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 U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Billings Area Office cited Glennco Excavating Inc. for one willful, two serious and three repeat violations. The employer ...

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced an update to its National Emphasis Program (NEP) on preventing trenching and excavation collapses. OSHA Puts Emphasis ...

OSHA says it will increase enforcement with a revised National Emphasis Program (NEP) for trenching and excavation because of an increase in fatalities. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, ...

SALEM TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- The contracting company who employed the man killed in a trench collapse Thursday has been cited for trench hazards before, according to documents from the Occupational Safety ...

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., ...

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 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 ...

DE SOTO, Ga. (WALB) - The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Triple S Communications Inc. for violations of OSHA’s trenching and excavation ...

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, ...