Safety

Ed Koch was the amiable mayor of New York City for 12 years. During his tenure, he was known for greeting his...

The Trench Safety Stand Down was held across the nation by the National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) the week of June 15-19. As part of the...

Editor’s Note: This article is being republished with permission from the National Utility Contractors Association’s Utility Contractor magazine. For more information, visit www.nuca.com. Buried alive. Alone....

There are many workplace safety mantras, such as “safety is a habit” and “safety is everyone’s business.” While there is truth in...

“Culture of safety” is a phrase that gets used a lot.For a lot of companies, it is a reality — safety is...

When hand sanitizer started running low at Epoxytec’s south Florida headquarters, no one at the company imagined they’d soon repurpose their entire facility...

As hydroexcavator operator Joe Harp walked up to his co-worker to aid him on a job site, he suddenly felt like he...

Working in confined spaces is difficult enough without dealing with the added burden of poor lighting. KH Industries solves that dilemma with...

A hole where toxic gas can lurk and a misstep means a painful fall is a dangerous workplace. To prevent injuries, companies...

Safety and quality are two of the most inseparable components to success on a job site. You can't have one without the...

When a workday will be spent in a manhole, the cardinal rule is always: Be safe. A manhole is vertical and confined...

The results of a study focused on the safety of emissions resulting from the steam-cured CIPP process are in. The Trenchless Technology...

Due to the constant movement of people and equipment on a job site, construction jobs demand high levels of alertness. Sleep deprivation...

Eight service workers died in trenching accidents last April. Staying safe requires more than following regulations: It takes a thorough understanding of...

The owner of a Boston drain company was recently convicted of involuntary manslaughter for a 2016 job site trench collapse that killed...

When the polar vortex hit the U.S. earlier this year, you may have noticed that many people — but not all —...

Safety lessons are always at the forefront in this industry when tragedy strikes on the job site and workers are killed in...