Entries Tagged OSHA

Gene Morris, industry veteran and Jarvis Septic & Drain owner, can attest to the dangers of noise exposure over time: “I’m 56,...

Recently we were shown a photo of an installation in progress, and one of the workers was standing in an excavated trench...

Beginning in November 2017, anyone operating a crane delivering concrete septic tanks to a job site must be certified to do so under...

Unfortunately, we hear all too often about workers getting injured in accidents caused by trench cave-ins. Some workers are severely injured and...

The risks, including death, are well known. Despite being easily prevented, cave-ins during trenching and excavation work continue to occur, killing an...

The ability to hear is something most people probably take for granted until it’s gone. October is National Protect Your Hearing Month,...

Professional football players are tough. But more teams are outfitting their training camps with kiddie pools — a simple way to help...

A county’s ban on the land application of Class B biosolids has been struck down by a Washington appeals court. The state...

Are you in compliance with all the regulations that impact your business? Do you even know all the agencies that might regulate...

People fantasize every day about what they would do if they owned their own business. They have grand plans for how their...

In the past two issues, we have reviewed definitions of sewage tanks and the design considerations for septic tanks. This month we...