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		<title>If this photo doesn’t send chills down your spine, nothing will.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 20:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David V. Dow</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A crew from a large Mississippi electrical contractor found this child while conducting a &#8220;circle of safety&#8221; walk-around of a company truck. Don’t even think about what would have...<br/>
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		<title>NEW Shoring &amp; Shielding Book Can Increase Your Crews’ Efficiency, Reduce Your Costs . . and SAVE LIVES</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 12:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David V. Dow</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[At TrenchSafety, one of our main jobs is helping contractors, utilities, and municipalities like you complete your work more efficiently, at reduced costs, and in the safest ways possible....<br/>
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		<title>Trench Collapses: What makes them SO significant?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:55:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David V. Dow</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Something a Little Different In this issue of Excavation Safety News, we&#8217;re doing things just a little differently. The link below will play a brief audio recording taken from a...<br/>
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		<title>Are You Ready for the Unthinkable?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David V. Dow</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Let’s assume your employer (company or utility) has an excellent safety program. You&#8217;ve been trained and designated as the “Competent Person” on project excavation sites. All the workers on...<br/>
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		<title>Are Higher Diesel Prices Killin’ You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 01:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The cost of diesel fuel — all vehicle fuel, for that matter — goes up almost daily. We don&#8217;t have to tell you. But what we do want to share with you are some ways you might be able to reduce...<br/>
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		<title>Classifying Soil: Introductory OSHA Video</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David V. Dow</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Soils . . . and Their Classification When employees must work in a trench or excavation, it is extremely important to know the characteristics of the soil where the excavation exists. Soil must be...<br/>
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		<title>Food for Thought: Top 10 Construction Violations that OSHA Cites</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David V. Dow</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Are You Guilty of Any of the Following? OSHA recently released a list of the most frequent construction violations they cited between October 2010 and September 2011. For the first time in many...<br/>
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		<title>This Video Can Save Lives . . .</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David V. Dow</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Work In Excavations and Trenches CAN Be Done Safely There is a commonly heard adage in the underground construction business: &#8220;It&#8217;s not a question of IF the trench walls will collapse....<br/>
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		<title>NEW 2012 Safety Classes: Enroll TODAY!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[NEW 2012 Safety Training Classes Now Available! Right now is an excellent time to get your employees trained and ready for the Spring weather that&#8217;s ahead. Safety training for your construction...<br/>
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		<title>NEW: The Slope Calculator — It’s Handy, Easy to Use, and FREE!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David V. Dow</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[‘‘Should I slope this trench, or should I use trench shoring and shielding equipment ? ’’ Contractors and utilities often ask the TrenchSafety staff this very question. So TrenchSafety developed a...<br/>
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