Entries Tagged Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

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

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

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

Safety and quality are two of the most inseparable components to success on a job site. You can’t have one without the...

Safety and quality are two of the most inseparable components to success on a job site. You can't have one without the...

Eight service workers died in trenching accidents last April. Staying safe requires more than following regulations: It takes a thorough understanding of...

The last two issues I have used this column to talk about safety in the industry. One focused on safety on a...

Reporting incidents to regulatory and oversight organizations like OSHA can be harrowing, but ironically, it turns out that the best way to...

The National Utility Contractors Association is holding its annual Trench Safety Stand Down this week. Now in its fourth year, the Trench Safety...

Investigators are still determining whether any safety devices were in place at the site of a trench collapse last week in Colorado...

If your crew member was pressure testing a pipe when suddenly the plug was blown out and that worker was thrown from...

Everyone in the industry has heard at least one horror story about someone getting fired or demoted for reporting a safety violation. In...

In response to a recent spike in trenching fatalities, OSHA has updated its National Emphasis Program (NEP) on preventing trenching and excavation...

Despite the Trump administration’s efforts to slash unnecessary and burdensome regulations, many continue to persist. Here’s a review of some of the...