The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has significantly updated its compact excavator safety manual and now offers a new Spanish/English version of the material. The AEM Compact Excavator ...

Today’s construction machines do more than dig and lift — they watch, warn, and help protect crews in real time.

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), Chicago, has released a new safety manual for operators and mechanics of compact excavators. The 40-page booklet communicates important safety ...

The Livermore Falls Select Board voted Tuesday to purchase a nearly $129,000 excavator after debating safety concerns, ...

United Rentals, Inc., an equipment rental company, has launched its Excavation Safety Training for Competent Persons Program, offering an interactive approach to teaching trench and excavation safety.

Trenching and excavation remain among the most hazardous construction activities, with cave-ins posing the greatest risk to workers. OSHA regulations require protective systems, competent oversight, ...

Hydraulic excavators can accomplish multiple tasks on job sites, but their versatility can trick operators into thinking that they can do more than they’re built to do. As one of the most familiar ...

Suction and vacuum excavators are increasingly being used for excavating around buried services, but safe use is essential, according to the UK Construction Plant-hire Association. It said rental ...

Every month in the US, two workers die on average from a trench cave-in. That’s 24 workers every single year—a number that doesn’t even account for the many others who are seriously injured by ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — There's a new effort at the State Capitol to help contractors avoid hitting buried utility lines while digging on construction projects. The legislation, House File 2717, would ...