The Ebola virus has now hit a few Americans, and concern is spreading among citizens. As onsite wastewater and septic pumping professionals,...
Entries Tagged Safety
Blogs
Man Sues Mom for $4 Million Over Septic Explosion
In a strange string of events, a man has filed a $4 million lawsuit against his mother after allegedly suffering burns and...
Blogs
Routine Septic Inspection Turns Deadly
Authorities have released the name of an onsite installer who was found dead inside a septic tank at a home in Kentucky....
Online Exclusives
Septic Tank Safety: Risers & Lids Save Lives
Another near tragedy put septic tank safety in the spotlight when two good Samaritans rescued a 2-year-old boy who fell into a...
Online Exclusives
How To Manage Regulatory Compliance
Are you in compliance with all the regulations that impact your business? Do you even know all the agencies that might regulate...
Online Exclusives
Top Safety Tips for Tires
The only thing on your rig that actually touches the road is tires. As such, it’s hard to underestimate the importance of...
Online Exclusives
High Load Crash Prevention Primer
A truck – a bridge – a crash. It’s not difficult to find examples of over-height loads colliding with bridges these days....
Blogs
Stone Cold Safety Tips
As temperatures hover at -25 degrees F (-50 degrees with wind chill) outside my window in Northern Wisconsin, I think a brief...
Online Exclusives
Basic Safety Tips for Pumpers
Be safe. Drive safe. Stay safe. We hear these phrases often and sometimes utter them to others without much thought.J.B. Myers Enterprises...
Blogs
Safety alert – Worker pinned during tank installation
A TV news account of a septic system installer rescued after being pinned by a concrete tank is a sober reminder about...
Online Exclusives
How To Avoid Tank-Truck Rollovers
Earlier this year, a septic truck driver in Virginia jerked his steering wheel hard to the right to avoid an accident and...
Editorial
Ensuring Access
Previously, we discussed how installing good systems is a key to enabling management for the long term. Without the ability to...
Editorial
Get Off the Phone
Talking on most cellphones is being banned for drivers of all commercial vehicles in the United States – all 4 million of...

















