Backfilling of Sewer Sanitary Trench -Compaction and Equipments
The Constructor
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
Backfilling of sewer sanitary trench is required after installation of sewer pipes. Methods of compaction and equipments for sewer trench backfilling.
SAE Publishes Vacuum Excavation and Sewer Cleaning Equipment Standards
Construction Equipment
AUGUST 10, 2020
SAE has published a second standard for Vacuum Excavators and Sewer Cleaning Equipment with the publication of J3107 to compliment the already published J3106 Standard. The members of AEM’s Underground Equipment Manufacturers Committee (UEMC) understood the need for standards for the growing…
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Contractor wanted for Super Sewer testing phase
Construction Enquirer
AUGUST 13, 2023
London’s new super sewer client Tideway is set to start the hunt for a contractor to maintain thousands of infrastructure assets through the project’s performance and reliability testing phase. The super sewer’s main tunnel, its connection tunnels and shafts are not included in the scope of this contract.
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Sewer Cleaner Manual Discusses Water Jetting, Vacuum Hazards
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 18, 2019
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has developed a High-Pressure Sewer Cleaner Safety Manual, aiming to help communicate effective safety messages to equipment end-users. The new manual features safety content related to high-pressure water jetting, vacuum hazards, and spoilage…
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Case Awards $25K in Free Equipment Rental
Construction Equipment
APRIL 16, 2019
Case has awarded its $25,000 Dire States Equipment Grant to Chapin, South Carolina for the East Chapin Sewer Force Main Project. The grant awards the company $25,000 in free equipment rental. The project will install a new parallel force main to relieve pressures on existing sewer force main and…
Pittsburgh Begins $2 Billion Sewer System Overhaul
Construction Equipment
MAY 21, 2018
The $2 billion sewer system upgrade in Pittsburgh has a new engineering firm who will oversee the expansion of the city's waste water treatment plant and get the overhaul of the entire system flowing.
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Sewer Contractor Fined for Trenching Hazards
Construction Equipment
APRIL 23, 2014
for failing to protect workers from cave-in hazards after an employee’s leg was broken when a trench wall collapsed during a residential sewer line installation. OSHA has proposed fines of $46,200 for the company, which specializes in sewer installation, and placed the company in the Severe Violator Enforcement Program.'
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New Method to Keep Mardi Gras Out of the Sewers
Construction Equipment
FEBRUARY 13, 2018
Unfortunately, it appears that the remnants of those good times have been aggravating the city's water and sewer woes. The Big Easy is known for Mardi Gras partying and too-frequent flooding. Just this year, crews pulled 93,000 pounds of plastic carnival celebration beads from storm drains along a five-block stretch of St.
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Utah Needs $13.7B for Water, Sewer Infrastructure
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 29, 2012
billion in spending over the next 20 years to construct and upgrade its water and sewer systems, according to state officials. billion in spending over the next 20 years to construct and upgrade its water and sewer systems, according to state officials. Utah requires $13.7 Utah requires $13.7 October 29, 2012. read more
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67 Chicago Construction Worker Dies in Sewer Flood
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 20, 2013
a 25-year-old worker employed by Kenny Construction, died Wednesday night performing sewer maintenance when flash floods swept through the Chicago area, according to the Chicago Tribune.' Gustavo Briceno Jr.,
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Sewer Company Cited After Cave-Ins at Two Job Sites
Construction Equipment
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
OSHA has cited Taylor’s Drain and Sewer Service for 10 safety violations, including two willful. OSHA found that the company failed to protect workers from cave-ins during trenching operations at two separate jobs sites in Lincoln, Neb., leading to a worker suffering a serious injury. OSHA has proposed penalties of $194,000.'
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Cemen Tech Adds Faris Machinery in Colorado
Construction Equipment
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Faris has been in business since 1953 and provides equipment and services for the concrete, asphalt, environmental, oil & gas, and solid waste/sewer markets. Faris Machinery is now the exclusive dealer for Cemen Tech in Colorado. It will distribute the Cemen Tech line of advanced volumetric…
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Video: Sewer-Gat(or)
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 25, 2017
Just after 11:00 a.m. Monday, the Martin County Sheriff's office in Florida received a call from a contractor asking for help to get a five-foot alligator out of a large underground water pipe. Florida Fish and Wildlife took over the job and sent a local trapper to the jobsite where the gator had attempted to hide in the pipe.
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Vactor Unveils Next-Generation HXX Vacuum Excavator Concept Truck
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 4, 2017
Vactor Manufacturing, manufacturer of vacuum excavators and sewer and catch basin cleaners, unveiled its new concept vacuum excavator vehicle this week during the 2017 International Construction & Utility Equipment Exposition (ICUEE) Show in Louisville, Ky.
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Is a trench a permit-required confined space?
FDR Safety
MARCH 8, 2016
Tapping/tying into an existing sewer line inside of a trench to make a connection. Using combustion engine-powered tools and equipment inside of a trench. An example might be a 30-inch pipeline laid inside the trench that ties into a sewer line. Digging near leaky underground tanks or pipelines. appeared first on FDRsafety.
