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 ...

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 ...

All right, we turn now to a dangerous problem for construction workers, specifically those who work in trenches - these deep ditches you see along the highway at large construction sites and new home ...

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 ...

Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration determined A4S Construction of Vail failed to install trench safety features at its Breckenridge work site ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Work is suspended at a ...