Since first implemented in 2002, the Pipeline Assessment Certification Program has become the accepted method for municipalities, contractors, consultants and manufacturers to record...
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Here's How You Can Win a New Pair of Work Boots
With summer construction work in full swing, CONEXPO-CON/AGG has launched a social media sweepstakes that gives the hardworking men and women of...
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Introduce Your Kids to the Family Drain Cleaning Business
With high schools and colleges out for the summer, young people are looking for short-term employment, enjoying vacations or participating as volunteers...
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Backhoe Strikes, Kills Sewer Worker
Donald “Cary” Smith Jr., 56, died one day after he was struck by a backhoe while on a job in New Haven,...
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How Does a Part-Time Cleanup Worker Become a Vice President?
Focused individuals eager to accelerate in a company environment have the opportunity for long-term careers with solid compensation in a manufacturing setting....
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Proper Locating Demands an Emphasis on Safety
With more than half of its clients being in the petroleum industry, Sweetwater Utility Exploration has a big focus on safety, but...
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Take a Stand on Trench Safety
The National Utility Contractors Association is requesting all contractors, municipalities and others involved with trenching operations to hold a Trench Safety Stand Down...
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Sewer Contractor Fined Again for Safety Violations
OSHA cited Kellenberger Plumbing & Underground earlier this month for one willful and one serious safety violation for not providing cave-in protection or having a competent person...
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Warning: Heat Can Kill
Professional football players are tough. But more teams are outfitting their training camps with kiddie pools — a simple way to help...
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Trust, Communication Help Drain Cleaners Handle Emotional Customers
How a company deals with a distraught homeowner over the sudden and unexpected costs of a major drainline issue is something that...
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Free All-Hazards Training for Water and Wastewater Employees
The "Water/Wastewater Utility All-Hazards Bootcamp" is a free training course from the EPA designed for water and wastewater employees responsible for emergency response and...
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Will the Wastewater Gender Gap Become a Thing of the Past?
“I want to talk to the man in charge.”Even in the 21st century, that’s a question many wastewater companies still get when...
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Next Aries Grout School Scheduled for September
Equipment demonstrations and a presentation of grout testing requirements for compliance with NASSCO/ICGA specifications will be the focus of the next Aries...
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Put Your Drain Cleaning Business on a Path Toward Perpetual Growth
Each year, the U.S. Small Business Administration promotes the impact of outstanding entrepreneurs and small-business owners during National Small Business Week.The theme...
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Why I Work Safe
I am constantly asked, "What’s going to happen to me, or my company with OSHA or the Department of Labor if I have a...
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Contractor Faces $174,000 in Fines for Fatal Cave-In
Twenty-one-year-old Jacob Casher was still a “new guy” employed by a Beaver, Pennsylvania-based plumbing company when he left home for work in September...
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Worker Dies Installing Sewer Lines
A 61-year-old plumber died after a trench in which he was working collapsed on him. Jim Spencer of Minatare, Nebraska, was installing...











