KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens hired Said Vivas Saenz as its new regional contract sales manager for Mexico and Central America. In his new position, Vivas Saenz will be responsible for customer and dealer development for KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens in Mexico and Central America. He will also work closely with the Astec Aggregate and Mining Group, which internationally markets…
Read MoreDay: July 1, 2015
TRIP Report Details Ohio’s Transportation Challenges
Ohio’s transportation system faces challenges in the form of deteriorated roads and bridges, high rates of rural traffic fatalities, increasingly crowded roads, and insufficient funding to proceed with projects needed to support economic development. Increased investment in transportation improvements at the local, state and federal levels could improve road and bridge conditions, boost safety, increase roadway efficiency and support long-term…
Read MoreConstruction Spending Increases in May; Highways Rise
The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced that construction spending during May 2015 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,035.8 billion, 0.8 percent (±1.5 percent) above the revised April estimate of $1,027.0 billion. The May figure is 8.2 percent (±2.0 percent) above the May 2014 estimate of $957.6 billion.
Read MoreGuest Editorial: Congress Falls Short on ’16 Transportation Budget Resolution
Just about any driver who has hit a pothole or sat in bumper-to-bumper traffic knows that our nation’s roads, bridges and highways are in bad shape. The American Society of Civil Engineers gives our nation’s roads a D+ grade. There are 10,000 bridges in the U.S. that are so old that they qualify for Medicare and, yet, are still bearing…
Read MoreMain Warns Against Safety Programs That Deter Reporting Injuries
In a letter to industry stakeholders, Joseph A. Main, assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health, warned against safety and health programs that deter the reporting of injuries.
Read MoreThree Hurt From Underground Mine Air Blast
Three workers were hurt after ground apparently shifted at an underground limestone mine in western Pennsylvania causing a rush of air through the mine’s entrance, according to a report by the Associated Press.
Read MoreMSHA Announces Results of March Impact Inspections
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced that federal inspectors issued 188 citations and two orders as a result of special impact inspections conducted at 13 coal mines and seven metal and nonmetal mines in March.
Read MoreTwo-Person Excavating Company Not Under MSHA Jurisdiction
By Ellen Smith A two-person excavation company that provides fill for excavation sites and yards does not fall under MSHA jurisdiction. The size was not a factor, but the fact that the operation is that of a “borrow pit” under OSHA jurisdiction, according to a ruling of ALJ Jerold Feldman.
Read MoreHabits that Should Be Deliberate
By Randy K. Logsdon I don’t get as many strange looks as I used to get. That is probably because in a mining community more drivers have joined in practicing this procedure. I speak of the practice of sounding the car or truck horn prior to pulling forward or backing out of a parking space.
Read MoreWOTUS Rule Being Challenged in Congress
By a 261-155 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation that would stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) from greatly expanding their regulatory powers under the Clean Water Act (CWA). By changing the definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) the proposed rule would expand the agencies’ authorities to unprecedented levels, threatening private property rights…
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