Job Safety Articles

For many utilities, safety means throwing personal protective equipment at employees and setting them loose — but a little planning before the...

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

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

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...

The second edition of the WaterJet Technology Association’s widely used waterjetting safety video, Industry Best Practices for Waterjetting, is now available. The video is...

The threat of injury is always present in a roadway work zone. As common as these sites are, providing the crew and...

Hydroexcavation is often promoted as a safer method of excavation — and in almost all ways, it is. But that doesn’t mean...

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

Louisiana Tech University’s Trenchless Technology Center has been awarded a research project by NASSCO to study air emissions from the steam-cured CIPP...

When job site safety, and the unfortunate outcomes that can come from overlooking safety protocols, are covered in Municipal Sewer & Water,...

Safety is paramount. Whether your role is behind a desk or in the field, it’s critical to do everything in your power...

Despite having worked in equipment safety publications for four years now, I marvel at how much I still don't know. However, one...

In 1971, OSHA was created mostly because companies and employees were not committed enough — or able — to take care of...