NDS, Inc. has expanded its drainage product offerings with the addition of the innovative Dura Slope trench drain system. A lightweight, easy-to-install alternative to traditional concrete products, ...

Improper operation of an excavator while trenching, sloping or benching can have a big impact on productivity and can potentially place both people and equipment at risk. Oftentimes, it's the result ...

One cubic yard of dirt can fit neatly in the bucket of a 100-hp excavator. And while it may not look like much, that dirt weighs on average 3,000 lbs. or, as Steve Winter at ProTec relates, as much as ...

This consists of a gravel-embedded perforated pipe installed in a trench that slopes toward a drainage point. It’s a good solution for flooding caused by groundwater. Typically installed six to 24 ...

Despite the variety of trench safety practices and protective devices available on the market, excavation and trenching remain among the most hazardous operations on a construction site. As defined by ...

The key to safe excavations between 5 and 20 feet deep is that the work be supervised closely by a trained, competent person. (Trenches 20 feet or deeper require a safety system devised by a ...

Things with “French” in the title are usually fancy, right? Poodles, perfume, pastries. But a French drain is nothing more than a ditch in sloped ground, inset with a perforated drain pipe under a ...

Recognizing soil conditions, and knowing what to do when different conditions exist, are important when it comes to working safely in construction trenches, according to construction safety experts.