When I was putting together articles for the January issue, I wasn’t sure if I should include the Safety First column on trench safety.
I doubted whether anyone really needed yet another reminder about using shoring when working in a pit or trench. But then something awful crossed my desk.
Just as I was wrapping up this issue of Cleaner, I received an email that made me so glad I had included that story. A reader emailed about a news story that provided a grim example of what can go horribly wrong when proper steps aren’t taken to ensure workers’ safety
