On Oct. 1, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officially kicked off its National Emphasis Program (NEP) targeting trenching and excavation. It’s not too hard to figure out why.

Construction activity of all types poses hazards that are subject to regulation by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, which recognizes excavation as one of the most ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration reported that it has again cited an Easton, Connecticut concrete and earthwork contractor for willfully failing to protect workers from cave-in and ...

Key elements of the OSHA excavation and trenching standard, ways to protect employees against cave-ins and safe work practices for employees Excavation and trenching are among the most hazardous ...

OSHA's Excavation Standard (Subpart P); Excavation hazards and control measures; Soil analysis techniques; Protective system requirements, and; Emergency response At the conclusion of this course, the ...

Many construction projects may start with excavation, which involves moving the earth at the site. This could be to clean an area to lay a foundation or dig trenches to lay pipes. Excavation may ...

The statewide stand-down is taking place April 17-21. Since 2015, three workers in the state have died in trench collapses, according to an agency fact sheet. Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA), for the first ...

A federal court has ordered that Mike Neri Sewer and Water Contractor of Elk Grove Village, Ill., no longer engage in trenching, excavation, construction or related work after repeatedly exposing ...

OSHA has fined the West Decatur, Pa., excavation company nearly $179,000 for exposing workers to trenching hazards in unprotected trenches. OSHA cited Lumadue Excavating LLC for 12 alleged safety ...

United Rentals has launched a Excavation Safety Training for Competent Persons Program, offering an interactive approach to teaching trench and excavation safety. "Designed to enhance compliance and ...