Entries Tagged Safety

As hydroexcavator operator Joe Harp walked up to his co-worker to aid him on a job site, he suddenly felt like he...

All wastewater will contain fecal coliforms. These bacteria are present in the intestines of all warm-blooded animals, including humans. Although they are...

Entry 288618Portable restroom operators living in areas prone to extreme weather aren’t the only ones who need to be prepared for Mother...

Pumping companies looking to diversify services, as well as generate an additional revenue stream by collecting and recycling grease trap waste, may...

There’s no question of the value of a safe job site. A safe job site is a happy job site, which usually...

Richard Snyder believes in having good, up-to-date equipment for his septic service business and even showed off his latest vacuum truck at...

In a recent column, I discussed how pumping through an inspection port was a bad practice that has been proven ineffective at...

Greg Borchert of Mr. John in Pittsburgh is a guy who goes above and beyond for the company’s customers. “I just believe it’s...

There are currently approximately 200,000 construction job openings waiting to be filled, according to the National Association of Homebuilders. Millennials are the...

There’s a project cost line item that’s in need of an internal audit. Are radio rentals costing you thousands of dollars on...

The usual suspects appear on the preliminary list of Fiscal Year 2017 OSHA Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards. Except for one. “Electrical –...

When you work in a challenging environment — construction work, excavation, tree care and towing, to name a few — one of...

For tradespeople, high noise exposure is a way of life. According to the International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise, 22 million...

Authorities are investigating the death of a 2-year-old boy from Priddis, Alberta, who fell into a septic tank April 26. Those of...