Entries Tagged Safety

Buoyed by an emphasis on employee safety and a sharp focus on nothing but hydroexcavating, Northstar Hydrovac has grown into a multimillion-dollar-a-year...

Everyone in the industry has heard at least one horror story about someone getting fired or demoted for reporting a safety violation. In...

As the year comes to a close, we take a look at some of the most popular stories on www.digdifferent.com. If you...

I’ve been out of high school now for almost 20 years, so there isn’t much I remember about it these days. There...

There are a hundred little things on a construction site that can potentially endanger the public; that’s why having a foolproof plan...

Disease, blindness, trauma, death — these are the risks for service industry workers when they fail to use basic personal protective equipment. Some...

Any time individuals are working around large equipment like auger boring machines — no matter the industry — there is always a...

As many of you know, April was National Safe Digging Month. It’s meant to bring awareness to the importance of locating utility...

Increased density of development has created an unforeseen result — a growing number of accidental underground utility strikes. The Common Ground Alliance’s...

Lightweight Ultra Shore Trench Boxes are constructed from corrugated lightweight aluminum that is easy to transport, set up, and use, making them...

There are currently approximately 200,000 construction job openings waiting to be filled, according to the National Association of Homebuilders. Millennials are the...

There’s a project cost line item that’s in need of an internal audit. Are radio rentals costing you thousands of dollars on...

The usual suspects appear on the preliminary list of Fiscal Year 2017 OSHA Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards. Except for one. “Electrical –...

Despite having worked in equipment safety publications for four years now, I marvel at how much I still don't know. However, one...