Because trench and excavation operations are among the most dangerous jobs in the construction and utility industries, each year the Trench Safety Stand Down is held to encourage companies to discuss ...

Quoting from a recent OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Fact Sheet seems a good way to introduce the topic of trench safety. “Excavation and trenching are among the most hazardous ...

United Rentals will host a series of online trench safety educational events in support of the 2022 Trench Safety Stand Down, which takes place June 20-24. The free training sessions will promote ...

I will never forget the anguish in that grandmother’s voice as she pleaded with us to save her sixteen-year-old grandson who was trapped under nine yards of soil that had collapsed from an unprotected ...

United Rentals, Inc. announced a series of online trench safety educational events in support of the 2022 Trench Safety Stand Down, which takes place June 20-24. The free training sessions will ...

LA JOLLA, Calif. (KGTV) — The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department rescued a worker trapped in a trench at a construction site of a single-family home in La Jolla. SDFD responded to reports of a man ...

Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to correct the year that the trench collapse occurred. Before 20-year-old Marlon Diaz died in a trench collapse at a construction site in Breckenridge on ...