United Rentals, Inc. announced a series of online trench safety educational events in support of the 2022 Trench Safety Stand Down, which takes place June 20-24. The free training sessions will ...

Conducting a trench rescue is a lot more than just pulling someone out of a hole in the ground — and training this week with the Midland Fire Department proved that point. The department’s technical ...

Harry Butler, P.E., shows Pete Richter of A.W. Oakes how to test soil type during a recent competent-person for trenching and excavation class. Understanding soil characteristics is one key to safe ...

Trench and excavation work represent some of the most dangerous jobs in the construction industry. Maintaining up-to-date training on safety regulations and equipment solutions is essential to not ...

Trench and excavation operations are among the most dangerous jobs in the construction industry, according to United Rentals, which is participating in trench safety educational events during the 2019 ...

Arcosa Shoring Products, a leading manufacturer of trench safety equipment, is providing trench safety training for all U.S. and Canadian excavation construction personnel remotely via Zoom. In ...

The Edmond Fire Department’s nine recruits found themselves in a rut Monday — quite literally. In their 14th week of training, the firefighters were practicing trench rescues in a deep hole at Fire ...

United Rentals Supports Trench Safety Stand Down Week: June 19-23, 2023 STAMFORD, Conn., June 16, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI), the world’s largest equipment rental company, ...

BROCKTON — The Brockton Fire Department participated in a multi-day trench rescue training at Bent Playground last week, the last of a four-session program to ensure firefighters are equipped to keep ...

Two workers in Texas were killed June 28 when the unprotected 20-ft-deep trench they were inside collapsed, as trench shields sat unused beside the excavation. They were the 21st and 22nd workers to ...