An 18-year-old working for Hurtado Construction Co. was killed in a trench collapse last September in Fulshear, Texas. Graphic by BNP Media Art Dept. March 19, 2024 The U.S. Dept. of Labor’s ...

HOUSTON — A Houston-area contractor faces more than $250,000 in penalties in the wake of a federal investigation into their safety procedures after a deadly trench collapse near Fulshear. The United ...

Hurtado Construction was found to have willfully disregarded required safety procedures when a 15-foot trench wall collapsed and killed an 18-year-old worker in Fulshear, Texas, in September 2023, ...

Under the rule, an employee-approved third party member could potentially be a union representative, even on a nonunion jobsite. That is a major point of concern for employer groups, who disapproved ...

Despite contractors’ opposition, the U.S. Dept. of Labor published a final rule in the Federal Register April 1 concerning nonemployee representatives during workplace safety inspections. The rule, ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A construction company failed to protect its workers when a trench collapsed in a San Francisco neighborhood and a 24-year-old worker was buried alive, state officials said.

This course covers the OSHA Excavation Standard and safety and health aspects of excavation and trenching. Course topics include practical soil mechanics and its relationship to the stability of ...

The Excavation Safety Program addresses safety and health hazards associated with performing trenching and excavation related work. The document purpose is to ensure compliance with the Occupational ...

With construction projects, there are multiple risks to consider when on a jobsite. Let’s look at two of the most dangerous jobs—trenching and excavation. In 2022, 39 people died while doing trenching ...