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.

The Easton concrete and earthwork contractor was cited last year as a result of an investigation into a workplace fatality. An employee working on the fire suppression system at Silver Hill Hospital ...

Safe Excavation Work Essentials Workers frequently aren't aware of the hazard potential and are not properly trained to identify safety issues. By Stephen V. Magyar, Jr., MBA, CSP Mar 01, 2006 ...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited S.J. Louis Construction of Texas Ltd. with one serious and one repeat safety violation for exposing workers to ...

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 ...

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 citations — issued on December 20, 2016 — follow an OSHA inspection at Verona High School in Verona on June 22, 2016, where the agency found that Landtek allowed its workers to enter and work in ...

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, ...

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed a $1.35-million fine against construction companies owned by a Massachusetts contractor, alleging multiple willful, repeat and ...