Trench safety is the top priority of the National Utility Contractors Association and the American utility construction industry. Intense, realistic training for first responders is required to support successful trench rescues, and a new Trench Training Site that opened Oct. 6 in Urbandale, Iowa, will help play a crucial role enhancing the safety of industry employees who work in subsurface excavations and help prepare those in the state who are leading the rescue at any accident scene.
“NUCA of Iowa’s membership not only led the way through its contribution to the new facility’s construction, but they also provided the labor, materials,
