Every year, heedless jetter operators are needlessly exposed to serious injuries — even death — and make their employers vulnerable to negligence...
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Recruiting Millennials with Wireless Headsets
There are currently approximately 200,000 construction job openings waiting to be filled, according to the National Association of Homebuilders. Millennials are the...
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What to Look for in an Excavation Nozzle
When looking at what nozzle attachments to go with, a hydroexcavation or air excavation contractor has many choices, and none of them...
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A Tutorial on Google Local Services
If you’ve been paying attention to your online presence and search engine optimization efforts, you already know that pay to play is the...
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Time To Put An End To Two-Way Radio Rentals
There’s a project cost line item that’s in need of an internal audit. Are radio rentals costing you thousands of dollars on...
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Hydroexcavation Company Finds a Green Way to Save Green
Barry Wood knew something had to change. New highway weight restrictions were going into effect in Ontario and his company’s hydroexcavation crews...
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Worker Electrocuted on Pipe Lining Job Site
When job site safety, and the unfortunate outcomes that can come from overlooking safety protocols, are covered in Cleaner, it oftentimes has to...
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Worker Safety: Resources to Help Avoid the OSHA Top 10
The usual suspects appear on the preliminary list of Fiscal Year 2017 OSHA Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards. Except for one. “Electrical –...
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Improve Your Training Effectiveness
A company is only as good as its team. When your customers think of your company, they’ll think of your employees. So...
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Keeping the Eyes and Face Safe on Hydroexcavation Jobs
As hydroexcavator operator Joe Harp walked up to his co-worker to aid him on a job site, he suddenly felt like he...
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When Safety Signals Become Background Noise
When you work in a challenging environment — construction work, excavation, tree care and towing, to name a few — one of...
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Franchise Route Proves Successful for Upstate New York Drain Cleaner
When first profiled in Cleaner magazine in 2009, Kathy and Duncan St. Croix’s Syracuse, New York, firm was known as Drainman Jet-O-Rooter....
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7 Keys to Small-Business Longevity
Everyone who starts or leads a business dreams of passing it along to the next generation. But few are successful in making...
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Of Mind, Body and High Noise Exposure
For tradespeople, high noise exposure is a way of life. According to the International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise, 22 million...
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Why Hiring Veterans Can Be Good for Business
There are countless good reasons to hire veterans at your company, starting with the simple fact that it’s the right thing to...
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Sewer Equipment Names New President
Sewer Equipment has announced the appointment of John Wichmann, vice president of operations, as the company’s new president effective immediately.
Wichmann graduated from...
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Measure Manholes in One Glance
If you do any inspection work for utilities, you’re very familiar with manhole problems — from I&I and elevation to reconstruction and...
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Add Your Website to the Spring Cleaning List
As the weather starts to thaw — at least in some parts of the country — it's time to start thinking about...
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Think Safety When Choosing Specifications for Your Next Truck
In work truck fleets, operator safety is a paramount concern. Adding safety options can have huge payoffs in terms of insurance savings,...




















