Safety Articles

There are seven major hazards when cleaning drains and sewers. Any one of these hazards can cause injury or may even result...

Lugging large water heaters up and down stairs used to be a strenuous job that put technicians at George Morlan Plumbing Supply...

You already know that working in trenches is inherently dangerous. You know this because we’ve all seen the reports on the news:...

Spartan’s new manhole cover protects your people and your equipment. Personal protection The safety orange color clearly identifies the open manhole and reduces the...

A business doesn’t last 40 years — and continue to grow — by sitting still or staying stagnant. That’s something the Bill...

Everyone in the industry has heard at least one horror story about someone getting fired or demoted for reporting a safety violation. In...

For many contractors in North America, working in the cold is a way of life. It’s not fun, but it’s something that...

If you’ve followed my column for the past couple of years that I’ve been honored to write for Plumber, I think it...

Antibiotic resistance in hospital plumbing systems is part of new studies recently commissioned by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Given...

Residential. Industrial. Commercial. R.I.C. Plumbing pretty much does it all, but it was underground work that really elevated the company. Rick Kuhns was...

What’s the most dangerous part of working a cable machine? Building up torque. Torque is defined as “a turning or twisting force.” In...

Nobody intends to suffer an injury while on the job, but it happens. If severe enough, it could even require some hospitalization. If...

Whether you have one vehicle or 100, your operators spend nearly all their time in or around their service vehicles. Often, whether or...

June is National Safety Month. MyTana is committed to manufacturing strong, durable and safe tools that can power through tough sewer and...