Job Safety Articles

A new trench rescue training facility has opened in Iowa. According to the National Utility Contractors Association, which supported the facility’s construction, intense,...

The cured-in-place pipe process has become one of the most widely used rehabilitation methods in the world. First introduced to North America...

The Common Ground Alliance (CGA), a national nonprofit trade association dedicated to protecting underground utility lines, people who dig near them and their...

The National Utility Contractors Association’s Trench Safety Stand Down for 2023 officially ended Sept. 1. This year’s industry-wide event reinforced a basic...

Extreme weather is occurring more frequently and, when it affects a construction site, it’s a safety hazard to on-site personnel. If you...

Wildland firefighters. Air traffic controllers. Flight deck crews of Navy aircraft carriers. Operators of nuclear power plants and the national bulk electric...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced the winners of its "Beat the Heat" contest. The national...

August being National Traffic Awareness Month makes for a good opportunity to reflect on the importance of road safety. While overall miles traveled...

The National Utility Contractors Association signed an important agreement last month with several stakeholder organizations to better protect industry employees who perform trenching...

The National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) recently announced to its members that the popular job site recording solution NUCA-WINS has been upgraded...

The summer has been a hot one so far. Even for areas accustomed to heat, some of the temperatures and heat index...

June 2023 has been declared “Trench Safety Month” by the National Utility Contractors Association, further highlighting its innovative educational and safety program,...

In January 1986 a significant and tragic event happened that was completely preventable. The space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after taking...

Safety is a vital component of every utility construction job site and employee activity. That's why the National Utility Contractors Association recently...