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 ...

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 ...

DANBURY -- In less than an hour-and-a-half, city firefighters stabilized the sides of a eight-foot-deep trench and rescued a "victim" from the bottom of the pit. It wasn't an emergency; it was a ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

STAMFORD, CT. — 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 ...

A Minnesota-based excavation company will now begin to train employees on excavation hazards, trenching and developing detailed site-specific safety plans. Wagner Construction Inc. employed a ...

Michael Daley describe the ways in which rescuers can train to respond successfully to these emergencies.Today's fire-rescue service must be prepared for all types of emergencies that can arise in the ...