Excavations and trenches have become so commonplace on work sites that some employers and employees have developed a sense of complacency with some of the most basic requirements of excavation safety.

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 ...

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, ...

This OSHA fact sheet highlights facts about trench and excavation hazards and how to be safe in and around trenches on the construction jobstie Trench (Trench excavation) means a narrow excavation (in ...

Electric transmission and distribution systems deliver power to communities, businesses and consumers across millions of miles of lines through a mix of overhead and underground infrastructure. The ...

OSHA cited Cherokee Pride Construction Inc. of Sapulpa for serious violations related to excavation work. Inspectors arrived at a Broken Arrow job site in September 2020 and found employees in ...

This guest essay reflects the views of Kevin Sullivan, Occupational Safety and Health Administration area director in Westbury. Summer is approaching and with it comes all the great things we love ...