New Safety & Health Field Books Available

The updated and improved MITA Safety and Health Field Books are now available. Updates to reflect the new MIOSHA Excavation and Trenching standard have been made. Remember MIOSHA requires a Health & Safety Plan at each job site. Additionally, employees should be...

REMINDER: Spring Safety Directors Meeting – 4/16/24

The Spring Safety Directors Meeting will be held in Grand Rapids, in conjunction with the Michigan Safety Conference to allow our safety directors to attend both. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at 9 am, at the Homewood Suites in the Rapid...

Spring Safety Directors Meeting

The Spring Safety Directors Meeting has been finalized. The meeting will be held in Grand Rapids, in conjunction with the Michigan Safety Conference to allow our safety directors to attend both. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, at 9 a.m., April 16, 2024, at the...

Updated 2024 Trench Safety Books

MIOSHA reviewed its Excavating and Trenching standard, Part 9. Some changes were made to the rules that may impact how excavators dig. MITA has reviewed and updated our Trench Safety handbook to reflect these changes. The price for the newly updated book is $5.00...

MIOSHA releases new Excavation, Trenching, and Shoring Standards

After several months of review on the state and federal levels, MIOSHA has released the new Part 9 standard, Excavation, Trenching, and Shoring. There are several changes that contractors should be aware of, most notably: •Protective systems for use in excavations of...