The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced a global settlement with Worcester Sand and Gravel Co. Inc. of Shrewsbury, Mass., to resolve citations and orders in three separate dockets. An administrative law judge with the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission approved the settlements amounting to $181,200, the largest penalty amounts recovered from a…
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EAJA Fees Not Available Where Secretary Vacated Seven Citations
By Ellen Smith A small limestone operator is not entitled to EAJA fees where the Secretary vacated seven citations issued against the operator after the MSHA inspector was no longer available to testify at a hearing, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled April 19.
Read MoreThe Bad Samaritan
A Look At The Bystander Effect And How It Occurs In The Workplace. By Randy K Logsdon
Read MoreNew Construction Falls in April; Highways Rise
While New Construction Starts Fell in a Rut in April, Highway and Bridge Work Goes Up. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreClean Diesel: Fueling a Decade of Change
The Shift To Cleaner Diesel Fuel Has Led To Major Environmental Accomplishments. Ten years after the introduction of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel in 2006, the Diesel Technology Forum recognizes the role of the shift to cleaner diesel fuel and its importance in the major environmental accomplishments that were celebrated during National Clean Air Month last month.
Read MoreNo One Accepts Fatalities, Injuries or Illnesses as Cost of Doing Business
By R. Brian Hendrix Our mines and our miners have never been safer. Injury and illness rates across all sectors of the mining industry are at historic lows. The number of fatalities in 2015 dropped 38 percent from 2014. A miner is in a lot more danger driving to work than he is once he’s at work. Mining is not…
Read MorePERMITTING – JUNE 2016
VULCAN NOVA SCOTIA PROJECT MOVES FORWARD According to the Guysborough Journal, proponents of Vulcan Materials’ Black Point Quarry project were in a celebratory mood when Environment Minister Margaret Miller gave environmental approval to the plan for a 355-hectare quarry, with a marine terminal and loading facility in Chedabucto Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada. On April 26, Miller said that any adverse or significant…
Read MoreChoosing Rhetorical Battles
When It Comes To Persuasion, The State Of Mind Of The Audience Is More Significant Than The Argument. By Thomas J. Roach
Read MoreEffective Conference Calls
Conference Calls Take Time And Money. There Are Things You Can Do As A Leader, Or Participant, To Make Them More Effective. By Steve Schumacher
Read MoreThunder Creek Redesigns Service and Lube Trailer
Thunder Creek Equipment has redesigned its Service and Lube Trailer (SLT) to include a new chassis and front-end design, expanded storage in the front and rear utility boxes, and a modular design that allows owners to add new features and components at any time after purchase. The new SLT features a modular tank design that is capable of holding 440…
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