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Entries Tagged Job Site Hazard

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Be Prepared When OSHA Comes Calling

If you have a solid plan in place beforehand, an OSHA job site inspection won’t be quite so tension-filled
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Going the Extra Step to Ensure All Utility Lines are Marked

Locator Safety Awareness Week is June 19-25, but safety should be a focus all the time
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Sweetwater Utility Exploration Crews Focused on Safety

Utility locating company takes a different approach to safety training, explaining why being safe matters
Trenches Don’t Have to be Deep to be Dangerous

Trenches Don’t Have to be Deep to be Dangerous

24-year-old describes how 3-foot-9-inch excavation nearly took his life.
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Poor Shoring Offers Little Protection from Cave-Ins

Contractors weigh in on safety in and around excavations
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News Briefs: Sound Transit Renaming Tunneling Machines in Seattle

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
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Roadside Safety is a Top Concern for Construction Companies

Contractors are diligent about keeping their sites safe inside and outside of the zone
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Hydroexcavator Operator Electrocuted on Job Site

Ontario contractor killed when truck boom hits overhead powerline
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All Trenching Cave-Ins Are Avoidable

Having a trained, competent person at the work site who knows about identifying and predicting hazards is a big benefit