National Trench Safety Hires Industry Veteran to Manage San Francisco Bay Area Operations
National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, trench and traffic safety engineering, and OSHA-compliant training classes, announced today that Mr. Dan…
Read MoreNational Trench Safety Relocates Tampa Operation to Larger Facility
HOUSTON, T.X.—National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, trench and traffic safety engineering, and OSHA-compliant training classes, announced today the relocation…
Read MoreNational Trench Safety Supplies Oil Based Paint for Striping Project
A contractor was performing a project to update the labeling associated with a parking garage for a hotel and casino. The existing striping had become faded and needed to be refreshed to promote better…
Read MoreSteel Manhole Shields Used During Water and Sewer Tie-In
A contractor was tying in a new development’s sewer and water reclamation systems to the municipal infrastructure and needed to provide its crew with a safe working environment during that process. The manhole installation…
Read MoreManufacturer’s Tabulated Data: Understanding the User’s Responsibility
This article is the second of a three part series regarding manufacturer’s tabulated data. When reviewing the obligations of tabulated data there are certain requirements of the user of the tabulated data. Those requirements…
Read MoreSlide Rail System Utilized For Wet Well Installation
A South Texas contractor was performing part of a residential upgrade project, which included the construction of a new wet well. The contractor would be framing and pouring a concrete pad for the three section…
Read MoreBeam and Plate System Shores 36′ Depth Excavation
The contractor was performing a project to connect new sanitary sewer infrastructure, as well as replacing an existing manhole, to improve flow and efficiency. The contractor’s competent person had classified the clay soil as…
Read MoreManufacturer’s Tabulated Data: What to Look for and Expect
This article will be the first of a three part series regarding manufacturer’s tabulated data. According to the OSHA Subpart P Excavations standard, “tabulated data” means tables and charts approved by a registered professional…
Read MoreNational Trench Safety Announces Hiring of Industry Veteran Wendell Wood
HOUSTON, T.X.—National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, trench and traffic safety engineering, and OSHA-compliant training classes, announced today that Mr….
Read MoreNational Trench Safety Announces Opening of New Denver, Colorado Operation
HOUSTON, T.X.—National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, trench and traffic safety engineering, and OSHA-compliant training classes, announced today the opening…
Read MoreSlide Rail System Used to Provide Required Shoring for Excavation in Marshland
A contractor would be replacing a 40-ft pipe joint to keep an ethylene gas pipeline flowing safely. The excavation would traverse into a swampy area where the initial excavation would proceed into a water-filled,…
Read MoreSite Specific Engineered Round Shoring System Used to Meet Jobsite’s Space Restrictions
A contractor had been tasked with installing an effluent distribution box between two existing structures at an Eastern North Carolina wastewater treatment plant. The project would provide a 50% increase in the daily processing…
Read MoreKnowledge Article: Induced Hazards
It is not known who coined the term “induced hazards”, but OSHA uses the term and defines it as hazards that “arise and are induced from a multitude of incorrect decisions and actions that…
Read MoreTemporary Composite Mat Provides Necessary Protection for Lawn
A contractor was performing restoration services as part of a $1.5 million contract with the state of Utah. For this specific phase of the contract, the contractor needed to bring heavy equipment to the…
Read MoreNew Lite Guard Aluminum Shield Exceeds Expectations
National Trench Safety introduced the Lite GuardTM Aluminum Shield last spring and has begun the process of manufacturing and deploying the shield to NTS branch locations. The Lite GuardTM, composed of a proprietary aluminum…
Read MoreKnowledge Article: Registered Professional Engineer, Tabulated Data, and Interstate Commerce
Federal and State interstate commerce regulations along with the Federal OSHA regulations state that for manufactured shoring and shielding equipment, the structural certification stamp from the state where the shoring is manufactured is to…
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