Trenching and excavation remain among the most hazardous construction activities, with cave-ins posing the greatest risk to workers. OSHA regulations require protective systems, competent oversight, ...

OSHA's Excavation Standard (Subpart P); Excavation hazards and control measures; Soil analysis techniques; Protective system requirements, and; Emergency response At the conclusion of this course, the ...

Accadia Site Contracting Inc. has been fined for excavation safety violations at a water main site in Niagara Falls. OSHA has found $84,000 worth of violations at the site. Last March, OSHA ...

Associated Builders and Contractors released its 2026 Health and Safety Performance Report, an annual guide to health and ...

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 ...

The safety model built on the judgment of experienced people is starting to erode at the moment firms need it most.

OSHA says it will increase enforcement with a revised National Emphasis Program (NEP) for trenching and excavation because of an increase in fatalities. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, ...

OSHA has proposed penalties against the company totaling $100,000 for exposing employees to trenching and excavation hazards. The OSHA citations against the company alleged one alleged willful, one ...

Ballard Construction Co. of Kellyton faces $34,476 in fines from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) following an incident where an employee was hospitalized after a trench ...

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 ...