Safety

A successful hydroexcavation operation requires the right equipment and the right people. Replace either part of the equation with less than the...

Communication on a construction site, during cleaning operations and while operating any piece of equipment is vital to not only getting the...

Walt Logan, from Dig This Heavy Equipment Playground, has been running heavy equipment since the mid-1960s and knows that communication is important...

During winter in Edmonton, Alberta, it’s not unusual for temperatures to dip to 30 degrees below zero. That stops a lot of...

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

Whether you are required to hold them or not, safety meetings are critical to protecting your workers and your company from the...

The U.S. Department of Labor is challenging inventors and entrepreneurs to help develop a technological solution to workplace noise exposure and related...

Let’s assume your employer (a company or a utility) has an excellent safety program. You’ve been trained and designated as the competent...

A worker in Minnetonka, Minnesota, died last week following a trench collapse.According to a report by Fox 9, Jimmy Klous, 48, was...

Shoring systems can be heavy, awkward and inconvenient. If you choose not to use it, there’s a good chance you or one...

With summer construction work in full swing, CONEXPO-CON/AGG has launched a social media sweepstakes that gives the hardworking men and women of...

Donald “Cary” Smith Jr., 56, died one day after he was struck by a backhoe while on a job in New Haven,...

Talk about being in the right place at the right time.Two crew members from NorCal Pipeline Services helped rescue a trapped driver...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited a Nebraska contractor with five serious violations and $31,000 in fines following...

With more than half of its clients being in the petroleum industry, Sweetwater Utility Exploration has a big focus on safety, but...

Are you overweight? Not personally, but what about your truck? Is your payload pushing the limit? Might your truck be exceeding its...

Randon Williamson holds the title of environmental health safety director at Windcreek Services, but every one of the company’s 80 employees makes...