Entries Tagged Safety Training

Welcome to productivity and performance. Ditch Witch gets crews ready. Ditch Witch Certified Training now includes free online vacuum excavation courses. Ask...

Today, contractors are challenged with a growing shortage of skilled and confident operators on underground construction jobs. And the industry shows no...

As vacuum excavators expand use beyond horizontal directional drilling job sites to other industrial applications such as microtrenching, operators require new technology,...

Hydroexcavation is often promoted as a safer method of excavation — and in almost all ways, it is. But that doesn’t mean...

You wouldn’t expect latex gloves to protect you from a gunshot. They won’t protect you from waterjetting accidents either. An OSHA article describing...

Running a company can be a bit like walking a tightrope. It’s all about balance.When times are slow and budgets are tight, many...

Author’s Note: The following information contains suggestions you may want to use in working with personnel from the federal Department of Labor’s...

Working in trenches and excavations is potentially one of the most hazardous types of work in the construction and utility industries.One reason?...

Each year, about 100 workers in the U.S. die in confined-space incidents.The sad fact is that most of those workers were never...

“Never again” he wrote on his Facebook page after a trench he was working in collapsed in May. A month later, he was dead...

In 1971, OSHA was created mostly because companies and employees were not committed enough — or able — to take care of...

Whether you are required to hold them or not, safety meetings are critical to protecting your workers and your company from the...

Let’s assume your employer (a company or a utility) has an excellent safety program. You’ve been trained and designated as the competent...

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