Safety

As a member of the Common Ground Alliance, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers is supporting National Safe Digging Month in April and asking its 1,000-plus members...

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

The National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) recently named Foremost Pipeline Construction Company of Gaston, South Carolina, as the overall winner of the...

There is no picture-perfect template for managing a safety program. Everything that makes your company unique provides a reason to develop a...

Utilities have a duty to protect employees and provide a safe work environment, but many fail to supply or specify all the...

Contractors play an extremely important role in protecting the utility infrastructure throughout the country. Every now and then those contractors need reminders of procedures...

The Common Ground Alliance (CGA) recently announced the publication of its Next Practices Pathways to Improving U.S. Damage Prevention Status Report. The new...

Two industry associations focused on safety issues are combining forces. The Common Ground Alliance (CGA), a national nonprofit trade association dedicated to protecting...

At 20-years-old, Regina McMichael’s husband died after falling off a roof at a job site where he was working. That was the...

Hydroexcavation and directional drilling work requires a lot of safety compliance paperwork. At Axis Vac & HDD in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, owner Mitch Willie...

Everyone plays a role in preventing damages to underground utility infrastructure. AEM continues to support the Common Ground Alliance (CGA) and asks its members to help spread awareness of the need to...

Effective communication is key to the success of any contractor. One of the best tools for improving on-the-job communication is two-way radios. Two-way...

So you see a colleague violating a safety procedure while operating a vacuum excavator or directional drill. Or breaking an office ethics protocol. Given...

Truewerk’s new T2 WerkPant for women is a technically advanced softshell work pant featuring four-way stretch fabric for a more all-inclusive fit, as...

Summer is a great time for business, but a brutal time for workers. Excessive heat and sun exposure pose significant dangers, such...

In April 2021, a Long Island contracting company was ordered to cease all excavating operations and pay $136,000 in penalties, the result...

Communication is an essential component of a crew’s safety and productivity on a job site. Noisy environments add potential for missed instructions and/or...