Entries Tagged Job Safety

On any given day, between 800 and 900 employees at Thompson Industrial Services fan out from 22 strategically located facilities, along with...

With the assistance of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), a second SAE standard has been published for vacuum excavators and sewer...

Despite training and guidelines set in place for vacuum excavation, accidents still occur. Experienced operators are constantly mindful of job site hazards...

Ed Koch was the amiable mayor of New York City for 12 years. During his tenure, he was known for greeting his...

How do you keep COVID-19 off the construction site? Barry Schlouch, president and cofounder of Schlouch Inc., has made it his company’s goal and he...

The Trench Safety Stand Down was held across the nation by the National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) the week of June 15-19. As part of the...

Editor’s Note: This article is being republished with permission from the National Utility Contractors Association’s Utility Contractor magazine. For more information, visit...

Maintaining good trench safety practices should be a priority 365 days a year. But this week in particular is a time to...

As we enter the next leg of the COVID-19 pandemic, many business owners are beginning to wrestle with a crucial question: How...

The National Utility Contractors Association (NUCA) is declaring June to be Trench Safety Month, building upon the annual Trench Safety Stand Down...

There are many workplace safety mantras, such as “safety is a habit” and “safety is everyone’s business.” While there is truth in...

Excavation safety should always be top of mind on the job site, but with April being National Safe Digging Month, now is...

April is National Safe Digging Month. But this period of excavation safety education will be different this year amidst the conditions created by...

The right preparation of people, equipment and environmental conditions before even stepping onto a job site can make a world of difference...