With todays push for jobs to be done faster and cheaper than the next bid, shortcuts are bound to be taken. Unfortunately, these shortcuts can sometimes cause serious injuries or even end up costing a life. Construction sites are loaded with...
Trenches are some of the most dangerous parts of any construction site due to the lack of trench safety. In fact, the fatal accident rate in excavation is 112% higher than that of general construction activities. The nature of the work leads it to...
Trench Safety Grant (TSG) ProgramThe program is available only to Ohio employers who perform trenching and excavating to purchase shoring and shielding equipment. Please note that the deadline for employers to submit Trench Safety Grant...
Simple, robust aluminum. That is how you describe the Shorelite Lite system. This system is super lightweight, single profile, modular, aluminum that can easily be handled by two men. Standard kits are available in 3’, 6’ and 9’ tall, and up to 7’...
Here we see a truck loaded with a couple of trench boxes and a stone box. They are headed to one of Kundel's top dealers; Heckmann Sales & Leasing. A couple of Kundel's dealers have over $1 million in inventory to keep contractors supplied...
The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) announced a new $2 million safety grant program today to assist employers in purchasing equipment to protect their workers while working in trenching and excavating situations. BWC’s Trench Safety...
Trench cave-ins are well known in the construction business. It is an excavation that is used when pipes, water mains, electrical conduits, and other materials need to be buried. Soil conditions, jointing systems, and other principles are combined...
