By Mark S. Kuhar If you do a Google search on “Quarry” this time of year, you will invariably come up with a great many articles about people who have died swimming in an active or abandoned quarry. Consequently, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) created “Stay Out! Stay Alive!” – a public safety campaign to educate…
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Get Out of the Pits
A number of years ago, there was a concerted effort among quarry professionals to rid our industry vernacular of the word “pit.” I think it is time to revisit that.
Read MoreFirst Look – August 2014
Hill Named CEO at Vulcan Materials Vulcan Materials Co. named J. Thomas Hill president and chief executive officer, succeeding Donald James, who will assume the role of executive chairman. Martin Marietta Reports Record SalesMartin Marietta Materials Inc. reported an aggregates product line volume increase of 12.7 percent in the second quarter. Wood Appointed NSSGA VPThe National Stone, Sand and Gravel…
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