Entries Tagged Safety

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

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

Donald “Cary” Smith Jr., 56, died one day after he was struck by a backhoe while on a job in New Haven,...

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

Are you overweight? Not personally, but what about your truck? Is your payload pushing the limit? Might your truck be exceeding its...

Randon Williamson holds the title of environmental health safety director at Windcreek Services, but every one of the company’s 80 employees makes...

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...

OSHA cited Kellenberger Plumbing & Underground earlier this month for one willful and one serious safety violation for not providing cave-in protection or having a competent person...

Professional football players are tough. But more teams are outfitting their training camps with kiddie pools — a simple way to help...

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...