Trumpy, this is the problem, we have very specific and strict trenching laws that these companies want to short cut or not adhere to at all.
The loss of life and time spent in rescue (in this case and many others, "body recovery") is unecessary if these rules are followed.
We furnish our employees with trenching safety classes as well as all other safety training pertaining to the work they will be involved in at a cost of well over $100,000 year. We take our safety program seriously and by doing so have gone 570 days without a loss time accident.
This is one reason I have little tollerance of this type of incident. This wasn't an accident considering the negligence.
Roger
