Improper operation of an excavator while trenching, sloping or benching can have a big impact on productivity and can potentially place both people and equipment at risk. Oftentimes, it's the result ...

NDS, Inc. has expanded its drainage product offerings with the addition of the innovative Dura Slope trench drain system. A lightweight, easy-to-install alternative to traditional concrete products, ...

Every month in the US, two workers die on average from a trench cave-in. That’s 24 workers every single year—a number that doesn’t even account for the many others who are seriously injured by ...

Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA announced enhanced enforcement and oversight efforts following an “alarming rise” in trenching fatalities, intended to draw attention to construction worker safety and present ...

Trench-related deaths were on the rise in the first six months of 2022. Twenty-two workers died from trenching and excavation-related incidents in this time frame. In 2021, only 15 workers died the ...

The key to safe excavations between 5 and 20 feet deep is that the work be supervised closely by a trained, competent person. (Trenches 20 feet or deeper require a safety system devised by a ...

Excavation is that rare business where you can wind up digging your own grave. In Ontario, accidents in this line of work account for between one and three of the approximately 20 fatalities each year ...