United Rentals, Inc. has announced seven Trench Safety Toolbox Talk topics to help utilities and contractors promote a safety culture. Developed using the company’s experience in trench safety ...

United Rentals released seven Trench Safety Toolbox Talk topics that it says can provide a foundation for a toolbox talk series on trench hazards and safe work practices. “The challenges of trenching ...

Because trench and excavation operations are among the most dangerous jobs in the construction and utility industries, each year the Trench Safety Stand Down is held to encourage companies to discuss ...

El Paso Community College’s Risk Management Institute is hosting an Excavation Festival. The hands-on safety event features ...

Two workers in Texas were killed June 28 when the unprotected 20-ft-deep trench they were inside collapsed, as trench shields sat unused beside the excavation. They were the 21st and 22nd workers to ...

Quoting from a recent OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Fact Sheet seems a good way to introduce the topic of trench safety. “Excavation and trenching are among the most hazardous ...

Despite the variety of trench safety practices and protective devices available on the market, excavation and trenching remain among the most hazardous operations on a construction site. As defined by ...

The last such accident in Corpus Christi happened four years ago where one worker was killed. A trench rescue demonstration was held Thursday in Robstown. One of the biggest surprises for many of the ...

TUMWATER, Wash. — The Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) said a Kent contractor is facing over $400,000 in fines for safety violations that led to the death of a construction worker in September ...