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» AGA Encourages Increased Safety Awareness During National Safe Digging Month
AGA Encourages Increased Safety Awareness During National Safe Digging Month

Washington, DC ? The American Gas Association (AGA), the national trade association for 195 natural gas utility companies, today called for an increased awareness of safe outdoor digging practices in honor of National Safe Digging Month. AGA and partner organizations will use the month of April to raise awareness of the ?811 Call Before You Dig? program.

With the onset of warmer weather, the busy digging season begins. AGA urges contractors and homeowners to call 811 before they dig, with the aim of preventing injuries, property damage and outages. The 811 hotline is a free service to that will notify affected utilities of a person?s intent to dig. Within a few days, the utility companies will then mark the approximate locations of the utility-owned lines with paint or flags. Natural gas pipelines, electric power lines and other underground facilities can sometimes be buried only a few inches, making them easy to strike even during shallow digging projects.

?We can?t stress this enough: safety is absolutely the number one priority of AGA members,? said David N. Parker, AGA president and CEO. ?The majority of safety incidents along natural gas utility lines are preventable. Many of these reportable accidents are caused by outside forces or third-party damage. That is why we?re encouraging Americans to call 811 before beginning any outdoor digging project, large or small.?

Since the 811 ?Call Before You Dig? campaign was created in 2004, there has been roughly a 40 percent reduction in excavation damages. For more information, visit www.call811.com.

?Our nation?s natural gas delivery system is safe and well-designed,? said Parker. ?That being said, we urge citizens to make a quick, easy call to 811 to cover their bases before digging?so that utilities can continue to transport energy to America?s 70 million natural gas users safely and reliably.?
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The American Gas Association, founded in 1918, represents 195 local energy companies that deliver clean natural gas throughout the United States. There are more than 70 million residential, commercial and industrial natural gas customers in the U.S., of which 91 percent ? more than 64 million customers ? receive their gas from AGA members. Today, natural gas meets almost one-fourth of the United States' energy needs.

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» Dave Isaac Recognized as Top Craft Professional
Dave Isaac Recognized as Top Craft Professional

March 23, 2010 - Dave Isaac, a commercial service and refrigeration technician with Isaac Heating & Air Conditioning based in Rochester, N.Y., has been named the 2010 Craft Professional of the Year award by the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). After winning the 2010 HVAC category Craft Professional of the Year citation from ABC in December, Isaac learned in February at ABC?s annual conference that he has been named this year?s overall winner.

The HVAC is one of seven categories for which ABC names a craft professional of the year. His recognition over the carpentry, electrical, masonry, pipefitting, plumbing and welding categories earned him a grand prize of a new Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck.

?We were thrilled in December when Dave won the HVAC award,? said Ray Isaac, president of Isaac Heating & Air Conditioning, an Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) member. ?But being named the craft professional of the year, acknowledged as the best person in America, is simply an amazing honor. Dave completely deserves this because he is a consummate professional who cares about every last detail of his work. Everyone at Isaac is beyond proud about this award and we salute Dave on a fabulous and impressive accomplishment.?

Isaac received his recognition at a gala banquet during ABC?s annual conference in San Diego.

He is the second-oldest of four boys representing the third generation of family leadership at Isaac Heating & Air Conditioning. The company has been an ACCA member for more than 35 years.

The Craft Professional Awards recognize individuals who excel in their industry on many levels, setting the standard for professionals in their craft through pride and leadership. Guiding principles of the award include mastery of skills, safety performance, jobsite performance, leadership and industry service, and success and merit shop philosophy.

ABC is a national association with 79 chapters representing 25,000 merit shop construction and construction-related firms with two million employees. ABC?s membership represents all specialties within the U.S. construction industry, and is comprised primarily of firms that perform work in the industrial and commercial sectors of the industry.

For more than forty years, the Air Conditioning Contractors of America has served the educational, policy and technical interests of the small businesses that design, install, and maintain indoor environmental systems. ACCA is a non-profit organization with members in all 50 states and over 20 countries. Learn more at www.acca.org.