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When testing laterals, building plumbing, or pumping or inspecting septic tanks, smoke testing is a quick and effective way to find plumbing...

As a small-business owner, getting sued is pretty much the last thing you want. Nevertheless, it’s a reality that you should be...

Jerome Stephens tackled a big challenge nearly 20 years ago when he steered his company, called at the time A&A Plumbing in...

Vacuum trucks are versatile machines — cleaning sewers, potholing utilities, prairie dog control. Yes, prairie dog control. That’s what one man has been...

Editor’s Note: This is the second article in a series about ergonomic tool design. Read the first part, “The Many Benefits of Ergonomic...

The power of investing in equipment is amply on display at AccuJet. The Perry, Iowa-based company, which focuses on cleaning, inspecting and rehabilitating...

In each issue, Cleaner magazine captures the work that contractors do through both words and pictures. When photographers accompany profiled contractors on job sites, more...

The options for business advertising are plentiful. One of the most common for plumbing and drain cleaning companies is making use of...

My daughter was listening to music the other day and a song came on by Miranda Lambert called “The House that Built...

More than 279 times each day, or 102,000 times in 2021, a crash occurred in a work zone. Of the 156 pedestrian...

Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson sent me an email a few years back. I had published an article about the time he gave...

The first question to ask a customer during your initial phone call should always be, “Do you have city sewer or are...

There are many reasons that you might get a visit from an OSHA inspector. Primarily, if there is an accident that results in...

Excavation work may not be an everyday occurrence for many plumbers and drain cleaners, but when it is required on a job,...

Twelve percent of the U.S. working population has hearing difficulty, according to NIOSH. Since diminishing hearing happens gradually, you may not even notice...

In a chaotic work zone, missed warnings are accidents waiting to happen. What if you hear a shout, but don’t understand what...

Does work zone noise make communicating with coworkers difficult or impossible? Are you unable to see your coworkers, making hand signals unreliable?...

Registration is now open for CONEXPO-CON/AGG and the International Fluid Power Exposition (IFPE), running March 14-18, 2023 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and Las Vegas...

In a dangerous work zone, what’s more important: communication or hearing protection? It’s not fair to make workers choose the lesser of...