView Made?
Here at Rhino, our most popular product is the TriView. The TriView comes in several configurations – Test Stations, Ventguards, Extensions, and an almost unlimited number of color combinations that can help differentiate your markers on the ROW. The TriView is manufactured exclusively at our facility in Waseca, MN. We
How Do I Install Locator Flags In Frozen Ground?
The General Manager at Flagshooter Inc. Bob Bishop talks to us on the subject of “How Do I Install Locator Flags In Frozen Ground?” #Ask The Experts Click here to see the flagshooter mentioned in the video.
How Much Does a Marker Post Cost?
In the era of smartphones and high-speed internet, we have all come to expect information to be instant and at our fingertips. So, when a customer calls to ask, “What does a marker post cost?” I cringe at the answer: it depends. Short Answer There are four key factors that
