Category: Construction Materials Testing & Inspection

Excavation and Trench Safety

According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), over the past three decades roughly 3 workers a month have lost their lives in a trench collapse. Excavation and trench safety is critical as they are among the most hazardous of all construction operations. OSHA Excavation Standards The Occupational Safety and Health Administration… Read more »

Captured in Progress

Captured in Progress is a concrete pour at the Pioneer Valley High School in Santa Maria, CA. (Photo by Ted Cios, Earth Systems) This concrete pour is for the slab of the new Performing Arts Center on the campus. Earth Systems is performing all the testing and inspection for the project: Soils Testing Concrete Sampling… Read more »

Captured in Progress

  Captured In Progress is work being performed on the Shore Cliff Lodge seawall in San Luis Obispo County. (Photo by Dave Burns, Earth Systems) Earth Systems is working on three seawalls being constructed at the Shore Cliff Lodge. The original caissons were installed in 1979. The walls now consist of two rebar curtains covered… Read more »