On Tuesday, March 26, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (T&I) held a hearing to explore options to improve our nation’s airport infrastructure. During the hearing, titled “The Cost of Doing Nothing: Why Investment in our Nation’s Airports Matters,” Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) noted that “crippling congestion has become the norm in our country” and that the congestion is having a…
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Mineral Commodities in Fourth Quarter
March 29, 2019 – The U.S. Geological Survey released the quarterly report “U.S. Production of Selected Mineral Commodities in the Fourth Quarter 2018,” mine and plant production data for selected mineral commodities. The combined production of construction-related materials (cement, construction sand and gravel, crushed stone, and gypsum) in the fourth quarter of 2018 decreased by 14 percent compared with that in the third…
Read MoreThe Shirt on Your Back
I Was Recently Sent a Sample of a New Kind of Flannel Shirt. It Was Magnetic. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MorePure Safety Group Unveils Two Next Generation Harnesses
Pure Safety Group (PSG) unveiled two new products to complete its Series line-up of three Guardian Fall Protection safety harnesses, with applications for keeping workers at height safe in many real-life work scenario. All harnesses meet government standards, exceed ANSI standards and are pending CSA certification.
Read MoreMSHA Reports Year’s First Fatalities
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Jan. 5, a 55-year-old contract miner received fatal injuries when he was pinned between a pneumatically powered air lock equipment door and the concrete rib barrier located near the shaft bottom.
Read MoreNew Construction Starts Decline 10 Percent
Highway and Bridge Construction in December Climbed 19 Percent; Up 5 Percent for Year. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreFormer New York Quarry May Get New Life
A former quarry in Tomkins Point, N.Y., may become a successful riverfront reclamation project.
Read MoreReclamation Moving Forward at San Rafael Rock Quarry
The San Rafael Rock Quarry, San Rafael, Calif., will restore about seven acres of lands at its operation, according to the Marin Independent Journal.
Read MoreAn MSHA Defense Strategy
Operators and Management Personnel Have a Significant Defense Worth Pursuing. Find Out What It Is. By Henry Chajet
Read MorePERMITTING – MARCH 2019
ACT 250 Update in the Works in Vermont Legislators and members of the Act 250 Commission are drafting new legislation to “protect the environment from potentially harmful business practices,” according to the Rutland Herald. The six legislators of the Act 250 Study Committee took the past year and a half to complete a report on the original Act 250 drafted…
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