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Safety

Make trench safety reminders prevalent on your jobsite with OSHA’s free “Slope It. Shore It. Shield It.” stickers

OSHA's message is simple: "Slope it. Shore it. Shield it." Provide trench safety reminders on jobsites easily with OSHA's new stickers.

August 2, 2018

Safety

OSHA cites Karrenbrock Excavating $189K for repeated trench safety violations

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Karrenbrock Excavating is a repeat offender when it comes to trench safety violations.

July 25, 2018

Death by Trench

OSHA issues $200K in fines for trench violations on Hawaii water project

A water utility in Honolulu has been fined nearly $200,000 for failing to protect workers from possible trench collapse, says U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

July 19, 2018

Safety

OSHA’s 5 most popular construction safety videos: trenches, silicosis, falls and heat illness

The videos focus on such topics as trench safety; silicosis; construction-related falls; and preventing heat illness. Watch these videos and more here.

June 27, 2018

Death by Trench

What really influences safe practices in the trench?

June 14, 2018

Death by Trench

What to expect when an OSHA compliance officer investigates

June 11, 2018

Death by Trench

Expect more criminal charges in trench deaths

June 11, 2018

Safety

OSHA slaps N.D. company with $454k fine for multiple trench violations

Kamphuis Pipeline Company has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for exposing employees to a long list of trench cave-in hazards. The fines total $454,750. Based out of Grand Rapids, Michigan, the company was inspected last fall at a job where it was installing water metering pits and lines for the municipalities […]

April 26, 2018

Dealers

Positioning for more growth, National Trench Safety restructures with key promotions and a new hire

National Trench Safety (NTS) has announced three promotions as well as the hiring of an industry veteran as the Houston-based company restructures. NTS specializes in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, trench and traffic safety engineering, and OSHA-compliant training classes. “These are important moves for NTS as we position the company […]

January 16, 2018

Safety

Worker dies following trench collapse in Michigan

A worker died due to injuries suffered in a trench collapse earlier this month on a Michigan jobsite. According to a report from The Macomb Daily, 47-year-old Alfredo Garcia was working inside a 6-foot-deep trench in Macomb Township when the walls collapsed on the morning of Nov. 11. The accident occurred four days before another worker was killed in a […]

December 1, 2015

Roadbuilding

Embankment collapse kills worker in trench on PennDOT bridge project

A man working on a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation bridge rehabilitation project was killed last week when an embankment collapsed. According to a report from WBRE TV, 37-year-old Richard Gold III was working the morning of July 7 inside of a trench as part of a crew performing rehab work on a bridge off of Route 42 […]

July 14, 2015

Safety

Trench collapse kills worker on gas station project in Texas

A worker on a crew building a new location for the Allsups chain of gas stations and convenience stores was killed in a trench collapse last week. According to a report from KFDA TV, 63-year-old Juan Castaneda was killed June 30 while installing fuel tanks in Fritch, Texas. The station reports the trench’s dirt walls […]

July 8, 2015