Safety

Water-efficient toilets could potentially save up to 360 billion gallons of potable water per year across the country, according to new research...

You and your friends and family know that plumbers risk severe injury every day.But plumbing dangers aren’t so obvious to everyone. To...

Poor air quality and visibility. Fire hazards. Chemical exposure. These hazards, and more, are often faced by plumbers and other construction workers...

An estimated 12 percent of the water that supplies U.S. households is wasted on leaks, according to a 2016 study by the...

Feedback is being accepted until April on a U.S. EPA proposal that would require plumbing manufacturers to mark pipes, fittings, and fixtures...

The safety of the water coming out of our taps has been in the news a lot lately. As with anything that...

“Never again” he wrote on his Facebook page after a trench he was working in collapsed in May. A month later, he was dead...

When it comes to running a profitable plumbing company, health and safety issues can be a silent killer of profits. An injured...

Whether you are required to hold them or not, safety meetings are critical to protecting your workers and your company from the...

Let’s assume your plumbing company has an excellent safety program. You’ve been trained and designated as the competent person on project excavation sites....

Gerald Stott, owner of Stott Plumbing and Heating in Salt Lake City, Utah, had spent a good many years in the industry...

Wherever you stand on the debate over requiring fire sprinklers in one- and two-family homes, if you’re a professional plumbing contractor, there...

What are the features your next vehicle body should have in order to maximize safety for your employees? The safety of your workforce...

The ongoing and future water crisis in Flint, Michigan, has raised many questions from people in all parts of the United States....

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited a Nebraska contractor with five serious violations and $31,000 in...

A 32-year-old Mr. Plumber employee survived a trench cave-in last month with help from a co-worker and Citizen’s Energy employee who called 911.The...

A British plumber was jailed for illegally issuing gas safety test certificates while posing as a qualified engineer.According to The Gazette, Neil...