A northern Ohio excavation contractor faces more than a quarter-million dollars in fines from the U.S. Department of Labor after one of its workers died last year in Columbus when a trench collapsed ...

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.

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, ...

OSHA has cited the Bloomer, Wis.-based A-1 Excavating Inc. for alleged willful violations of federal workplace safety standards, proposing nearly $700,000 in penalties for numerous life-threatening ...

Interactive Training Course Transforms How Workers Learn Regulations and Safe Practices for Trench and Excavation Projects STAMFORD, Conn., December 18, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Rentals, Inc.

A worker died in a collapsed trench in South Yarmouth, Mass. on Nov. 18 while two others escaped. Graphic by BNP Media Art Dept. March 19, 2024 The U.S. Dept. of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health ...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited S.J. Louis Construction of Texas Ltd. with one serious and one repeat safety violation for exposing workers to ...

This column has previously presented technical issues related to the residential concrete foundation industry. In 2018, we turn to a range of topics related to OSHA regulations and their ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) maintains a list of the top 10 most frequently cited standards following inspections of worksites by federal OSHA inspectors. The main purpose ...

The head of a Boston-based construction company that lost two workers in a fatal accident at a downtown Boston worksite last year now faces nearly $2 million in total fines after safety violations on ...