Job Safety Articles

A business doesn’t last 40 years — and continue to grow — by sitting still or staying stagnant. That’s something the Bill...

Every shop teacher preaches the importance of safely using and maintaining tools. Take good care of your tools, and they’ll take good...

Safety should be second nature — most contractors in the industry can agree on that — but often, employees need a nudge...

Cleaning heat exchangers, evaporators, condensers, process-piping and other industrial-processing equipment is a risky proposition for employees of industrial cleaning contractors. That’s why Seneca...

If your crew member was pressure testing a pipe when suddenly the plug was blown out and that worker was thrown from...

From time to time, we look at our world and see what we can do to improve driving/driver safety. At our company,...

The numerous operations under the banner of Taplin Holdings take safety seriously. It is easy to see why. The Kalamazoo, Michigan-based company’s...

Robert Kalbach III has a name for the handful of jobs he passes on every year because of safety issues or risk: “That...

For many contractors in North America, working in the cold is a way of life. It’s not fun, but it’s something that...

The importance of practicing safety when working on sewer projects can never be emphasized enough. You’re professionals. You work in and around manholes...

All wastewater contains fecal coliforms. These bacteria are present in the intestines of all warm-blooded animals, including humans. Although they are important...

Sewer cleaning has a number of unique atmospheric hazards, thanks to the lack of natural air movement and an abundance of toxic...

The moderate temperatures of fall are still amongst us, but that also means the winter season isn’t that far into the future. Some...

The threat of injury is always present in a roadway work zone. As common as these sites are, providing the crew and...