Entries Tagged OSHA

“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...

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...

The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) cited Kellenberger Plumbing & Underground for one willful and one serious safety violation for...

Stephens Plumbing of Birmingham, Alabama, faces $43,800 in penalties for one willful and four serious safety violations after an inspector for the...

Note: This is the second of a two-part series on trench safety and the story of a cave-in survivor who dispels the...

Note: This is the first of a two-part series on trench safety and the need for proper shoring. In Part 2 of the series, a...

Twenty-one-year-old Jacob Casher was still a “new guy” employed by a Beaver, Pennsylvania-based plumbing company when he left home for work in September...

A 61-year-old plumber died after a trench in which he was working collapsed on him. Jim Spencer of Minatare, Nebraska, was installing...

It’s not complicated. If you have employees, you are subject to OSHA regulations.“Often times you see people who think they are exempt....

No one plans to get injured on the job. Likewise, employers never want conditions to be unsafe for their workers. Still, tight...

Every time you dig a trench, you are putting workers at risk. As the trench gets deeper, the risks get higher and...

Could your business afford a $40,000 fine? A Philadelphia plumbing company got hit for that much last year for excavation violations while...