Safety

A 32-year-old Mr. Plumber employee survived a trench cave-in last month with help from a co-worker and Citizen’s Energy employee, who called...

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...

Professional football players are tough. But more teams are outfitting their training camps with kiddie pools — a simple way to help...

Deterrence is one goal of a new effort to charge more safety and environmental violations as federal felonies. Under an agreement announced...

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...

A sewer worker and a driver were both killed in a traffic accident in Porter, Texas, on April 26. Paul Mackedanz, 23, was...

For directional drilling contractors, safety is paramount on the job site. It’s not only about keeping workers protected from potential hazards, but...

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...

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...

A 61-year-old plumber died after a trench in which he was working collapsed on him. Jim Spencer of Minatare, Nebraska, was installing...

Every year, heedless waterjetting contractors needlessly expose their employees to serious injuries — possibly even death — and make their companies vulnerable to...

A 65-year-old worker died earlier this month after falling 50 feet into an open manhole. The man was part of a crew...

It is against the law to retaliate against workers who report legal, health or safety violations. As straightforward as that sounds, whistleblower...

Two men are dead and another was injured after an 11-foot deep trench collapsed in Hays, Kansas. A crew from locally based...

Troy Ouverson, owner of Ouverson Sewer and Water, is quick to credit his father for the success of the family business. He says...

As the manager for the OSHA On-Site Consultation Program in Wisconsin, Mike Cavanagh knows it sounds too good to be true. But...

Sewer and drain cleaners looking to expand their business or get a leg up on the competition will want to explore the latest...