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7 Benefits Of Wastewater Treatment
Construction Marketing
MAY 13, 2021
Silt Management: Sand and grit removal equipment is used in silt removal, quickly recycling wash water and reusing this valuable commodity for irrigation or additional washing. 5) Avoid Industrial Equipment Damage. When residual wastes are sent to a sewer system, you’ll likely incur significant discharge fees.
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Weekly Product Gallery: Raypak, Tapplock, General Pipe, WarmlyYours, Matco-Norca, Ridgid
Contractor Magazine
AUGUST 27, 2019
This week's gallery highlights an advanced commercial boiler line; a smart security management platform; equipment to clear sewer clogs; a Wi-Fi-enabled snow- and ice-melting control; PEX and cold expansion PEX ball valves; and wet-dry vacs with ergonomic features.
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WWETT Show displays many ways to grind, scope, pump
Contractor Magazine
FEBRUARY 24, 2017
The annual Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport Show here mostly attracts the muni crowd interested in big truck-mounted jetters, pumps and sewer relining. read more.
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What are Traps | What Does Trap do | 12 Types of Traps In Plumbing
CivilJungle
JUNE 15, 2020
As the name suggests, traps simply trap the water and sewer gas. The seal is important to keep the environment fresh as it will prevent sewer gasses from entering the building. The seal is important to keep the environment fresh as it will prevent sewer gasses from entering the building. What Does Trap do? Running Trap.
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Rhobina Electric Fined Following Fatal Trench Accident
Construction Equipment
JANUARY 20, 2020
The worker had been installing sewer pipe… The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined Rhobina Electric $37,318 after a trench collapsed and killed a worker at a Taylor, Mississippi, job site. Rhobina, based in Batesville, Mississippi, is a commercial and plumbing contractor.
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One Worker Injured, One Killed in Trench Collapse
Construction Equipment
MAY 5, 2020
One construction worker was killed and another injured when a trench they were working on as part of a sewer project caved in and trapped them. Longwood police and Seminole County firefighters were sent to Warren Avenue and Oak Street around 1:43 p.m. for reposts of a worker pinned in a dirt…
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OSHA Cites Contractor Following Trench Collapse
Construction Equipment
DECEMBER 4, 2019
a sewer and water utilities contractor, for exposing employees to excavation hazards after a worker was injured and hospitalized following a trench collapse. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) cited Ballard Construction Co. The contractor faces…
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How to See the Underground Before Starting a Project
Construction Marketing
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Using this utility map will help you to easily find the areas where this equipment is buried. Aside from utility maps, you may also use CAT scanners and other special equipment to ensure that the underground is free from any apparatuses. Both tools will assist you in locating cables and pipes before digging.
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Takeuchi Announces Rob's Hydraulics as New Dealer in N.C.
Construction Equipment
MAY 1, 2015
they will carry the full line of Takeuchi compact earthmoving equipment, including compact excavators, compact track loaders, compact wheel loaders and skid steer loaders. Located in Grimesland, N.C.,
Construction Labor Cost Data by State
Job Order Contracting
AUGUST 2, 2016
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment. Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment. Sewers, Hand. Painters, Transportation Equipment. Extraction Workers, All Other. Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations. Mechanical Door Repairers.
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100 Man Dies In Trench Collapse, Contractor Previously Fined
Construction Equipment
APRIL 15, 2019
A worker from Miami County, Ohio, died in a trench collapse at a home construction site while trenching for sewer pipe. The man was found after a neighbor noticed machinery running with no operator. According to Dayton Daily News, officials quickly determined they would be recovering the man’s body…
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56 25 Epic Construction Fails
Lets Build
MARCH 16, 2017
Working on a construction site requires high levels of concentration and careful handling of the equipment. Sewers gone wild! But that’s not always the case! There are countless examples of smaller or… bigger mistakes. Those failures lead many times to hilarious moments. The secret passage to Hogwarts. The art of multitasking.
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[WATCH] Cranes Imploded After NOLA Hotel Collapse
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 22, 2019
One crane impaled a street directly below and damaged a sewer line, which was an… Authorities opted to implode two of the remaining cranes at the New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel collapse site on Sunday. New Orleans fire Chief Tim McConnell told WDSU that the implosion went “as well as it could have.”
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48 OSHA Fines Contractor and Temp Staffing Agency $152,618
Construction Equipment
MAY 14, 2018
after a temporary employee installing sewer lines suffered a fatal injury in a trench collapse in Huntsville. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited All Power Construction Corporation of Huntsville, Alabama and staffing agency Labor Finders of Tennessee Inc. All Power Construction Corp.
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Wisconsin Policy Forum: ‘Milwaukee has a Local Gov. Infrastructure Problem’
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 3, 2018
The Wisconsin Policy Forum has collected data regarding the condition of Milwaukee County buildings, roadways, buses, sewer pipes, water mains, cultural assets, and other infrastructure. It concluded that the cost of maintaining infrastructure exceeds the government’s financial ability. Rob Henken…
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48 Water/Environment Best Project - North Davis Biosolids Process Expansion
ENR Construction
OCTOBER 21, 2016
The North Davis Sewer District’s biosolids treatment processes were operating over capacity and relying on inefficient and outdated equipment.
