See the potential risks and challenges of trenching near a power line, with tips and lessons for safe handling in ...

Trenches don’t have to be dangerous. With proper shoring, appropriate atmospheric monitoring, the knowledge of an educated and experienced “competent person” and employee training, tragedies involving ...

In the wake of a rise in fatal trenching cave-ins, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has begun a targeted education and enforcement program to try to reverse the trend. The ...

After a recent spike in trenching fatalities, OSHA has updated the National Emphasis Program (NEP) on trenching and excavation collapse prevention. OSHA’S NEP will increase education and enforcement, ...

See how a cheap Chinese trencher performed when put to the test in unforgiving rocky soil. Watch the real results, the ...

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, surpassing ...

Excavations and trenches have become so commonplace on work sites that some employers and employees have developed a sense of complacency with some of the most basic requirements of excavation safety.

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.

Winter conditions can be harsh in certain parts of the country, but underground construction needs don’t stop just because thermometers begin to display lower numbers. Electrical companies, utility ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — San Diego took a key step toward boosting the quality of its crumbling streets Monday when the City Council cracked down on damage caused by road trenching to lay cable, fix ...

To test if secretory canals limit the host ranges of polyphagous moth larvae, we measured the growth of Trichoplusia ni (cabbage looper) and Spodoptera ornithogalli (yellow-striped armyworm) on plants ...

COEUR D'ALENE, ID / ACCESSWIRE / November 15, 2023 / Idaho Strategic Resources (NYSE American:IDR) ("IDR" or the "Company") announces results of its 2023 trenching program at Lemhi Pass. A total of ...