Safety

The importance of practicing safety when working on sewer projects in and around manholes can never be emphasized enough. Keep this information in...

Trench work is inherently dangerous, but you can mitigate the risk.Trench boxes are among the protective systems that can be used in...

New davit cranes are available from corrosive environment and safety experts, Patterson Mfg. Give your operations a lift with models in 1/2-...

With the assistance of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, a second SAE standard has been published for vacuum excavators and sewer cleaning...

Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a gas commonly found in wastewater applications, resulting from the decomposition of organic matter. It is toxic, combustible...

The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recently issued a joint alert warning that foreign...

A blue-ribbon panel of experts convened by the Water Environment Federation to evaluate safety of wastewater workers during the coronavirus pandemic concluded...

Collections system workers are injured or killed almost every year using pneumatic plugs. This entertaining, yet informative video highlights the dangers associated with...

Whether you work in a wastewater treatment facility, on a sewer collections system maintenance inspection and rehabilitation crew, or in residential plumbing...

As some businesses around the country begin to reopen after COVID-19 quarantines, it's a good time for utilities to consider sharing advice...

Longtime hydroexcavation operators may think they don’t need safety courses anymore, but regular safety reminders can be the difference between heading home...

Manholes are vertical and confined — two conditions that lead to falls and to being felled by dropped tools — and could...

When hand sanitizer started running low at Epoxytec’s south Florida headquarters, no one at the company imagined they’d soon repurpose their entire facility...

Safety and quality are two of the most inseparable components to success on a job site. You can’t have one without the...

As the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) begins to spread worldwide, industry groups have begun releasing information and advice for water and wastewater...

When published reports questioned the safety of chemical emissions of styrene-based resin used in cured-in-place pipe, NASSCO sprang into action to do...

Eight service workers died in trenching accidents last April. Staying safe requires more than following regulations: It takes a thorough understanding of...