Safety

“With close to a trillion-dollar investment in water infrastructure coming within the next 10 years, the challenge will be to identify the...

PEOPLE/AWARDSThe American Public Works Association selected public works professionals for its year-long Emerging Leaders Academy. Participants include:Chris Anderson, Public Works manager, city...

A Boston contractor is facing criminal charges in connection with a work site incident that killed two of its employees last October.According...

This week, the Indiana Senate unanimously passed legislation that would help assess the state’s current water capacity and future need, as well...

The US Water Alliance has opened nominations for the 2017 US Water Prize. Awarded on an annual basis, the US Water Prize celebrates...

Three utility workers in the Florida Keys died this week after climbing into a manhole and being overcome by hydrogen sulfide and...

The Great Lakes Protection Fund and American Water Works Association have launched the Water Utility Energy Challenge, a new program that engages...

We're now in the thick of winter, and come wind or rain or freezing cold, the workday must go on.Some of you,...

After being held up in recent months by continued debate, a bill authorizing emergency funds to address Flint, Michigan’s drinking water crisis...

PEOPLE/AWARDSGreg Duncan of T&M Associates has been appointed as the stormwater engineer for Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania.A city of Valdosta (Georgia) engineering project,...

Falls and other confined-space work injuries are usually preventable. That is, of course, if the proper safety steps are taken to guard...

In a letter to President-elect Donald Trump, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) is urging the new administration to make water infrastructure...

Waterblasting is dangerous work with several inherent risks. The best way to keep workers safe is to put as many obstacles as...

It's Thanksgiving. That means winter is on its way (if it hasn't shown some signs of arrival already). The definition of “extreme cold” varies...

PEOPLE/AWARDSAndrew Stevenson, manager at ATAP Infrastructure Management Ltd., was unanimously elected by the Canadian Public Works Association’s board of directors to serve...

The Hose Adapter Thingy (HAT) manufactured by National Metal Fabricators aims to solve a common problem for vac truck operators — a...

The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies honored 20 public drinking water systems with its top utility management awards recently in ceremonies at its...