Slide Rail System Used for Waste Water Treatment Plant Upgrade
A South Carolina contractor performed the installation of several chemical junction boxes. The project required a linear run of 16-ft with a width of 16-ft and a depth of 12-ft. The Competent Person on-site…
Read MoreTrench Shields Provides Positive Shoring for the Installation of a new 24-inch Gas Pipeline
A Northern Texas contractor had been tasked to install a 24-inch natural gas pipeline and tying it into an existing line. The project required a linear run of 35-ft with a width of 12-ft…
Read MoreEngineer’s Corner: The Major Entities Involved in Producing a Shoring System
Roles and Responsibilities This article looks at the roles of major players involved in producing a shoring system, as well as their responsibilities. One way to do this is by looking at risk and…
Read MoreSite-Specific Shoring for Sink Hole and Replacement of Storm Sewer Line
A Northwest California contractor had been tasked to replace a 96-inch storm drain which failed and created a sinkhole in a busy intersection. The project required a linear run of 133-ft with a width…
Read MoreSlide Rail System Provides Shoring For Sewer Infrastructure Upgrade
A South Carolina contractor was tasked with the construction of two, new cast-in-place structures to support existing and future sewer infrastructure. The new structures would be five-sided connecting to an existing 42-inch to a…
Read MoreEngineer’s Corner: The Major Entities Involved in Producing a Shoring System
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES This article looks at the roles of major players involved in producing a shoring system, as well as their responsibilities. One way to do this is by looking at risk and…
Read MoreEngineer’s Corner: OSHA Soil Types and Their Impact on Shoring Systems
In almost all cases, a Competent Person must first classify soil in accordance with the OSHA Appendix A Soil Classification prior to selecting open-cut sloping or a manufacturer shoring system for a project. The…
Read MoreSlide Rail System Used to Provide Deep Manhole Installation for Pump Station Project.
A coastal, South Carolina contractor recently installed several manholes as part of a pump station improvement project. The excavation would require a linear run of 12-ft with a width of 16-ft and a depth…
Read MoreSlide Rail System Provides Necessary Soil Support for Manhole Installation in Roadway
A utility contractor recently completed the construction and installation of two new manholes between high-traffic roadways. The contractor estimated the excavation for the first manhole needed to be 16-ft long and 16-ft wide excavated…
Read MoreEngineer’s Corner: Trench Shield Inspection and Repair
It is well understood that the use of shoring equipment requires regular inspection and maintenance. Understanding how to inspect a shoring device, what needs to be focused on, and how to make practical decisions…
Read MoreSlide Rail System Provides Positive Shoring Alongside DOT Roadway
A contractor had been tasked with setting a new manhole inlet tying into an existing 60-inch storm drain, which would ultimately help regulate stormwater for toll roads. The excavation would require a 12-ft square…
Read MoreSlide Rail System Used For Campus Infrastructure Project
A contractor was extending a drainage tunnel as part of infrastructure support for a growing Texas university. The contractor would need to excavate 300 lineal feet to a depth of 12-ft and with a…
Read MoreEngineer’s Corner: National Trench Safety Develops a New Lecture Series
OSHA Subpart P was promulgated starting in 1970 when Federal OSHA was established and adopted it as a “National Consensus Standard” in 1989. At that point it became a law that employers had to…
Read MoreDavit Arm Solves Jobsite Safety Need
A Mid-Atlantic contractor was installing piping and pumps in a 30-ft deep wet well. The contractor needed a safe way to lower equipment into the wet well and allow the crew the tools to…
Read MoreSteel Sheeting Guide Frame System Provides Necessary Soil Support
A contractor was performing a stormwater infrastructure upgrade tying drainage into an existing manhole. The project would require a 16-ft long, 12-ft wide, and 14-ft deep excavation in a sand and clay mixture that…
Read MoreNational Trench Safety Announces Opening of New Fort Worth, Texas 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…
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