Respect the dangers that exist in confined spaces and plan accordingly

In this week’s news briefs, Kansas City, Missouri, installs its 100th mile of new water main since 2013, and OSHA fines a Massachusetts company $1.5 million for an incident that killed two sewer workers

In this week’s news briefs, Wellington, New Zealand’s capital, is losing 400,000 gallons of water daily because of leaks created by an earthquake late last year, and a trench collapse traps a worker in Omaha, Nebraska, but rescue crews are fortunately able to save him.

In this week’s news briefs, the owner of a Boston company has been criminally charged stemming from an October work site incident that killed two workers, and Baltimore officials hope to boost water conservation efforts with a new online portal.

With less than a month left, 23 people have died in trenching accidents this year in the U.S.

In this week’s news briefs, Flint, Michigan, and other communities dealing with lead issues will benefit from a federal bill, and a Maryland utility’s water rate structure is called out for being discriminatory.

Regional sewer and water utility fined $44,800 after failing to provide cave-in protection and other violations.

May 24 is National Heat Awareness Day. With the dog days of summer right around the corner, municipal workers need to be reminded about the dangers of heat stroke.

If you noticed a legal, health or safety violation on the job site, what would you do? Fortunately, most problems can be resolved internally. But when circumstances are dire, here's what you should know before becoming a whistleblower.