Entries Tagged Safety

Underground sewer maintenance work today utilizes many trenchless construction and rehabilitation procedures designed to reduce the need to excavate or dig trenches...

Working in a confined space exposes workers to risks that can lead to devastating injuries. A confined space is defined as an...

Editor’s Note: This is the second article in a series about ergonomic tool design. Read the first part, “The Many Benefits of Ergonomic...

In a chaotic work zone, missed warnings are accidents waiting to happen. What if you hear a shout, but don’t understand what...

Does work zone noise make communicating with coworkers difficult or impossible? Are you unable to see your coworkers, making hand signals unreliable?...

In a dangerous work zone, what’s more important: communication or hearing protection? It’s not fair to make workers choose the lesser of...

Two-way radios have several benefits. Many crews rely on them to connect with team members or dispatch, but two-way radios also have...

Proper training and thorough examination of the job site are the keys to a safe pipeline rehabilitation job. Successful pipe bursting has been around for...

Not too long ago a tool’s impact on its user was not given much thought. The expectation was that the trade professional...

It takes more than a safety coordinator to produce accident-free work environments. But pairing someone in charge of safety with a team of like-minded...

When Terrance Whitehead first heard about the Roll-n-Vac industrial-strength, wet-and-dry vacuum machine from Truebite, the president of Triple J Plumbing immediately sensed it had...

While many of the contractors we feature every month want to continue to grow their business, some have hit a sweet spot they...

There is no picture-perfect template for managing a safety program. Everything that makes your company unique provides a reason to develop a safety strategy...

The ability of any crew to be alert and engaged is key to their safety and productivity on the job site. The...