encompass March 16th, 2020 To Our Valued Customers, Suppliers and Community: National Trench Safety (NTS) is vigorously monitoring updates to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the United States, the United Kingdom and internationally. As a core tenet, we remain committed to the safety of our employees, customers, suppliers and being a responsible corporate citizen. NTS has … Read more
Beaumont, T.X. — Gary Martin, part of the co-founding team of National Trench Safety, passed away on the morning of May 24th, 2018. Mr. Martin was one of the co-founders that formed National Trench Safety in 2004. Gary led the opening of the Beaumont, Texas branch in 2004, which was the Company’s first expansion branch … Read more
HOUSTON, T.X.—National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, trench and traffic safety engineering, and OSHA-compliant training classes, announced today the opening of a new branch operation in Washington D.C. “Our new Washington D.C. area branch is a significant move for NTS, which … Read more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) establishes basic standards for employee protection when working in and around excavations. These standards are very important for keeping employees safe, as well as establishing employer responsibilities. The OSHA standard addresses excavations in 1926.652(a)(1) specifically stating that employees must be protected from cave-ins while working in excavations. A … Read more
A contractor along the Gulf Coast of Florida had been contracted with the addition to a water treatment plant. As part of the project, the contractor needed to install a precast concrete lift station. The contractor’s competent person had identified the soil as a Type C soil composed of sand and clay which would need to … Read more
HOUSTON, T.X.—National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, as well as engineered services and OSHA-compliant training classes, announced today that industry veteran and highly respected engineer and author, Mr. Joe Turner, P.E. has joined NTS as its new Director of Engineering, Research … Read more
HOUSTON, T.X.—National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, as well as OSHA-compliant training classes, announced today the acquisition of certain operating assets of Ennis Traffic Safety Center One Stop (ETSCOS) retail operation in Dallas, TX. “We are very excited to be adding … Read more
March 19, 2013 HOUSTON, T.X.—National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, as well as OSHA-compliant training classes, announced today the acquisition of certain operating assets of Stone Pump and Trench, LLC, Charleston, South Carolina, as wells as its Charlotte and Fayetteville, North … Read more
HOUSTON, T.X. – National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, as well as OSHA-compliant training classes, announced today the opening of a new branch operation in Chicago. “We are very excited about the new Chicago branch operation,” commented Ron Chilton, President of … Read more
HOUSTON, T.X. – National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, as well as OSHA-compliant training classes, announced today the opening of a new traffic safety branch operation in Los Angeles, California. “We are very excited about the new Los Angeles operation,” commented … Read more
FAIRFAX, VA-National Trench Safety (NTS) is enthusiastic about it’s Silver National Partnership with NUCA. NTS President Ron Chilton explains why: “it has allowed us to be much more engaged in the industry, and we’ve gained significant access to the legislative process. We’re impressed by the job NUCA does representing the interests of utility contractors in … Read more
HOUSTON, T.X.-National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, as well as OSHA-compliant training classes, announced today that it has launched a new national account program. “We are very excited to announce our new national account program,” said Ron Chilton, President of NTS. … Read more
HOUSTON, T.X.-National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, as well as OSHA-compliant training classes, announced today that it has opened a new service and repair facility in Burlington, North Carolina. “We are very excited about the opening of our new Burlington service … Read more
HOUSTON, T.X.-National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, as well as OSHA-compliant training classes, announced today that it has opened a new branch operation in Charleston, South Carolina. “We are very excited about our new Charleston operation,” said Ron Chilton, President of … Read more
HOUSTON, T.X.-National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, as well as OSHA-compliant training classes, announced today that it has relocated its branch operation in Sacramento, CA. “We are very excited about the changes in our Sacramento operation,” said Ron Chilton, president of … Read more
HOUSTON, T.X.- National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, as well as OSHA-compliant training classes, announced today that its Engineering Manager, Casey Giles, has been elected President of the Austin, Texas Contractors and Engineers Association. Mr. Giles had previously served as the … Read more
HOUSTON, T.X.-National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, as well as OSHA-compliant training classes, announced today that it has hired Randy Norris, as its new Branch Sales Manager for its Austin, TX branch operation. “We are very excited about adding someone of … Read more
January 9, 2012 HOUSTON, T.X.-National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, as well as OSHA-compliant training classes, announced today that it has opened a new branch operation in Sacramento, CA. “We are very excited about our new Sacramento operation,” said Ron Chilton, … Read more
HOUSTON, T.X.-National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, as well as OSHA-compliant training classes, announced today that it has opened a new branch operation in Las Vegas, NV. “We are very excited about our new Las Vegas operation,” said Ron Chilton, president … Read more
January 4, 2011 HOUSTON, T.X.-National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, as well as OSHA-compliant training classes, announced today that it has opened a new branch in Salt Lake City, Utah. “We are very excited about our new Salt Lake City operation,” … Read more
June 1, 2007 Whether you are working 4 ft or 40 ft below ground, safety should always be on everyone’s mind. Simply put, anytime you work below the earth’s surface, you are entering an area that has no compassion, has no sense of humor and does not tolerate mistakes. In this type of environment, specific … Read more
May 1, 2007 Change is always a threat and a few years ago many companies who made a living supporting the established opentrench industry worried about how much business would be lost to contractors adopting the new trenchless technology methodology. Fortunately, such fears were unfounded and the two industries have flourished and grown together.Today,many shoring … Read more
November 01, 2006 HOUSTON, T.X.—National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, as well as OSHA-compliant training classes, announced today that it has opened a new branch in Irving, Texas which is a suburb of Dallas. “We are very excited about our new … Read more
September 08, 2006 HOUSTON, T.X.—National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, as well as OSHA-compliant training classes, announced today that it has opened a new branch in Conroe, Texas which is about 50 miles north of Houston. “We are very excited about … Read more
April 7, 2006 HOUSTON, T.X.—National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, as well as OSHA-compliant training classes, announced today that it has opened a new branch in Gilbert, Arizona which is in the greater Phoenix area. “We are very excited about our … Read more
March 23, 2006 HOUSTON, TX—National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, as well as OSHA-compliant training classes, announced today that it has purchased certain operating assets and hired certain employees of On-Grade Systems, Inc., a Houston based laser, survey instrument and machine … Read more
February 15, 2006 HOUSTON, T.X.—National Trench Safety, LLC (NTS), a Houston-based company specializing in the rental and sales of trench and traffic safety equipment, as well as OSHA-compliant training classes, announced today that it has opened a new branch in Gonzales, Louisiana which is in the Baton Rouge area. “We are very excited about our … Read more
December 05, 2005 National Trench Safety, LLC (“NTS”) a Houston based company that rents and sells trench safety and traffic safety equipment, announced today that it has opened a new branch operation in Freemont, CA ( a suburb of Oakland). The new branch will be managed by Tom Hartman the Western Regional Manager for NTS … Read more
