Job Safety Articles

With more than half of its clients being in the petroleum industry, Sweetwater Utility Exploration has a big focus on safety, but...

The National Utility Contractors Association is requesting all contractors, municipalities and others involved with trenching operations to hold a Trench Safety Stand Down...

A 32-year-old Mr. Plumber employee survived a trench cave-in last month with help from a co-worker and Citizen’s Energy employee, who called...

Deterrence is one goal of a new effort to charge more safety and environmental violations as federal felonies. Under an agreement announced...

The "Water/Wastewater Utility All-Hazards Bootcamp" is a free training course from the EPA designed for water and wastewater employees responsible for emergency response and...

A sewer worker and a driver were both killed in a traffic accident in Porter, Texas, on April 26. Paul Mackedanz, 23, was...

For directional drilling contractors, safety is paramount on the job site. It’s not only about keeping workers protected from potential hazards, but...

I am constantly asked, "What’s going to happen to me, or my company with OSHA or the Department of Labor if I have a...

Twenty-one-year-old Jacob Casher was still a “new guy” employed by a Beaver, Pennsylvania-based plumbing company when he left home for work in September...

Every year, heedless waterjetting contractors needlessly expose their employees to serious injuries — possibly even death — and make their companies vulnerable to...

A 65-year-old worker died earlier this month after falling 50 feet into an open manhole. The man was part of a crew...

The winter season continues to create an inordinate amount of storm activity across North America, forcing businesses to re-evaluate the priority and required...

Editor’s Note: This is the second installment of a two-part article that discusses 14 steps you and your work crews must plan...

Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of a two-part article that discusses 14 things you and your work crews must plan...