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Trench Shoring & Shielding
United Rentals Offers Free Trench Safety Stand Down Digital Learning Series
The trench safety digital learning series takes place during the Trench Safety Stand Down, June 15 to 19
Archived event
Webinar: Increasing Awareness of Factors that Influence Trench Safety
May 28, 2020
May 28, 2020
When Do You Need an Engineer for Your Trench Shoring Design?
PERI Formwork PD-5 Shoring System
Efficiency Production Octagon Box
Seven Trench Safety Toolbox Talk Topics to Build Knowledge of Hazards, Safe Practices
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United Rentals Helps Contractors Advance Trench Safety Through Training
More than 90,000 workers have been trained in trench safety operations since the initial Trench Safety Stand Down in 2016
Two Contractors Cited After Fatalities at Florida Hotel Worksite
PCL Construction Services Inc. and Universal Engineering Sciences facing OSHA safety violations and proposed penalties totaling $157,792
Demolition Contractor Continues to Learn New Tricks After 60 Years
60-year-old Pitsch Companies uses a new shoring system for the first time while demolishing a gas station
[VIDEO] 5 Things You Should Know to Stay Safe in a Trench
U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta public service announcement on trench safety
Resources Offered to Keep Workers Safe from Trenching-related Hazards
U.S. Department of Labor provides resources to increase awareness of trenching hazards, educate employers and workers on cave-in prevention and decrease the number of trench collapses
Archived event
2018 Trench Safety Stand Down
June 18, 2018
June 23, 2018
The 2018 Trench Safety Stand Down will be held between June 18-23. It is supported by OSHA and sponsored by the National Utility Contractors Association, North American Excavation Shoring Association and Safety Ambassadors Club.
Archived event
2018 Trench Safety Stand Down
June 18, 2018
June 23, 2018
The 2018 Trench Safety Stand Down will be held between June 18-23. It is supported by OSHA and sponsored by the National Utility Contractors Association, North American Excavation Shoring Association and Safety Ambassadors Club.
Slide Rail Helps Shelly & Sands Build BMP Storm Sewer from Bottom to Top
Contractor turns to slide rail system to maintain safety on a complex underground utility installation project.
Mass 25 Modular Light-duty Propping System
Mabey's modular Mass 25 light-duty propping system components can be used as individual shores or built into towers and trusses using standard components
Super Powerbrace Plus Modular Hydraulic Waler System
Super Powerbrace Plus is a modular hydraulic waler system capable of clear spanning up to 83 feet.
Contractor Fined in Fatal Boston Trench Collapse
Atlantic Drain Service Co. Inc. cited for 18 violations for alledgely failing to provide safety training and basic safeguards for employees
Contractor Chooses Slide Rail for O’Hare Airport Pump Station Install
With limited space and limited shoring options for the jumbo concrete structure, Midwest REM turned to EPI's Slide Rail Shoring System.
Kundel V-Panel
Aluminum extruded panel offers "on the fly" independent vertical adjustment in the trench
[Video] Installing Hydraulic Shoring
Locate Management is an education, training, and assessment service provider for the ground disturbance (excavation) and line locating communities.
Michigan Contractor Helps Install Long-term Solution to Flint Water Crisis
Contractor uses a customized trench shoring solution to install 13 miles of 60-in.-diameter pipe for the Karegnondi Water Authority pipeline
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Contractor Cited After Worker Dies in Trench Collapse
Willful citations were issued to Tekton Construction Co. for not providing cave-in protection to employees working in a trench and not providing safe means to enter and exit the trench
How to Assist Your Customers When Renting Trench Shoring and Shielding Equipment
Excavation projects by definition are dangerous operations that require caution and planning, especially when the excavation is intended to create a work space for personnel such as for underground installation repair or installation.
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California Contractor Indicted for Manslaughter in Trench-Collapse Death
Work continued for days despite two stop-work notices issued by a Milpitas building inspector because of elevated trench-collapse conditions
Shoring Solution, Careful Planning Meet Strict Requirements for Construction Under Denver’s Union Pacific Rail Yard
Contractors uses GME sliderail system to help minimize excavation size and soil disturbances during tunnel construction only 27 feet from a railroad track
OSHA Fines Fischer Excavating $58,100 for Trenching Hazards at Rockford Site
One of three violations cited was willful, failing to provide cave-in protection to workers installing a sewer line in a trench approximately 11 ft. deep
OSHA Cites Contractor For Repeat Cave-in Hazards Violations
Joseph P. Cardillo & Son Inc. is facing $144,400 in OSHA fines after it is cited with two willful and one serious violation for cave-in hazards
Contractor Partners with Rental Company for Shoring Solutions During Excavation Project
Kayser Construction partnered with Trench Plate Rental Co. for safe, economic trench and shoring solutions during a 30-foot-deep excavation project.
Contractor, OSHA Reach Settlement Over Excavation Cave-in Hazards
Massachusetts contractor agrees to pay $200,000 fine and overhaul safety practices
ultraSHORE Trench Shields
OSHA: Safe Work Practices for Excavation and Trenching
Key elements of the OSHA excavation and trenching standard, ways to protect employees against cave-ins and safe work practices for employees
OSHA Cites S.J. Louis Construction of Texas for Exposing Workers to Excavation Hazards
Proposed penalties of $45,500 for failing to protect workers from falling materials (serious violation) and for failing to provide required shoring (repeat violation)
Video: Trenching & Excavation Safety
This excerpt from NAHB Construction Safety & Health's Trenching & Excavation Safety Video highlights the most common hazards associated with residential trenching and excavation.
Video: Safe Excavations in Construction & Soil Classification
This OSHA video will help construction contractors recognize soil types and the safety requirements for excavations in these soils
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