Safety Articles

This is the age of mobility. With smartphones, laptops, email and Wi-Fi everywhere, it’s as easy to work remotely as it is to...

The world is getting serious about job site safety. Advancements in technology, rising awareness and increased regulatory enforcement are just some of...

When the business cycle is slow, Dan Lin, safety coordinator/operator of Supreme Vac in Edmonton, Alberta, jumps into a truck and works...

The sweltering heat of summer is upon us. For pumpers working out in the field, hot days can be both exhausting and...

All systems and system components need periodic maintenance to keep them operating and performing. To make maintenance easier, as an industry we...

Safety is paramount. No matter the line of work you’re in, it’s critical to do everything in your power to keep employees...

A recent tragedy in North Dakota again highlights the need to properly secure septic tank lids, and is a sad reminder of...

A fifth-grader should never be faced with the responsibility of saving another child’s life. But such was the case on April 8...

Never again” he wrote on his Facebook page after a trench in which he was working collapsed in May. A month later,...

“In 15 seconds, I am completely passed out, no more air. And that’s it.” Keith Pelzel, owner of Westside Septic Design in...

When you work in a challenging environment — construction and factory work, farming, septic pumping or towing, to name a few —...

Ever since our cave-dwelling ancestors started using hand signals and birdcalls to corner a mammoth, we’ve been trying to perfect communication to...

A successful hydroexcavation operation requires the right equipment and the right people. Replace either part of the equation with less than the...

Walt Logan, from Dig This Heavy Equipment Playground, has been running heavy equipment since the mid-1960s and knows that communication is important...