Maintenance Holes: A Confined-Space Safety Hazard

Maintenance Holes: A Confined-Space Safety Hazard

A confined space is any area with limited entry and exit containing known or potential hazards and which is not intended for continuous human occupancy. The most common confined spaces in the utility industries are maintenance holes (commonly known as Manholes).At...
Weld Well—And It Ends Well

Weld Well—And It Ends Well

The American Welding Society has identified more than 80 types of welding and allied processes in commercial use.  Some of the more common types include oxygen-acetylene, gas-metal, gas-tungsten arc welding (TIG), shielded-metal arc welding, resistance welding, and...