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Trench-Related Fatalities Decrease: Common Ground Alliance Celebrates Progress, Commitment to Safe Digging

Common Ground Alliance (CGA), the national nonprofit trade association dedicated to protecting underground utility lines, people who dig near them and their communities, applauded the recent decline in trench-related fatalities highlighted by OSHA's preliminary data....


Workers, Contractors, Experts Attended NAXSA Trench Safety Summit

Construction and safety professionals converged on the Central Florida Fairgrounds in Orlando, Fla., Nov. 22 for the state's inaugural Trench Safety Summit, presented and hosted by the North American Excavation Shoring Association (NAXSA)....


Five Tips for Working in Excavations, Trenches

Excavation and trenches are frequently a part of construction and infrastructure projects. While trenching work is necessary in laying the foundation for utilities, pipelines and other projects, they also pose significant safety risks if not managed properly....


Illinois Land Improvement Contractors Association Hosts OSHA Trench Safety Training

The Illinois Land Improvement Contractors Association (ILICA) invites contractors and operators to an OSHA Trench Safety Competent Person Certification training on the campus of Illinois Central College (ICC) in East Peoria, Ill., on Aug....


Industry On a Mission to Protect Pavement, Trench Workers

The DOL and OSHA are laser-focused on highway worker safety this construction season. The deaths of six Maryland highway workers on the job recently prompted demands that the feds realize workers, too, are vulnerable road users....


NAXSA Announces Inaugural 'Shore Up for Safety' Week to Support Construction Safety Week

The North American Excavation Shoring Association (NAXSA) has timed its inaugural Shore Up for Safety week to support National Construction Safety Week, May 1 to 5, 2023. NAXSA's event is a week-long, nationwide mobilization of members and colleagues as lifesavers, promoting safety awareness and training through hands-on activities with customers, contractors and crews, said NAXSA President Kevin Malloy....


Groundwater-Capture Trench to Aid Response

One line of effort is being set in stone, clay and gravel at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), where an army of construction workers and machines are digging a 420-ft.-long trench toward a way to environmental progress....


OSHA Responds to Alarming Number of Trenching Deaths

After charting an alarming 22 trenching deaths the first half of this year, OSHA has made trench safety a national emphasis on inspections. In July, the agency announced it was launching enhanced enforcement initiatives with a goal of protecting workers from known hazards....


Company Wrench Offers Kundel Trench Safety Equipment

Company Wrench will offer Kundel's products for sale or rent. Kundel manufactures a full line of trench safety equipment, including trench boxes, stone boxes, manhole boxes and hydraulic trench shoring equipment....


Ditch Witch PT37 Ride-On Plow/Trencher Delivers Powerful Plowing in Reimagined Package

Contractors can get a new spin on a reliable classic with the new PT37 ride-on plow/trencher from Ditch Witch. This ride-on plow/trencher brings durability and usability to a proven model while retaining the simple, mechanical design preferred by many contractors....


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  3. German Steel-Pipe Maker to Build South Alabama Plant; Birmingham Resumes Repairs to Leaky Dam  →
  4. New Construction in Huntsville, Ala. Region Exceeded $1B in First Half of 2025  →
  5. Demolition of Memphis Airport's 50-Year-Old Terminal Part of Modernization Effort  →
  6. James R. Carter Paving Fashions Enviable Reputation in Its 70 Years  →
  7. Bar None Auction Expands Sales Force  →
  8. Crews Building 10-Lane Bridge Over I-77 in Mooresville, N.C.; Raleigh Scraps Six Forks Road Plan  →
  9. A's Break Ground On $1.75B Vegas Ballpark Due in 2028  →
  10. Ramping Up Proper Rig Transport: Safe Loading, Unloading Practices That Must Be Followed  →
  11. NED Hosts Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting in Apopka, Fla.  →
  12. Volvo Construction Equipment Wins Red Dot Award for New Electric Design  →
  13. Orlando, Fla. Builds Light Rail System  →
  14. Turner Construction Lands Two Major California Projects  →
  15. What's Driving the Autonomous Construction Equipment Market?  →
  16. Willow Lane Pairs Safety, Efficiency With Beautiful Landscapes  →
  17. Wirtgen Quickly Promoted to 'Sarge' By Minnesota Paving Firm  →
  18. $148M Iowa Tower Challenges Crew  →
  19. Border Equipment Names Industry Vet, Preston Smith, New Sales Manager  →
  20. Interstate 30 Undergoes $334M Upgrade in Rockwall, Texas  →
  21. Purple Wave Hosts First Ohio Customer Appreciation Event  →





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