Contractors can often develop their own shoring designs for trench excavations. However, excavations near adjacent structures, underground utilities and roadways may come with unique and complex ...

Trench work is inherently dangerous, and trench boxes used in trench and excavation projects help keep workers safe and protected from cave-ins. Eight tips from United Rentals enhance trench box ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration today signed an agreement with an alliance of trade organizations, labor unions and industry stakeholders to ...

Emerging markets in piling sheets, anchoring equipment, and trench shoring systems are driven by urban expansion, ...

Arcosa Shoring Products, a leading manufacturer of trench safety equipment, is providing trench safety training for all U.S. and Canadian excavation construction personnel remotely via Zoom. In ...

Labor and industry groups are collaborating on a new effort to improve trench safety, a growing concern on jobsites across the U.S. in recent years, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

Harry Butler, P.E., shows Pete Richter of A.W. Oakes how to test soil type during a recent competent-person for trenching and excavation class. Understanding soil characteristics is one key to safe ...

TUMWATER — The State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) is evaluating new rules on excavation, trenching and shoring and is seeking feedback and participation from stakeholders. L&I's Division of ...

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 ...

When we discuss or train in the area of trench rescue operations, we often focus on complex equipment or difficult-to-interpret tabulated data regarding the dynamics of soil weights, soil pressures ...