The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued citations against a Brighton-based excavation company on Friday. One of the company's workers died following a trench collapse at a ...

PORT JERVIS — The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, commonly referred to as OSHA, is investigating the construction accident that happened Aug. 3 in Port Jervis where a worker was ...

In 2022’s first six months, 22 workers have fallen victim to the deadly hazards present in trenching and excavation work — surpassing 15 in all of 2021 — and prompting the U.S. Department of Labor’s ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responding to what it notes as a rising trend in trench-related fatalities. Citing its National Emphasis Program (NEP) for excavations, OSHA ...

After 11 trench-related fatalities this year, OSHA is calling on employers to implement proven safeguards to prevent collapses and protect workers from deadly excavation hazards. Following a series of ...

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 ...

OSHA cited Cherokee Pride Construction Inc. of Sapulpa for serious violations related to excavation work. Inspectors arrived at a Broken Arrow job site in September 2020 and found employees in ...

With construction projects, there are multiple risks to consider when on a jobsite. Let’s look at two of the most dangerous jobs—trenching and excavation. In 2022, 39 people died while doing trenching ...