Entries Tagged Safety

For tradespeople, high noise exposure is a way of life. According to the International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise, 22 million...

For Rochester Asphalt’s Royal Johnson, communicating with his crew had become an exercise in frustration. Hear how he solved the problem with Sonetics wireless...

Sewer infrastructure typically runs under streets, so crews who clean, inspect and rehab sewers are routinely faced with traffic hazards as they...

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

As the year comes to a close, we take a look at some of the most popular stories on www.mswmag.com. If you missed...

Trench collapse (or cave-in) and caught-in (or caught-between) incidents occur too often. In 2014, 39 workers perished in caught-in incidents. Between 2000...

The Ponca City (Oklahoma) Environmental Services Department is well-versed in wastewater issues, but working in an oil refinery stretched its comfort zone....

Trenchless technologies continue to grow around the world because they have been a safe and cost-effective method of renewing our buried infrastructure...

Compact jetter saves time, trouble and moneyProblem: Craig Casteen of Casteen Plumbing & Repair in North Carolina faced working in a residential...

The combination of wireless communication and hearing protection comes in handy just about everywhere outside of a cubicle farm. Come to think...

Biohazards are everywhere, in every handshake, sneeze and door handle. What matters isn’t where they are, but how you protect yourself against...

You don’t have to be in a car to get killed in a car accident.Struck-by, struck-against and back-over incidents are far too...

Wastewater work is important. We champion the work you do in every issue of MSW. But no sewer line problem is worth...

On Monday morning, Jan. 16, 2017, four utility workers employed by a private construction contractor responded to complaints of a sewage backup...