Safety

Utility locating company takes a different approach to safety training, explaining why being safe matters

Criminal prosecution for safety violations more likely under new federal plan, could mean the difference between 6 months and 20 years in prison.

24-year-old describes how 3-foot-9-inch excavation nearly took his life.

Contractors weigh in on safety in and around excavations

In this week's news, Seattle's Sound Transit is renaming two of its tunnel-boring machines to avoid confusion; Bertha is undergoing planned maintenance before starting the next phase of its project; a man near Green Bay, Wisconsin, was rescued after a trench collapse

Contractors are diligent about keeping their sites safe inside and outside of the zone

April is National Safe Digging Month, but it should be a focus all the time

Headsets boost job site safety and productivity while keeping hands free for work.

Accurate locates, PPE and communication all play a role in getting a directional bore done safely

In this week's news, tunnel-boring machine Bertha is halted because of a sinkhole and the contractor is fighting the stop order, while a contractor in Wisconsin is fined by OSHA for trench violations

New impact- and slip-resistant glove offers HPPE CR Level 4 shell