[CREDIT: OSHA] OHSA tips on trench safety. Inspectors at a Warwick excavation found numerous violations, fining two contractors more than $70,000 combined for the unsafe sewer trench.

Contractors Fined for Unsafe Sewer Trench in Warwick

By: Rob Borkowski on November 29, 2021 in Business, News to You

WARWICK, RI —Federal inspectors at a Warwick excavation July 8 found Greenville and Johnston contractors ignoring cave-in risks, placing workers in serious danger from an unsafe sewer trench. The contractors […]

WFD Technical Rescue Team Tackles Trenches

By: Rob Borkowski on April 21, 2016 in Police, Police News & Fire News in RI

Johnston, RI — Warwick Fire Department’s 36-member Technical Rescue Team is busy learning how to get you out of tight spots, thanks to separate federal grants of $936,000 for […]