Safety

For many contractors in North America, working in the cold is a way of life. It’s not fun, but it’s something that...

The importance of practicing safety when working on sewer projects can never be emphasized enough. You’re professionals. You work in and around manholes...

The potential danger of the high-pressure jetting systems contractors work with in this industry is well known. An $85,000 fine recently imposed...

All wastewater contains fecal coliforms. These bacteria are present in the intestines of all warm-blooded animals, including humans. Although they are important...

Sewer cleaning has a number of unique atmospheric hazards, thanks to the lack of natural air movement and an abundance of toxic...

Unfortunately, we hear all too often about workers getting injured in accidents caused by trench cave-ins. Some workers are severely injured and...

The moderate temperatures of fall are still amongst us, but that also means the winter season isn’t that far into the future. Some...

On every job site where excavation is occurring, an important responsibility of the competent person is the accurate classification of the soil. OSHA’s...

Industry veteran and Jarvis Septic & Drain owner Gene Morris can attest to the dangers of noise exposure over time: “I’m 56,...

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

Thirty states have legalized medical marijuana and nine of those have also legalized it for recreational use. This has caused confusion for...

Whether you have one service vehicle or 100, your operators spend nearly all their time in or around their rigs. Often, whether or...

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

Some jobs may seem too small to sweat over the idea of public safety. There are a hundred little things on a job...

A Florida utility contractor fined by OSHA twice since January 2017 in connection with job site incidents that killed four workers is...

With June being National Safety Month, and this week in particular the National Utility Contractors Association putting the focus on trench safety,...

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