Several variables need to be taken into account be-fore trenching: Trench requirements Potential safety hazards Digging conditions Trencher tooth pattern Digging chain tension Before your trencher ...

No matter where the quote’s origins, it’s still true – especially in trench safety as hazards are born out of misinformation and false knowledge. OSHA’s webpage on trenching and excavation ...

The Virginia Department of Labor and Industry (DOLI), in partnership with the Virginia Department of Fire Programs and the ...

The 27-year-old victim was buried under dirt and debris after the collapse of a 17-foot channel dug for a pipe project.

Her obituary also pointed to her advocacy work, saying she "devoted endless hours to being an advocate for trench safety and workers in memory of her son, Zachary.” Hess is survived by her ...

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 ...

Joel Gomez was in a 17-foot-deep unshored earthen channel that collapsed onto him on Aug. 28, leaving him trapped under dirt and a large concrete pipe.

A construction company has been issued $157,500 worth of fines over a predawn trench collapse that killed a 27-year-old laborer last summer.

The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has issued $157,500 in citations to W. A. Rasic ...

Therefore, there is a need to emphasise adherence to national safety regulations as set out in the law,” he said. On February 27, a distress call reporting the trench collapse was received by ...