Tips From the Trench NAXSA’s Safety Committee offers tip sheets that distill a wealth of frontline know-how into the facts and solutions you need.  Each “Tips from the Trench” topic offers quick guidance and scannable information from leaders with deep insight and experience in trench safety – plus a special QR code that links you to more tips.  A must-have for your lifesaving information toolkit.

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View Issues of Tips From the Trench

NAXSA is excited to announce that Tips from the Trench will now be available in both English and Spanish!  Translations for our 2022 issues are below, and we'll have the 2023 Spanish issues posted soon.

Issue 17 - November 2024 - English | Spanish

• New OSHA regions. Recently, the agency adjusted its regional structure and boundaries to reflect changes in demographics and industry. Regions are also now named by geography rather than numbers.

Issue 16 - September 2024 - English | Spanish

• Self-retracting lifelines, recovery winches, or both-in-one?

Issue 15 - July 2024 - English | Spanish

• Plug danger awareness for the construction industry
• Pipe Plug Safety Series - Video #1
• Pipe Plug Safety Series - Video #2

Issue 14 - April 2024 - English | Spanish

• Alarming rise in trench-related fatalities
  
  

Issue 13 - March 2024 - English | Spanish

• Shore Up for Safety Week
  
  

Issue 12 - December 2023 - English

• Five Tips for Working in Excavations and Trenches

Issue 11 - September 2023 - English | Spanish

• Cooper E-80 Loading

Issue 10 - July 2023 - English | Spanish

• Understanding the Requirements for Tabulated Data

Issue 9 - May 2023 - English | Spanish

• Daily Excavation Checklist

Issue 8 - April 2023 - English

• Dewatering an Existing Shored Excavation After a Rainstorm or Flooding: Pumping and Rapid Drawdown Rules

Issue 7 - March 2023 - English

• Steel Shield Inspection and Repair
  
  

Issue 6 - February 2023 - English | Spanish

• Transporting Pipe Spreaders
  
  

Issue 5 - January, 2023 - English | Spanish

• Survival Guide for Utility Installation
• Overcoming Misconception About Productivity and Profits
  
  

Issue 4 - December, 2022 - English | Spanish

• Alarming Rise in Trench-Related Fatalities Spurs US Dept of Labor to Announce Enhanced Nationwide Enforcement
  
  

Issue 3 - November, 2022 - English | Spanish

• Stacking Trench Boxes and the Sling Removal Dilemma
  
  

Issue 2 - October, 2022 - English | Spanish

• If the depth of the trench is greater than 20’, does it have to be engineered?
  
  

Issue 1 - September, 2022 - English | Spanish

• Quick Guide/Information for Excavations