Paul Chaplinski of AT&T retires

Paul Chaplinski of AT&T retired from the CBYD Board of Directors on Friday, December 16, 2010. Jim Dieterle, President of CBYD, wished Paul well and thanked him for his years of dedicated service to the board. Paul introduced his replacement, Bernie Elliot to the board.

 

CBYD Board Member, John Bonville, retires from the National Guard

After 40 consecutive years of service in the Connecticut National Guard, 1ST Sergeant, John Bonville, retired June 30, 2011. At his retirement, John received 2 medals, Connecticut and Federal Meritorious Services Medals and a leadership service award from his battalion. No other active service man of the National Guard maintains an uniterrupted service record as John's. John is also a gifted trombone player in the 102d Band of the Connecticut National Guard. John's unit has entertained citizens and servicemen nationally and overseas. John continues to be an active member of CBYD and is the VP Damage Prevention and Education. Additionally, John is employed at Connecticut Natural Gas as a Protection Supervisor. On behalf of CBYD, AOC and a grateful nation, we all congratulate John for his dedication and years of service keeping our great country safe.

 

1St Sgt Bonville and his Unit

1St Sgt John Bonville

Hurricane Irene creates havoc for utility companies..

Hurrican Irene effected 700,00 plus electric customers throughout the State of Connecticut. The storm also caused this frightening incident involving CL&P's electric cable that arced the ground causing a natural gas explosion. Flames destroyed the road and left utility cables smoldering. Over 350 Yankee Gas Service customers in the Town of Oxford were left without service.

CBYD's Annual Utility Expo features national safety speaker...

CBYD sponsored its annual Public Utility Expo at the Aqua Turf in Southington, CT on Wednesday, September 28, 2011. The Expo showcased construction suppliers, CBYD utility members, state agencies and outdoor demonstrations & exhibits. Our keynote speaker this year was Eric Giguere of Safety Awareness Solutions. Eric is a former construction laborer who survived a massive trench colapse 8 years ago. Eric engaged an audiance of more than 400 with his personal story of safety and tragic consequences of taking short cuts. This program was by far the most attended program CBYD has ever sponsored. Many thanks to Eric for sharing his harrowing story that left an indeliable mark on all those who attended. Note: CBYD will be back again next year on Wednesday, September 26, 2012.

                    Keynote speaker, Eric Giguere

  

  Sponsors Brad Franzese of Spectra Energy & Tom Bashaw
            of Iroquois Gas pose with Eric Giguere
  

   CBYD Office Supervisor, Terri Grady, demonstrates
             CBYD's new E-Ticket web mapping.

  
  Radio personality, Jerry Kristafer of WDRC
                  entertains the crowd.                 

CBYD exhibits at CASHO Several members of the CBYD board of directors, CBYD retirees and Asplundh One Call particpated at the annual Connecticut Street and Highway Officials (CASHO) tradeshow on Thursday, May 12th at Mountainridge, Wallingford. This large equipment exhibition of heavy equipment and numerous vendors from various industries drew over 1,000 attendees. CBYD's exhibit and handouts emphasized the new national one call number, 811. The event was very successful with a great turnout and terrific weather.

Brett Factora, Claudia Kersten & John Bonville

E-Ticket Entry

In a hurry and need a CBYD ticket? CBYD offers E-Ticket(electronic) notification via its website. If you have access to the internet, you can complete a location request, routine or emergency form on line and submit it directly to CBYD. You will receive your ticket number and the associated utility companies that will be notified of your request in real-time. Renewal of your old ticket is also available! Simply click INTERACTIVE WEB on the top of our homepage and then click NEW USERS. Acknowledge the "terms of agreement" portion and complete/submit the registration form (for first time users). When CBYD receives your E-Ticket registration, we will then assign you a password to access the E-Ticket program. It's that simple. Also note, CBYD has added a "Dynamic Buffer" to the E-Ticket. The user can select from a drop down box, the furthest footage from where the address of the dig location is provided. This buffer will capture and ensure all utility companies within a 360-degree circumference will be notified. If no buffer distance is selected, the system will automatically default to 133 feet of the address entered. Custom on-line mapping will assist you in creating your ticket. Visual mapping is optioned in various formats includingTerrain or Satelite Mode. Have questions? Call us at 800-922-4455 and a Customer Service Representative will assist you.

Safety Meetings

Want to have a safe excavating season this year? Contact CBYD to attend one of our monthly safety meetings. We meet the first Wednesday of the month and discuss in detail CBYD regulations and requirements. This is your chance to have questions answered and learn more about the CBYD underground utility damage prevention program. There is no charge and the meeting runs about 90 minutes so that you have plenty of time to get back to work. If you have a large group that needs to be brought up to speed on CBYD regulations, contact us at (203)248-5502 or email bpetersen@cbyd.com and we will arrange to come to you. Also, the State of Connecticut Public Utility Regulatory Authority(PURA) employs a full time representative that can come out to your workplace and provide an expanded safety program exclusively for your organization. PURA will review CBYD state regulations, show CBYD's new safety awareness video, discuss compliance & enforcement measures, and end with questions and answers. PURA is also available for evening engagements to address special interest groups or associations. Contact Joe Gallo at PURA by calling (860)833-7200 or email joseph.gallo@po.state.ct.us to arrange your personal safety meeting. 

Please note - Should you request CBYD or the PURA to attend a safety presentation at your facility, please be certain to reserve a minimum of 1 hours time for our comprehensive safety presentation. Also, a television and VCR is recommended to take advantage of our 14 minute safety awareness video. To ensure maximum effectiveness of our program to your group, consider a morning program rather than afternoon. Due to the number of requests we receive, CBYD requires a minimum of twenty (20) attendees to the scheduled meeting however PURA is more flexible.

Promoting 811 while hunting for trophy fish

In a recent fishing trip to Lake Saltonstall in Branford, Derek Brown of CBYD's Damage Prevention and Education Committee, donned his 811 apparel with aspirations of enticing Walleye and Largemouth Bass. It was quickly apparent Derek's tactic worked as he caught several fish including a trophy Walleye weighing in over 5 lbs.Derek, a novice fisherman, chalked it up to "Dress to impress." Derek just might have something!

Derek Brown and his bruiser

Greenwich Chamber of Commerce Meeting

John Bonville, PR Committee Chairman of CBYD, performs double duty at the Greenwich Chamber of Commerce meeting held on June 3rd by representing CBYD and his employer, Connecticut Natural Gas Corp. John also serves our country as First Sergeant in the Connecticut Army National Guard.

John Bonville representing CNG & CBYD