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Safety Solutions How to Keep Workers Safe in a Confined Space
Chris Irwin, CSP
February 26, 2025
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Business/People
United Rentals Launches New Excavation Safety Training Program
January 27, 2025
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NASSCO Report – Delivering the Best Workplace Safety Training
November 11, 2024
U.S. News McElroy OSHA Sharp 2024
McElroy Receives OSHA SHARP Certification
August 12, 2024
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Tech Forum – Daily Safety & Maintenance Tips for Vacuum Excavators
July 26, 2024
Tech Forum
Tech Forum – Protecting Construction Workers from Melanoma Cancer

Construction workers have an increased risk of melanoma cancer, and cases are estimated to double by 2060, unless preven...

June 13, 2024
Canada Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
Last Word: Creating a Supportive Space to Address Substance Use

Prescription or recreational substance use can impact a worker’s alertness, accuracy, quick reflexes and capacity ...

June 3, 2024
Business/People Michels Employee Wellness Clinic
Michels Opens Employee Health and Wellness Clinic

The Michels Clinic creates improved access to acute care, wellness and preventive care for Michels non-union employees a...

September 13, 2023
News Mo Najafi - CUIRE
UTA Team to Measure CIPP Emissions in DC Sewer Project

A University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) civil engineering researcher received a one-year, $300,000 competitive grant fr...

March 17, 2023
Pipe Cleaning Rusty Nezat
Sewer Cleaning 101 – Rusty Nezat’s Goal Is to Keep...

Since starting in the sewer cleaning industry in his early teens, Malvin “Rusty” Nezat II has always known the impor...

January 19, 2022
Canada
Last Word – Identifying and Controlling Hazards In The Workplace

Site-specific risk assessments in trenchless digging work—such as horizontal directional drilling (HDD), microtunn...

January 7, 2022
Business/People
ToolWatch Poised for Growth with Investment from The Riverside Co.

ToolWatch Corp., a leading provider of tool and equipment tracking and operations management software for the constructi...

July 20, 2021
Vacuum Excavation
Vacuum Excavation Safety Tips to Keep Crews Safe

Vacuum excavation is a key component in the process to expose underground utilities before construction can begin (preve...

May 18, 2021
COVID-19 Updates COZVID_19 Coronavirus
Construction Firms Hold Coronavirus Safety Stand Downs

Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) organized the nationwide safety stand down to make sure firms and worker...

April 10, 2020
Tech Forum trench shoring equipment
Tech Forum: Developing A Successful Trench Safety Toolbox Talk Series

The challenges of trenching and excavation jobsite safety are faced by utility employees and contractors daily. Every em...

March 26, 2020
Business Tips cleaning-pipes
How to Stay Safe While Cleaning Pipes

The use of high pressure jetting to clean pipes is now common, and it is important to remain vigilant about the potentia...

February 24, 2020
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How to Safely Handle Hose

With proper training, inspections and procedures hoses can be managed safely, benefitting both workers and the overall b...

February 4, 2020
Rehabilitation TTC Steam-Cured CIPP Study
TTC Completes Environmental Impact Study of Steam-Cured CIPP

Recently, questions about the environmental impact of emissions from steam-cured cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) projects hav...

January 14, 2020
News AEM Sewer Cleaner Safety Manual
AEM Produces New High-Pressure Sewer Cleaner Safety Manual

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has developed a “High-Pressure Sewer Cleaner Safety Manual”...

October 22, 2019
Features
Protecting Workers from the Sun

Working outside during nice weather can be exhilarating, which is why many workers choose construction as a career. Howe...

May 9, 2019