How to Use the Industry's Best Damage Reporting Tool

April is National Safe Digging month so our industry is going all out to spread awareness about excavation safety and calling 811 before you dig. But there are still times even when the locate request is made, the lines are marked, and the excavator proceeds with caution – accidents still happen and underground utilitis still get damaged.

Next comes the fun part: determining who pays for the damage. Determining who is at fault or who is liable can be complicated, so its important to have tools you can use to record these accidents and provide thorough details on what happened. That's where the Hit Kit? comes in.

The Rhino HIT Kit? is used to enhance root cause investigations and to accurately record damage to buried facilities such as fiber optic cable, pipelines, electrical lines, and more. It enables consistent photographic damage reporting by using a standard tool to record every accident which can reduce unnecessary and costly legal actions when damage occurs.

In this video, Chris Thome demonstrates the proper usage of the Hit Kit.

Conducting a thorough damage investigation requires several steps including filling out damage forms, creating sketches of the scene, interviewing witnesses, and assessing damages. Photos of the scene will often determine who is liable for the damage, so it is imperative to utilize the best damage investigation tool to document the damage and help prove your case. The Rhino HITKit provides posts that are legible from 360° and includes a rigid ruler with numbers that can be clearly read from a distance.

No matter how awareness we raise about safe digging, accidents are inevitable, so it's imperative to be prepared when they do.

This has been the ninth issue of Movie Monday, we hope you enjoyed it. Please reach out with any thoughts or comments and keep an eye out for edition #10 next Monday.

Have a great week everyone,

Spencer Knott

Creative Director | Trident Solutions [email protected]