Entries Tagged Safety

In years past, operators ran water and wastewater treatment plants based largely on experience, intuition, manual measurements, sights, sounds and smells. Today, data...

Three utility workers in the Florida Keys died this week after climbing into a manhole and being overcome by hydrogen sulfide and...

There’s a variety of dangers associated with working at water and wastewater treatment plants, and one of the most deadly hazards is...

When faced with a licensing exam, don't struggle with test anxiety! Use the question below and others from our Exam Study Guide series to properly...

A second worker in Wichita Falls, Texas, has died from exposure to concentrated hydrogen sulfide at the River Road Wastewater Treatment Plant....

Professional football players are tough, but that doesn’t make them immune to heat-related health problems. In fact, more and more teams are...

A contract worker at the Piscataway Wastewater Treatment Plant near Accokeek, Maryland, was rescued Nov. 17 after falling 24 feet from scaffolding...

The ability to hear is something most people probably take for granted until it’s gone. October is National Protect Your Hearing Month,...

Operator Jerry Connolly, 56, died at the Belle Plaine (Minnesota) Wastewater Treatment Plant on Aug. 5. Investigators believe Connolly drowned in an...

An employee at an FCA US plant in Detroit died this week while preforming maintenance operations at the facility’s onsite wastewater treatment plant....

Just a few months ago, two men were killed and one man was hospitalized when they were overcome by toxic fumes while...

Safety Today Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of its fully featured website for United States customers at www.safetytoday.com as well as its sister...

The City of East Lansing, Michigan, is facing a lawsuit filed by employees of its wastewater treatment plant. The employees — eight...

The City of Gatlinburg, Tenn., and its wastewater operator, Veolia Water North America, have been dropped from a wrongful death lawsuit filed...