Safety

If you’re working in a confined space and the unthinkable happens, your team can just call 911, right? According to Gary Toothe,...

Every once in a while, you’ll hear a story about an operator who has been in the field for 40-plus years, and...

The Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1 and ends Nov. 30. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is calling on the...

Entry 339318Investigators are determining whether any safety devices were in place at the site of a trench collapse that killed two workers...

Everyone in the industry has heard at least one horror story about someone getting fired or demoted for reporting a safety violation. In...

As hydroexcavator operator Joe Harp walked up to his co-worker to aid him on a job site, he suddenly felt like he...

Sewer cleaning has a number of unique atmospheric hazards, thanks to the lack of natural air movement and an abundance of toxic...

Struck-by, struck-against and back-over incidents are far too common:421 Hudson St., Manhattan, New York City, April 21, 2016: Construction worker killed by...

Let’s assume your municipal crew has an excellent safety program. You’ve been trained and designated as the competent person on project ...

A couple hallmarks of good CCTV inspection operators are resourcefulness and an abundance of common sense when it comes to solving safety...

Now that winter has taken hold, it’s a good time to review some of the actions sewer and water utilities can take...

Let’s assume your municipal crew has an excellent safety program. You’ve been trained and designated as the competent person on project excavation sites....

The new year is upon us, and here’s hoping all of you make it through 2019 safely. One of the stories in this...

Utility lines for electricity, phone, cable TV and many others are increasingly being buried underground, making repairs to water pipelines more and...

The statistics paint a dark picture: According to the National Highway administration, approximately 750 motorists lose their lives in construction zone accidents...

The moderate temperatures of fall are coming to an end, and the winter season isn’t that far into the future. Some municipalities serve...

In response to a recent spike in trenching fatalities, OSHA has updated its National Emphasis Program (NEP) on preventing trenching and excavation...