Safety in Collaboration

Excavation Safety Alliance (ESA) believes there's safety in numbers, safety in education, and safety in collaboration. Our mission is to connect the excavation safety and damage prevention world to create open lines of communication that ultimately save lives and prevent damages. Find out how we're doing that below.

Who We Are What We Do

What We Do

Every ESA initiative, from conferences to publications, is wholly focused on improving safety in excavation through collaboration.

At the center of all of these initiatives is you, damage prevention professional, and others like you in the industry. Because, at the end of the day, ESA doesn't employ any SUE experts, GPR specialists, or trenchless professionals (As you'll see in the team listings below). From Conference speakers, to Magazine authors, to Town Hall panelists, we rely on the diverse perspectives of industry experts. Our superpower is creating spaces and platforms for those perspectives to come together — Places where discussions become collaboration and collaboration leads to solutions.

Global ESC

A tradition 20 years strong, the Global Excavation Safety Conference attracts attendees from around the world. Join us in New Orleans in 2024.

Global ESC 2024

Excavation Safety Magazine

The damage prevention industry's go-to publication for the latest news, technology, and opinions in excavation safety.

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Excavation Safety Guide

Excavation Safety Guide & Directory is an annual resource directory for boots-on-the-ground workers offering in-depth articles written by industry experts. Over 10.6 million Guides have been printed since 2005.

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Pipeline Ag Safety Alliance

PASA consists of a dedicated group of utility operators that have teamed up with the National Association of County Agricultural Agents to help deliver safety messages to farmers and ranchers around the nation.

Learn more about PASA

ESA Town Halls

Town Halls are free-to-attend monthly cross-industry discussions on rotating topics within damage prevention and excavation safety. Hundreds of professionals join and contribute their voices to improve safety for everyone.

Global GPR Congress

Global GPR Congress is an annual virtual event that attracts hundreds of GPR professionals from all over the world. The 2023 GPR Congress had registrants from 21 countries!

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Locator Safety & Appreciation Week (LSAW)

Always held the last full week of April, Locator Safety & Appreciation Week celebrates the essential and too often underappreciated work of utility locate technicians.

Join the Celebration