Every month in the US, two workers die on average from a trench cave-in. That’s 24 workers every single year—a number that doesn’t even account for the many others who are seriously injured by ...

The official version of this document will only be maintained on the EHS website. It is estimated that 100 individuals die in trench and excavation-related incidents each year in the US, though ...

Contractors can often develop their own shoring designs for trench excavations. However, excavations near adjacent structures, underground utilities and roadways may come with unique and complex ...

Excavation and trenching are considered two of the most dangerous construction operations by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, and the governmental agency cites numerous contractors ...

New regulation requires contractors to submit a detailed written safety plan before digging begins to prevent fatal cave-ins.

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI), the world’s largest equipment rental company, has launched its Excavation Safety Training for Competent Persons Program, offering an ...

Electric transmission and distribution systems deliver power to communities, businesses and consumers across millions of miles of lines through a mix of overhead and underground infrastructure. The ...

The key to safe excavations between 5 and 20 feet deep is that the work be supervised closely by a trained, competent person. (Trenches 20 feet or deeper require a safety system devised by a ...

Trenching and excavation continue to place workers in the construction and utility industries in dangerous positions. The private construction industry was responsible for 80% of trenching fatalities ...

This column has previously presented technical issues related to the residential concrete foundation industry. In 2018, we turn to a range of topics related to OSHA regulations and their ...

The statewide stand-down is taking place April 17-21. Since 2015, three workers in the state have died in trench collapses, according to an agency fact sheet. Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA), for the first ...

STAMFORD, CT — United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) has launched its Excavation Safety Training for Competent Persons Program, offering an interactive approach to teaching trench and excavation safety.