An “unprotected” trench claimed the life of a Rooter-Man employee last month when he went back to pick up a shovel. OSHA...
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Ditch the Risk: Shoring is Your Best Friend
Could your business afford a $40,000 fine? A Philadelphia plumbing company got hit for that much last year for excavation violations while...
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A Plumber's Guide to Trench Digging
Trenches must be dug, prepared and backfilled in a way that prevents pipe damage. Common damage includes cracking, breaking joints and creating...
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Beds and Trenches
We have been looking at systems that use gravity to move the effluent. This month we complete this part of the discussion...
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More Basic Principles
Before we move on to more specific discussions of installing soil treatment units in the coming months, we want to finish our...










