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Staying Hydrated on the Job Site in the Summer Months
In physically demanding jobs, hydration is essential to not only worker productivity but also safety. This is especially true in the summer...
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Promoting Safe Digging Practices
As a member of the Common Ground Alliance, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers is supporting National Safe Digging Month in April and asking its 1,000-plus members...
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Abandoning Sewage Tanks Properly Saves Lives
Every year there are news accounts of adults, children or pets falling into a collapsed septic tank, cesspool or seepage pit, causing...
Editorial
Rules & Regs - February 2022
Onsite companies contend with a labor shortage, but so do some health departments. And some of them have a plan to fix...
Editorial
Classy Truck of the Month - February 2022
Godinez Septics - Austin, Texas
Orlando Godinez purchased a white 2020 Peterbilt 337 built out with a 2,300-gallon stainless steel tank and Masport...
Editorial
My Top 10 Wish List for Pumpers in 2022
It’s time to put 2021 in the rearview mirror and start fresh for 2022. Here are 10 things I wish for you...
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6 Wastewater Hazards That Can Compromise a Healthy Onsite System
Sometimes you take for granted that everyone working in the industry knows why our systems are so important to the environment and...
Editorial
Preach Tank Security in the Wake of Another Child’s Death
It’s more fun to report good news, but sometimes journalists — even trade publication editors — unfortunately have to dwell on bad...
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5 Ways to Shake Up Your Safety Training
At 20-years-old, Regina McMichael’s husband died after falling off a roof at a job site where he was working. That was the...
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Don’t Stay Silent About Unsafe Behavior on the Job
So you see a colleague violating a safety procedure while operating an excavator, or breaking office ethics protocol.
Given most people’s propensity for...
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The Impacts of Soil Consistence on Septic System Installation
Consistence describes how easy it is to deform or break up the soil. Consistence is used to determine if the soil contains...
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How to Extend Safety Culture to Subcontractors
Driving home from a family vacation in Central Oregon, safety culture was the farthest thing from my mind. A construction zone funneled westbound...
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Keep Your Hands To Yourself: Use Voice Recognition To Your Advantage
With improving voice recognition technology and a broader range of compatible devices available, our population is adopting smarter ways of engaging with...
















