Safety

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

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

Brass Knuckle, a provider of high-quality safety solutions, introduces the SmartCut BKCR3520, an ANSI Cut Level 3 glove. Designed to combine medium-level cut...

Communication on a construction work site is vital to not only getting the job done, but getting it done safely. With construction...

For directional drilling contractors, safety is paramount on the job site. It’s not only about keeping workers protected from potential hazards, but...

The state of Washington’s order Jan. 18 to suspend digging at the Highway 99 tunnel “is wrongful and unjustified,” according to Seattle...

Brass Knuckle safety products from Safety Today Inc. introduces the SmartShell BKCR4599, a heavy-duty protective glove offering wide-ranging protection for extreme jobs. The BKCR4599...

Melfred Borzall’s patent-pending FastBack system is changing the way contractors handle HDD installations.FastBack is Borzall’s new system for direct pullbacks without removing the drill...

In the past year, we’ve posted hundreds of stories to digdifferent.com, including everything from contractor profiles to online exclusives to tips from...

Whether you are required to hold them or not, safety meetings are critical to protecting your workers and your company from the...

Hydroexcavation is definitely a safer way of digging compared to traditional forms of excavation, but there is always that element of danger...

The City of Akron, Ohio, will take on what it describes as the city’s largest construction project ever — a three-story high,...

The cold, hard truth is: Winter is coming. In some areas, it may have already arrived. Are you ready? And are your...

The risks, including death, are well known. Despite being easily preventable, cave-ins during trenching and excavation work continue to occur, killing an...