The National Utility Contractors Association’s Trench Safety Stand Down for 2023 officially ended Sept. 1. This year’s industry-wide event reinforced a basic fact: Safety training is critical to a well-functioning utility construction job site and an employee’s daily activity.
“Time and time again, evidence shows that the key to significantly reducing the risks associated with our industry is employee training and reinforcement through events such as the Trench Safety Stand Down,” says Mike Flowers, NUCA’s director for safety, training and education.For the 2023 event, 25,812 employees participated in a stand down training event held by 455 companies on 2,487 job sites
