The city of Houston is just beginning to dig out from the wrath of Hurricane Harvey as I write this. Some of...
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Safety Preparedness Begins Before You Get to the Job Site
The sweltering heat of summer is upon us. For drain cleaners working out in the field, hot days can be both exhausting...
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Where Would We Be Without Drain Cleaners?
As a teenager, I worked in the kitchen of a summer camp. I didn’t cook or care for the campers. I was...
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Who Cares About Your Workers’ Health?
You’ve followed the news. You’ve looked at all your options. You know your employees would love it if you could include a...
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Warning: Heat Can Kill
Professional football players are tough. But more teams are outfitting their training camps with kiddie pools — a simple way to help...
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4 Tips for Better Work-Life Balance
Much has been written and discussed about how balance in life will help us be happier and healthier. It is easy to...
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Eating Right On the Go
For those working in the sewer and drain cleaning industry, there’s no such thing as a normal day or schedule. Contractors and...
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WWETT Preview: Q&A With WHO's Dr. Adrianus Vlugman
COLE Publishing recently interviewed Dr. Adrianus Vlugman, a featured speaker at this year’s Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport (WWETT) Show, which...
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#WeCantWait for Worldwide Sanitation
Here’s a sobering statistic: More people in the world own a cellphone than a toilet.Around 2.5 billion people lack access to the...
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How To Keep Sewer Workers Safe
Whether you work in a wastewater treatment facility, on a sewer collections system maintenance inspection and rehabilitation crew, or in residential plumbing...
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Health Care Still Major Concern for Employers
It’s clear the health care uproar is still making waves across the nation. A recent article on BusinessWeek.com says business owners are...
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Drain Cleaning Company Employee Wellness Program Pays Off
It may be an impossible dream to get 124 people in a plumbing company to do yoga on a regular basis, but...
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Update: How To Handle Obamacare Website Malfunctions
According to a recent article on the The New York Times website, glitches with Healthcare.gov have prevented many from signing up for...
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5 Easy Ways to Keep Your Employees Healthy
You take care of the machinery that runs your business. You keep your fleet well maintained with regular oil changes and tune-ups.But...















