CGA Conference & Expo 2026
CGA Conference & Expo 2026
April 27 – 30, 2026
Colorado Springs, CO
The Broadmoor
Why Crews Use Pipehorn for Damage Prevention
Built for Difficult Locates
Broken tracer wire, short services, and poor conductors can make utility locating difficult.
Verify Marks Before Digging
A Safety Sweep can help crews confirm utility marks and discover missed lines.
Find What Others Miss
Pipehorn helps crews identify difficult-to-locate utilities before excavation begins.
What is a Safety Sweep?
Before excavation begins, many crews perform a quick Safety Sweep to help verify marks and identify utilities that may not have been located.
Calling 811 and verifying utility marks is the first step before digging. But experienced crews know that not every line is easy to locate.
Sometimes marks stop short. Sometimes tracer wire is damaged. Sometimes there is an abandoned or difficult-to-locate line that does not match what crews see in the field.
That is why many crews perform a Safety Sweep before they dig—a quick scan with Pipehorn to help identify unmarked, damaged, or difficult-to-locate utilities before excavation begins.
Missing / Incomplete Marks
When marks do not make sense or stop short, a Safety Sweep can help crews verify the route before digging.
Difficult-to-Locate Utilities
Broken tracer wire, short services, poor conductors, and congested areas can make utilities harder to locate.
Reduce Risk Before Digging
A quick Safety Sweep helps crews find what others may have missed and avoid costly utility damage.
Pipehorn Safety Sweep Recognized by CGA for Damage Prevention
A 2022 CGA case study showed that combining a Safety Sweep, ultra-high frequency locating, and field training significantly reduced utility damages before excavation.
In a 2022 case study, the Common Ground Alliance (CGA) highlighted how Peoples Gas used Pipehorn’s ultra-high frequency Safety Sweep to help identify unmarked and difficult-to-locate utilities before excavation.
The case study found that combining high-frequency locating, a Safety Sweep technique, and field training led to:
- 67% fewer damages by in-house crews
- 77% fewer damages caused by “Facility Not Marked”
The case study also highlighted the same locating challenges crews face every day: damaged tracer wire, cast iron with resistive joints, short services, and abandoned or unmarked lines—the same kinds of challenges Pipehorn is designed to help crews find.
Our Most Popular Locator. Our Best Value.
The Pipehorn 800-HL
Dependable performance across a wide range of locating conditions—all in one simple, rugged system.
Why crews choose it:
High + low frequency in one locator
Handles long runs and difficult conductors
No extra features you don’t need
Built to find what others miss.
Factory-direct. Built in the USA.
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About Us
For more than 50 years, Pipehorn has been in the business of delivering solutions to address problems related to underground utility location and damage prevention.
The industries we serve are varied and complex; many, of which, have a great deal of assets at risk underground. Through intense focus on our customer’s unique needs, we are able to create solutions that excel in simplicity, accuracy, durability and value.
