It’s time to ditch the foam earplugs. First there was a cotton ball and petroleum jelly. Then came foam earplugs. They’ve reached...
Entries Tagged Excavation
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Sonetics Headsets Make Work Zones Safer
Rochester Asphalt and Concrete’s Royal Johnson shares a story about an on-the-job incident where Sonetics wireless headsets wireless headsets played a key safety...
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Your Guide to Getting Started With Sonetics
Let Sonetics walk you through everything you need to know to get started with your new Portable Wireless Communication System, including the...
Blogs
How it Works: Listen-Through Technology
If you’ve ever worked in a challenging, high-noise environment, then you know about the catch-22 between protecting your hearing and being able...
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How to Speed Up Training
Many view training as an unproductive but necessary evil. Not true. The Construction Industry Institute found that productivity increases by 11 percent for...
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Communication Failure or Hearing Damage? The Dangers of Partial Solutions
A communication failure on a job site, factory floor or other high-traffic work zone can have serious, even life-threatening consequences. Hearing damage, on the...
Editorial
Many Options Are Available for Hearing Protection for Contractors
Industry veteran and Jarvis Septic & Drain owner Gene Morris can attest to the dangers of noise exposure over time: “I’m 56,...
Editorial
Hydroexcavation Company Finds Key to Growth Is Staying Focused on Oil Fields
Mitch Louis has worked in and around Texas and Oklahoma oil fields for three decades. When the industry “took a pretty good...
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Productivity: Taking Back Time with Communication
“If we’re saving seconds, we’re saving millions.” A customer said this to me not long ago, and it’s stuck with me. Then...
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Sonetics Announces Third-Generation Wireless Headset Enhancements
Sonetics Corporation, a leader in wireless team communication systems for challenging work environments, announces enhancements to its third generation of Apex Wireless...
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Combating Objections to Hearing Protection
Sonetics recently received a comment through one of our social media channels that surprised me. In reference to the article about occupational...
Editorial
One Strike and You May Be Out
Increased density of development has created an unforeseen result — a growing number of accidental underground utility strikes. The Common Ground Alliance’s...
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Excavation Company Prepares for Hurricane Irma Recovery
It’s a rare occasion when J.A. LaRocco Enterprise Inc. shuts its doors for a few days.But with Hurricane Irma brewing to hit South Florida,...
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Practice Smart Digging: Aug. 11 Marks Call 811 Day
Do you know where your local utility lines are?The Common Ground Alliance has designated 8/11 on the calendar as a convenient reminder...



















