There’s a famous saying, “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” It’s commonly accredited to Mark Twain, but ...

Contractors must comply with the regulations in the Occupational Health and Safety Act ... discovered that a trench about 5m deep had collapsed onto four workers during excavation work.

The event, aimed at enhancing trench and excavation safety for workers and contractors, will feature keynote speaker Eric Giguere, a trench collapse survivor, sharing his harrowing story and ...

The recent fatal collapse of an excavation ... safety of workers and the public at excavation worksites. Although the number of incidents may seem relatively low, Mnguni said the consequences of ...