In light of a recent resurgence in trenching and excavation fatalities and serious injuries, OSHA announced a renewed emphasis on these workplace hazards starting with a three-month period of ...

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced an update to its National Emphasis Program (NEP) on preventing trenching and excavation collapses. OSHA Puts ...

Trenching and excavation are two of the most hazardous operations within the construction industry. In the first six months of 2022, 22 workers died during trenching and excavation work ...

A recent inspection uncovered unprotected trench work at a Beaverton construction site, prompting state officials to issue citations for multiple safety failures.

Two municipal employees from Easton recently participated in a Competent Person Training for Excavation and Trenching ... and other MIIA risk- and loss-prevention programs, the participating ...

"Excavation and Trenching Best Practices for Operators" and "Horizontal Directional Drilling Best Practices for Operators" are two of 10 fact sheets APCA has developed so far through the partnership.

This course covers the OSHA Excavation Standard and safety and health aspects of excavation and trenching. Course topics include practical soil mechanics and its relationship to the stability of ...

A northern Ohio excavation contractor faces more than a quarter-million dollars in fines from the U.S. Department of Labor after one of its workers died last year in Columbus when a trench ...

OSHA issued citations and proposed penalties to Colt Utilities Inc. following an inspection that began March 19 that found safety violations at a trench and excavation site. "We must ensure that ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says in the first six months of 2022, 22 workers died in trenching and excavation work -- compared with 15 in all of 2021. The agency said it ...

These workers, and dozens of others nationwide, died preventable deaths on the job. Trenching, or excavation, is the process of digging on a work site, often to place or repair buried infrastructure.