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It’s National Protect Your Hearing Month
The ability to hear is something most people probably take for granted until it’s gone. October is National Protect Your Hearing Month,...
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Industry News: National Trench Safety to Open Denver Branch Location
National Trench Safety To Open Denver Branch LocationNational Trench Safety (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in rental and sales of trench and...
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Developing a Culture of Safety for a Business
All businesses need to take reasonable efforts to ensure the safety and physical well-being of its employees, but maintaining high standards of...
Editorial
OSHA Creates New Confined Space Rules
Workers in the construction industry now have the same confined space protections that those in manufacturing and general industry have had for...
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Benlee Offering Roll-Off Trailer and Truck Safety Course
Benlee, a manufacturer of roll-off trailers, roll-off trucks, dump trucks, dump trailers, crushed car trailers, pup trailers and open top gondola trailers, will...
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Warning: Heat Can Kill
Professional football players are tough. But more teams are outfitting their training camps with kiddie pools — a simple way to help...
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Combustible Gas Leak Detector Receives ATEX Compliance
SENSIT Technologies, a global leader in gas detection and measurement instruments, recently announced that its HXG-2d Combustible Gas Leak Detector received ATEX...
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5 Tips for Accident-Free Vacuum Excavation
Vacuum excavation is the process of excavating and removing soil using high-powered vacuum suction, which transfers material to a debris tank. Water...
Editorial
Hydroexcavation In Oilfields Requires More Precautions
As much as it increases the margin of safety, hydroexcavation can be dangerous work due to the use of high-pressure water and...
Videos
The Underground Detective’s Goal is Customer Safety
With five locations and a service area that spans 22 states, The Underground Detective relies on a wide array of locating equipment...
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Demystifying Utility Locating Systems
A contractor using a utility locating system appears to be a magician of sorts. By slowly waving a wand through the air,...
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Reduce Risk By Accurately Locating Underground Utilities
In utility work, accuracy is everything. More accuracy means less risk.The Subsite Electronics UtiliGuard utility locating system’s AIM automatically scans the surrounding...
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Spotlight on Safety This Week
To coincide with the Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s National Safety Stand-Down to prevent falls in construction May 4-15, a group of...
Editorial
Safe Outcomes Can Be Predicted
Anyone involved in safety is familiar with Heinrich’s Law: For every 330 incidents, there will be 300 with no injuries, 29 minor...
Editorial
Before Excavation, Find Out What Is Under You
Paying attention to what you are doing and making sure you know what is belowground where you are working will not only...
Blogs
Explosion Could Have Been Prevented
If you need more evidence that hydroexcavation is safer than traditional forms of digging, look at the news coming out of California...