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Contractor Placed on "Severe Violator" List after Repeated Trench Violations
Construction Equipment
APRIL 8, 2013
Mike Neri Sewer & Water Contractor Inc., Mike Neri Sewer & Water Contractor Inc., Elk Grove Village, Ill., has been placed in OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program following a series of repeat trenching violations. Proposed penalties total $110,440. Elk Grove Village, Ill., April 8, 2013. read more'
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In-building pipe rehabilitation: convenient and cost-effective repair method
Construction Specifier
JUNE 8, 2023
This non-invasive form of pipe repair is ideal for vent, stack, and branch lines, and horizontal sewer pipes up to 304 mm (12 in.) in diameter, allowing buildings to remain open and occupied during the repair process. In-building pipe rehabilitation is not new.
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OSHA Fines South Florida Utility Contractor-Again
Construction Equipment
JUNE 21, 2018
Trench, water, and sewer work is dangerous work. Workers doing such work for Douglas N. Higgins Inc., Higgins, Inc. find it can be so dangerous, some of them die. Still, after 4 worker deaths, $282,103 in OSHA fines, and numerous citations since January 2017, working for D.N. Higgins, Inc. seemingly hasn't gotten any safer.
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Brasfield & Gorrie Helps Honeywell Complete Airbus Powerhouse, Continues Construction on Airbus Campus
Construction Superintendent Magazine
NOVEMBER 13, 2014
The 15,000-square-foot facility includes electrical distribution equipment and a central plant that will supply potable water, sanitary sewer, hot water, chilled water and compressed air for assembly of the A320 family of aircraft. The project was led by Honeywell and Brasfield & Gorrie served as the design-build subcontractor.
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Building Cost Models – Uniformat II
Building Information Management
MAY 4, 2016
D3090 Other HVAC Systems & Equipment. E Equipment & Furnishings. E Equipment & Furnishings. E10 Equipment. E1010 Commercial Equipment. E1020 Institutional Equipment. E1030 Vehicular Equipment. E1090 Other Equipment. G3020 Sanitary Sewer. G3030 Storm Sewer.
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40 Building Cost Models – Uniformat II
Building Information Management
MAY 4, 2016
D3090 Other HVAC Systems & Equipment. E Equipment & Furnishings. E Equipment & Furnishings. E10 Equipment. E1010 Commercial Equipment. E1020 Institutional Equipment. E1030 Vehicular Equipment. E1090 Other Equipment. G3020 Sanitary Sewer. G3030 Storm Sewer.
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40 General Pipe Cleaners
Contractor Magazine
JULY 11, 2017
Clogged sewers and drains demand “The Toughest Tools Down The Line” And General Pipe Cleaners – a third-generation, family-owned, USA-based business – has remained a leading manufacturer of highest quality drain-cleaning and inspection equipment for 86 years!
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Video: 3D Concrete Printer on Dozer-type Tracks
Construction Equipment
DECEMBER 19, 2016
The CyBe RC 3Dp has been used in several projects including 3D printing concrete sewer pits. It isn't the first 3D concrete printer invented for the construction industry, but Netherlands-based CyBe Construction 's CyBe RC 3Dp is the first 3D concrete printing system that propels itself along on rubber dozer-type tracks. .
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48 Illinois Plumbing Contractor Ignores 3 OSHA Warnings In One Month
Construction Equipment
OCTOBER 12, 2016
Less than three weeks after being cited for exposing workers to unsafe trenches, federal investigators saw a Chicago plumbing contractor, Og Plumbing, exposing the same four-man crew to trenching hazards as they worked on sewer and water utilities at two locations in Oak Park on consecutive days in March 2016. OSHA's inspection found:
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48 Crumbling Infrastructure Causing Uptick in Man-Made Sinkholes
Construction Equipment
MAY 9, 2017
Roger Schneider of The Associated Press writes that sinkholes due to failing water, drain and sewer pipes are appearing at an increasing rate. Cities who have been putting off repairing or replacing water infrastructure projects are looking at some budget-busting construction costs.
Illinois Contractor Arrested for Failure to Pay OSHA Penalties
Construction Equipment
NOVEMBER 21, 2014
Mike Neri, owner of Mike Neri Sewer & Water Contractor Inc. of Elk Grove Village, Ill., was arrested Oct. 27, 2014 after failing to comply with OSHA standards and not paying penalties associated with safety violations, according to the Society for Human Resource Management.'
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Exceptionally Safe Worksite Awarded OSHA Commendation
Construction Equipment
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
Kana Pipeline, based in Placentia, California, specializes in 'wet' pipeline installations such as sewer, water, and storm drainage structures. Partnering with Southern California's OSHA consultation program early last year, Kana worked with its pipeline crews and clients to maintain a safe worksite.
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DC's 'Lady Bird' Almost Done Digging (Video)
Construction Equipment
JULY 23, 2015
The tunnel boring machine named “Lady Bird”, tasked with building a new a sewer tunnel more than 100 feet under the Potomac River, is expected to resurface in one week, reports The Washington Post.
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