Matt Navitsky of the Common Ground Alliance has informed us of a new nationwide phone number, 811. This number has been established by the FCC to protect underground utilities as well as DIY homeowners and professional excavators.
Before any excavation project you are required to contact your local one-call center to come out and mark out the underground utility lines, cables, and pipes. But as of May 1st you just have to dial 811 anywhere in the country to reach your local one-call center.
We are behind anything that promotes homeowner safety and 811 is as close to an ounce of prevention that you can get.
Pneumatic nail guns are expert level tools even though any Joe Schmo can buy them off the rack at the hardware store. Hence the uptick in nail gun accidents.
As with any high-powered tool, respect its abilities, and you'll stay out of trouble.
More tips:
Pneumatic Nailer Safety [Ask the Builder]
Nail Gun Basics [DIY Network]
Tips and Techniques for Using a Framing Nailer [Expert Village]
Nail Gun Safety Tips [essortment]
Flipping the script on what backyard pools should be, Mick Hilleary of Total Habitat, has introduced America to a more natural way of keeping a pool clean that doesn't involve chemicals. Natural swimming pools originated in Europe about 20 years ago but haven't picked up here in the states. Mick is trying to change that and with the "green" movement gathering momentum his swimming pools may be primed for the big-time.
April 27, 2007 | Comments ()
