Trench projects are often highly complex – especially if they involve existing utilities, unstable soils or water systems.

Contractors can often develop their own shoring designs for trench excavations. However, excavations near adjacent structures, underground utilities and roadways may come with unique and complex ...

Trench work is inherently dangerous, and trench boxes used in trench and excavation projects help keep workers safe and protected from cave-ins. Eight tips from United Rentals enhance trench box ...

United Rentals released seven Trench Safety Toolbox Talk topics that it says can provide a foundation for a toolbox talk series on trench hazards and safe work practices. “The challenges of trenching ...

WASHINGTON, DC – The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration today signed an agreement with an alliance of trade organizations, labor unions and industry stakeholders to ...

Arcosa Shoring Products, a leading manufacturer of trench safety equipment, is providing trench safety training for all U.S. and Canadian excavation construction personnel remotely via Zoom. In ...

Two workers in Texas were killed June 28 when the unprotected 20-ft-deep trench they were inside collapsed, as trench shields sat unused beside the excavation. They were the 21st and 22nd workers to ...

Labor and industry groups are collaborating on a new effort to improve trench safety, a growing concern on jobsites across the U.S. in recent years, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

In the past, workers and would-be rescuers have become caught and, in some cases, killed needlessly in trenches that have collapsed suddenly, and with little to no warning. It has become commonplace ...

TUMWATER — The State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) is evaluating new rules on excavation, trenching and shoring and is seeking feedback and participation from stakeholders. L&I's Division of ...

When a trench collapse trapped two workers in Yarmouth, MA, firefighters launched a technical rescue operation. Scott Smith ...

When firefighters got to a collapsed trench Wednesday afternoon in the backyard of an Allentown home, a man’s head and chin were sticking out of the dirt. His body, from the neck down, was covered.