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.

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 column has previously presented technical issues related to the residential concrete foundation industry. In 2018, we turn to a range of topics related to OSHA regulations and their ...

OSHA has cited Albanese D&S Inc. for alleged repeat and serious violations of safety standards following OSHA’s inspection of a worksite located at Winn's Brook in Belmont, Mass. The Dracut, Mass., ...

A 29-year-old construction worker died after a trench collapsed in Southwest Portland on Thursday, May 5, 2016. (Beth Nakamura/Staff) The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division has fined TC ...

"The walls of an excavation can collapse suddenly and without warning - burying workers beneath soil and debris before they have a chance to react or escape," said Jeffrey A. Erskine, OSHA's area ...

This course covers the OSHA Excavation Standard and safety and health aspects of excavation and trenching. Course topics include practical soil mechanics and its relationship to the stability of ...

DE SOTO, Ga. (WALB) - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Triple S Communications Inc. for violations of OSHA’s trenching and excavation ...

On Oct. 1, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) officially kicked off its National Emphasis Program (NEP) targeting trenching and excavation. It’s not too hard to figure out why.