Education/Training

As the pace of installing fiber-optic cable connections to more homes and businesses continues to accelerate, it has become clear that there...

When it comes to construction projects, knowing where — and where not — to dig is essential. Start excavating in the wrong...

A man conducting an underground utility locate fell 10 to 12 feet from a bridge in Malcolm, Nebraska, on June 7.The Lancaster...

This fall KEEN Utility will introduce the Tacoma Series, a collection of boots that feature rugged details and unique performance enhancements that...

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

Imagine sitting at your desk at work and realizing the phones aren’t working and your email is down. All because a utility...

Many contractors may have already made the move toward outsourcing payroll services, employee benefits and/or workers’ compensation/risk management. How many, though, realize...

As part of its commitment to educating current and potential clients about Subsurface Utility Engineering, Mid-Atlantic Utility Locating has created a “Lunch....

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

Note: This is the second of a two-part series on trench safety and the story of a cave-in survivor who dispels the common...

Note: This is the first of a two-part series on trench safety and the need for proper shoring. In Part 2 of the series, a cave-in...

Seattle’s Sound Transit is rethinking its names for two of its tunnel-boring machines after the issues a third tunnel-boring machine, Bertha, has...

The beers have been tasted, the votes tallied, and the results are in: Andy Melton’s Lemmy IPA is the winner of the...

The threat of injury is always present in a roadway construction zone. As common as these sites are, providing the crew and...

Large construction companies often have the luxury of having trained mechanics on site to handle equipment problems. Even if this is the...

April usually brings warm weather and the start of the construction season for many states. With that construction season comes risk for...

Bertha, the tunneling machine working on the Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle, reached a planned maintenance stop on March 12, after successfully...