Entries Tagged Safety

For many contractors, including septic system installers, working in the cold is a way of life. It’s not fun, but it’s something...

Every person on a job site is responsible not only for his or her own safety but also the safety of those...

As ergonomic tool design becomes the standard, understanding basic ergonomic features to look for when making a purchase will help ensure you...

Not too long ago a tool’s impact on its user was not given much thought. The expectation was that the trade professional...

There are many reasons that you might get a visit from an OSHA inspector. Primarily, if there is an accident that results in...

What began as a father-son talk about post-retirement careers took form as a new family wastewater business. Twenty years later, father Mike...

Access into septic systems is obviously required for inspection, maintenance and cleaning. However, with this necessity and aboveground access becoming more popular,...

A news brief outlining a fatal highway crash in North Carolina jumped out at me and I was momentarily horrified on behalf...

You know that good performance workwear and personal protective equipment is an investment. You wear these every day for hours on end...

Onsite companies contend with a labor shortage, but so do some health departments. And some of them have a plan to fix...

At 20 years old, Regina McMichael’s husband died after falling off a roof at a job site where he was working. That...

Working in trenches and deep holes can be hazardous, and Jay Daymon and his team at T.M. Wright Excavating always keep that...

Consistence describes how easy it is to deform or break up the soil. Consistence is used to determine if the soil contains...

Sometimes you take for granted that everyone working in the industry knows why our systems are so important to the environment and...