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.

In the wake of a rise in fatal trenching cave-ins, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has begun a targeted education and enforcement program to try to reverse the trend. The ...

In the wake of a recent rise in fatal trenching cave-ins, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has begun a targeted education and enforcement program to try to reverse the trend.

Exposing employees to trenching hazards at a Fulton, Miss., job site has led to $141,000 in proposed penalties against Columbus-based Perma Corp. by OSHA. The alleged willful and serious citations for ...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has updated the National Emphasis Program (NEP) on preventing trenching and excavation collapses in response to a ...

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Unnerstall Contracting Co. for violations of OSHA’s trenching and excavation standards after an employee ...

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.

Injuries sustained in trenching operations can be due to unsafe conditions, unsafe acts, or a combination of the two. If the only “solution” to an unsafe condition is to simply “man up” and perform ...

BISMARCK-Scott Overson can't remember how many times he's seen a trench cave in while conducting inspections for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. But the first time it happened, Oct.