The Dirt from Cashman

Smart digging always means calling 811 before each job

Did you know that natural gas pipelines can be buried anywhere? And that Nevada and California state laws require you to call at least two business days before starting any digging project so the underground pipelines can be marked?

A quick phone  call can prevent unnecessary damage to the underground pipelines, avoid significant penalties or repair bills, and keep your project on schedule. By calling 811, Southwest Gas will mark the pipelines with yellow paint, yellow whiskers, yellow flags, or yellow stakes.

Knowing where the pipelines are is important because a damaged one can lead to a dangerous natural gas leak, which can lead to evacuations, service outages, ignition, property damage, injury, or loss of life.

So, keep your eye out for yellow pipeline markers. They:

- Indicate where natural gas pipelines may be buried
- Are not required fora ll pipeline facilities and do not pinpoint the exact location or depth of pipeline
- Still require a call to 811 to get lines marked
- List emergency telephone numbers should a natural gas emergency occur

Pipeline Markings & What they Mean

Yellow: gas, oil, steam, petroleum, gaseous or dangerous materials
Red: Electric power lines, cables, conduit, and lighting cables
Orange: Communication, alarm or signal lines; cable or conduit systems
Blue: Potable water
Green: Sewer and drain lines
Purple: reclaimed water systems, irrigation and slurry lines
White: Proposed irrigation

The long, 680-mile journey from Wyoming to Oregon for El Paso Corp, Precision Pipeline, US Pipeline and Cashman Equipment is coming to an end! There are just a few miles left to completion of the natural gas Ruby Pipeline. Through permit delays, and snow, and rain, and mating sage grouse, thousands of people spent months of their lives out on the pipeline. We’d like to thank and congratulate everyone who worked so hard on making this project a reality – especially all the pipeline employees, our service technicians, Gary Slagle (Cashman Product Support), and our late, beloved Joe Voerding (Cashman Pipeline Sales). Way to go!!

For more details, read the Elko Daily Free Press article.

Golfers at this year’s National Utilities Contractors Association (NUCA) Las Vegas tournament at Las Vegas National Golf Club had the opportunity to win a piece of Cat equipment for making a hole in one! Sadly, no one made it, but 144 attendees enjoyed trying.

Surrounded by homes from the 1950s and ’60s, the Cashman team of employees Curry Smythe, Dan Hall, Scott Maxson, and a last minute fill-in for injured Larry Wells finished the event at a respectable 7 under par. It wasn’t enough to win but enough to hold their heads up high!

Cashman Equipment was pleased to sponsor a hole at the event, as well as assist with a 247B Multi-Terrain Loader and a 216 Skid Steer Loader for displays on the course. Overall, the weather was perfect and it was deemed a very good day!

Do you know what machine this is just by looking at it? It’s one that is certainly working hard Fallon, NV right now!

Thanks to Cashman employee Dan Hall for sending this one in! Feel free to email your photos to us at anytime.

Joe Voerding of Boulder City, NV and a long-time employee of Cashman Equipment, passed away April 7, 2011 at the age of 62. Joe was born in Rawlins, Wyoming, and moved to Colorado at age nine, where he and his older sister, Mary, were raised on a dairy farm east of Fort Collins.

Joe went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Metro State College in Denver. He was a salesman and manager for several heavy equipment companies located in various parts of the western United States. Upon his death, he was the Pipeline Sales Specialist for Cashman Equipment, the Caterpillar dealer in Las Vegas, NV. Joe’s proudest professional achievement was the development and coordination of all the heavy equipment needs for the Ruby Pipeline, a natural gas pipeline extending from Opal, WY to Malin, OR.

“Joe was extremely dedicated to his job, passionate about the Pipeline industry, and determined to see Cashman succeed and prosper in that business area,” said Cashman’s General Sales Manager, Todd Gilligan.

“We will all miss Joe’s sense of humor, his compassion for his customers and his willingness and determination to get it done regardless of what it took. Joe’s light-heartedness and smiling face will be missed by all who knew him,” said MaryKaye Cashman, Chairman and CEO of Cashman Equipment.

Joe lived in Boulder City with Carlene, his beloved wife of 37 years, and their son, Matt. He was a member of the American Pipeline Contractors Association (PLCA) and the Elk’s Lodge in Boulder City. He was an accomplished skier, a good weekend golfer, and an unparalleled story-teller. He believed that, “You’re not here for a long time – you’re here for a good time.” His humor and style will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved him.

A remembrance service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 16, 2011 at Boulder Creek Golf Course. Casual attire. Burial will be in Longmont, Colo., the following week. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the Arthritis Foundation , P.O. Box 96280, Washington, D.C., 20077-7491.

This Tesmec Bucket Wheel is hard at work, trenching for Precision Pipeline on the Ruby Pipeline job in northern Nevada.

Have great job site pictures? Post them here on our blog or email them to Cashman Equipment.

Did you know the fatality rate for excavation work is 112% higher than the rate for general construction? That makes your safety precautions all the more important. Visit OSHA’s eTools section for more information on how pre-planning, daily cave-in inspections, and hazardous fume testing can help keep you safe on the jobsite.

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