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.

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 ...

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, ...

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., ...

"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 ...

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 ...