From the monthly archives:

August 2011

By the Numbers:
Worker Safety in the Trenches

by David V. Dow on August 31, 2011

Safety by the Numbers Several key numbers are vital to maximizing the safety of your workers on an excavation job site. They all come from OSHA’s trenching and excavation standard. 3/4 : 1 (H:V, or 53 degrees) — The minimum sloping angle for “Type A” Soil 1 : 1 (H:V, or 45 degrees) — The [...]

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It’s HOT! Protect Your Outside Workers!

by David V. Dow on August 8, 2011

In case you haven’t gotten the message, it’s hot outside. Temperatures have consistently been above 100 degrees throughout the Mid-South, with the heat index consistently above 110 degrees. Last year, more than 30 workers died on the job in the U.S. as a direct result of heat, and thousands more suffered heat-related illnesses. The bad [...]

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