On Oct. 1, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officially kicked off its National Emphasis Program (NEP) targeting trenching and excavation. It’s not too hard to figure out why.

This OSHA fact sheet highlights facts about trench and excavation hazards and how to be safe in and around trenches on the construction jobstie Trench (Trench excavation) means a narrow excavation (in ...

Keene State College is committed to providing a safe work environment for its employees, and recognizes the hazards associated with trenching and excavation. This plan was created to eliminate or ...

There’s a famous saying, “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” It’s commonly accredited to Mark Twain, but likely it's one of those ...

Electric transmission and distribution systems deliver power to communities, businesses and consumers across millions of miles of lines through a mix of overhead and underground infrastructure. The ...

In an effort to increase job site safety and reduce the chance of job related accidents, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has added two new products to its catalog of safety resources, ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Kevin Sullivan, Occupational Safety and Health Administration area director in Westbury. Summer is approaching and with it comes all the great things we love ...

A total of 39 people died doing trench or excavation work in the US in 2022 – more than double the number of fatalities in that type of work than in 2021. The figures illustrate the continuation of a ...

A life was taken too soon when an excavation company’s owner died while fixing an underground sewer line in Rapid City, SD when the trench around him collapsed. His life ended under thousands of ...