Job Safety Articles

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

General contractors are increasingly pushing risk onto subcontractors, performing only project management or design/build services, rather than the historical model of providing...

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

When I was putting together articles for the January issue, I wasn’t sure if I should include the Safety First column on...

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

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

As the year comes to a close, we take a look at some of the most popular stories on www.cleaner.com. If you missed...

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...

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has developed a new manual about high-pressure sewer cleaning safety. It contains industry-recognized best operating practices that...

During the last decade, Gary Toothe has traveled a million miles — literally — promoting safe operation of high-pressure water and vacuum...

The National Utility Contractors Association is holding its annual Trench Safety Stand Down this week. Now in its fourth year, the Trench Safety...

A recent trench collapse incident in Texas had a happy outcome, but it once again highlighted the dangers of overlooking trench safety...