Safety IO, offered by United Rentals with MSA gas detector rentals, gives safety managers important data about air quality monitoring on their jobsites.

Project timetables are tight, so contractors need a good way to access the construction area, complete their work, and clean up and clear out quickly. Composite matting systems...

When you’re looking for design flexibility and fast, easy installation, modular is the name of the game. That goes for everything from closets to multifamily homes to trench boxes...

In a typical year, more than 100 people die from working in a confined space, so it’s important to remind your crews how to remain safe. A toolbox talk devoted to confined spaces...

Wondering about the difference between a trench box and a trench shield? This article sets the record straight and explains what you should know about them.

Trench accidents happen in protected trenches when contractors fail to understand and follow tabulated data. Here, experts reveal what you might be missing.

Contractors working in enclosed spaces for power projects or in underground manholes or unvented vaults for telecommunications jobs are often operating under a potentially...

As a customer training specialist for the Trench Safety group of United Rentals, I’ve noticed that many contractors share some misunderstandings about protective systems for...

Some excavations are relatively straightforward and simply require choosing the right excavation protective system for the job. Others — deep or complex trenches — require a custom...

The “competent person” required by OSHA for certain types of work, such as trenching and excavation, performs a critical role on a jobsite and is instrumental in preventing...