Working underground is extremely dangerous. Trench collapses occur with alarming frequency and are often fatal. It is essential that people who supervise such work, as well as the...

High-load-capacity hydraulic struts offer the same level of shoring protection as welded steel pipes while slashing installation time and boosting safety. They are fast and easy to...

Steel road plates are an effective way to cover excavations, damaged roads and disturbed walkways, but it’s easy to make a mistake when choosing and using them. Contractors and...

Welding walers and chairs for steel beam excavation bracing is labor intensive and potentially dangerous. Contractors facing tight construction budgets and shortened schedules can...

Underground utility strikes during excavation operations can be dangerous and costly. The Common Ground Alliance (CGA) reported 203,000 such strikes in the U.S. and Canada during...

OSHA excavation standards exist to protect workers from cave-ins and other accidents, such as slips and falls. Yet each year, hundreds of contractors are cited for violating...

Veteran construction workers can pass a lot of valuable information down to newer employees, but when it comes to following OSHA’s trench safety regulations, it’s wise to...

Safety IO, offered by United Rentals with MSA gas detector rentals, gives safety managers important data about air quality monitoring on their jobsites.

Project timetables are tight, so contractors need a good way to access the construction area, complete their work, and clean up and clear out quickly. Composite matting systems...

When you’re looking for design flexibility and fast, easy installation, modular is the name of the game. That goes for everything from closets to multifamily homes to trench boxes.