Underground Utilities (2026-04-23)

This popular manual has been updated and improved to bring it more current with modern earth moving and trenching equipment, refined excavation techniques, stricter safety rules, and improved materials. Here you’ll find how to enter and succeed in the underground utility business. Includes hands-on instructions for operating the equipment and doing the trenching, pipe laying and connecting work and answers to what causes so many skilled equipment operators and pipe layers to fail when they try to start their own business.

This book is full of useful information for designers and installers of Ductile Iron pipe. It covers many aspects of pipeline installation such as receiving and handling, trenching, installing, back-filling, testing and disinfecting, and service taps. It also contains a variety of useful miscellaneous information such as a listing of Ductile Iron pipe standards, common conversion factors and dimensions, and weights of push-on and mechanical joint pipe. A convenient pocket-size version of this Guide is available.

A standard reference for decades, this new edition of Pipe Welding Procedures continues to reinforce the welder's understanding of procedures. Drawing on his extensive practical and teaching experience in the field, the author describes in detail the manipulating procedures used to weld pipe joints. You will find useful information on heat input and distribution, essentials of shielded metal-arc technology, distortion, pipe welding defects, welding safety, essentials of welding metallurgy, and qualification of the welding procedure and the welder.

The scope of this Code encompasses the entire process from design through installation, inspection, and testing of pipeline facilities utilized for gas transportation. It also addresses safety considerations during operation and maintenance activities.

Furthermore, this Code specifically addresses safety concerns related to liquefied petroleum gases when utilized as gaseous fuels after vaporization. It mandates compliance with all applicable requirements outlined in NFPA 58 and NFPA 59, in addition to the provisions outlined herein, regarding the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of piping systems handling butane, propane, or their mixtures.

Our OSHA 29 CFR 1926 Construction Regulations book gives you quick, easy access to essential safety guidance whenever you need it. It helps employers and workers identify hazards fast and stay compliant on any jobsite. The 2026 edition features a clear two-color layout, includes all 1926 regulations along with key 1903, 1904, and select 1910 rules, and highlights any regulation changes between editions. Icons make it simple to find OSHA interpretations, and the book also includes OSHA Form 300, the Cancer Policy, and In-Cite references to 1910 standards. Frequently cited standards are placed before their related subparts for even easier navigation.