John F. Hendershot is CEO of Dig-It Inc. based in Hastings, Mich., and president of the Great Lakes Trenchless Association. He can be reached at jfhendershot@digitinc.net. John and his family reside in Holland, Mich.
Earlier this week, no further than 30 miles from where I am writing this article, an excavation company working on a utility construction project had a trench collapse on two of their workers with one of those crew members losing their life.
As a skilled trade that takes pride in our chosen vocation, it is vastly important that we ensure the welfare and industry professional standards that we take pride in.
