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Why Call Blood Hound?

WE START WHERE THEY STOP.

You are required by law to call 811 before you dig to have underground public utilities marked. However, one-call services only locate the facilities owned by public utilities - electric, gas, oil, sewer, telephone, water, leaving you at risk of damaging private utilities, which make up the vast majority of underground utilities and subsurface structures.

Blood Hound locates and marks ALL underground utilities and structures, reducing your risk of costly damages and project delays and mitigating safety hazards to your crews and community.

Our comprehensive services, advanced technologies, and highly trained and experienced technicians, and commitment to quality are unmatched in the ability to protect your project budget, keep you on schedule, and keep your crews and community safe.

We Find

What 811 Doesn't Locate

  • Chemical Lines
  • Fire Lines
  • Tanks
  • Chemical Lines
  • Product Lines
  • Irrigation Lines
  • Low Voltage Control Wire
  • Oxygen Lines
  • Hydraulic Lines
  • Private Alarm Wires

811

Locates the Public utilities. These are utilities that are owned by the utility companies. 811 will locate these utilities from the main to the box.

CCTV

Closed Circuit Television lines. If these are cut you will not have a security system until it is fixed.

Diesel Tank

Any underground tank is considered a private utility

Irrigation

All irrigation and sprinkler systems are private underground lines that need to get marked.

Lot Lights

These lines power the lights in the parking lots. This is a common one that people think will be marked by 811.

Sewer

Sewer from the main to the building is private.

Fire/Water

Extremely important to be marked. This is another one that people think will be marked by 811 and is not.

811

Locates the Public utilities. These are utilities that are owned by the utility companies. 811 will locate these utilities from the main to the box.

CCTV

Closed Circuit Television lines. If these are cut you will not have a security system until it is fixed.

Diesel Tank

Any underground tank is considered a private utility

Irrigation

All irrigation and sprinkler systems are private underground lines that need to get marked.

Lot Lights

These lines power the lights in the parking lots. This is a common one that people think will be marked by 811.

Sewer

Sewer from the main to the building is private.

Fire/Water

Extremely important to be marked. This is another one that people think will be marked by 811 and is not.

Advanced Locate TECHNICIANS
HIGHLY TRAINED, CERTIFIED, SAFE

All Blood Hound technicians complete 8-16 weeks of classroom and supervised field instruction on becoming a utility locator, as well as OSHA's 10-hour construction certification and 40-hour hazardous waste operations and emergency response (HAZWOPER) certification before being deployed to serve you. All our supervisory staff complete OSHA's 3-hour construction supervisor certification.

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Nassco Certifications

Blood Hound is a member of the National Association of Sewer Service Companies (NASSCO), and our employees and NASSCO certified in pipeline assessment (PACP), manhole assessment (MACP), and lateral assessment (LACP).
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Gold Shovel Standard Certified

Blood Hound has earned Gold Shovel Standard Certification by meeting the high standards of the Gold Shovel Standard (GSS) organization, which sets the standard for timely, accurate locating infused with ample communication between stakeholders. GSS advocates for a close partnership between asset owners and utility locators.

10 Hours

of OSHA Construction Certifications

Driver Safety

Trained Fleet

Blood Hound Training

Blood Hound is committed to safety as its highest priority.

OSHA Construction Safety


Licensed Drone Pilots


Defensive Driving


Trench Safety


Gas Operator Qualification (OQ)


Electrical Safety


Emergency Action Planning


40-Hour HAZWOPER


Annual 8-Hour HAZWOPER Refresher


Gold Shovel Standard® Certified

Blood Hound has earned Gold Shovel Standard Certification by meeting the high standards of the Gold Shovel Standard (GSS) organization, which sets the standard for timely, accurate locating infused with ample communication between stakeholders. GSS advocates for a close partnership between asset owners and utility locators.

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Workforce and public safety

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Integrity of buried infrastructure

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Transparency

Because of the service I received I have already referred your company to one of my electrical contractors who after hearing my story asked for your contact information. I’m sure we will be doing business again in the future.

Christopher Perino, CTP Contracting LLC