Nonresidential Building Climbs Sharply; Public Works and Highways Down. By Mark S. Kuhar
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Acella Produces, Eco-Friendly Polyurethane Tire Fill
Most Americans probably don’t know that the U.S. alone produces 290 million tires annually – and each year, a significant number of these tires age and are discarded, adding to the 4 billion tires already in our international landfills. Tires, of course, are a necessary and essential part of the global transportation industry. Their use in Off-the-Road (OTR) industries such…
Read MoreDo-It-Yourself Legal Representation
You Can Challenge MSHA Citations Without an Attorney, But How Do You Represent Yourself Successfully? By Donna Pryor
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Cemex Quarry at Soledad Canyon Hits Another Snag A bill giving the Santa Clarita Valley in California a chance to speak out against the prospect of Cemex mining in Soledad Canyon was passed by a committee in Sacramento, said the bill’s author, Assemblyman Scott Wilk, (R-Santa Clarita). Assembly Bill 1986 passed the Water, Parks and Wildlife Committee, setting it on…
Read MoreSystems Theory and Public Relations
Every Organization Is Part Of A System With Three Components. By Thomas J. Roach
Read MoreAre Exit Interviews of Any Value?
When People Leave, They May or May Not Have Some Positive Feedback For You. By Steve Schumacher
Read MoreDeep Need Pinches Construction Labor Market
Construction employment dipped for the second consecutive month in May, but rising industry pay and plunging unemployment suggest contractors would be hiring more workers if they were available, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials cautioned that worker shortages may be reaching the point where they undermine the sector’s growth.
Read MoreMSHA Proposes Rule on Workplace Examinations
MSHA announced the publication of a proposed rule to enhance the quality of workplace examinations in metal and nonmetal mines around the country.
Read MoreHaver & Boecker Promotes Warden, Tremblay
Dave Warden Mario Tremblay Haver & Boecker recently named Dave Warden and Mario Tremblay certified sales managers. Warden, who has a background in construction industry sales, will serve British Columbia, Canada, and Tremblay, who has extensive industry experience, will cover Quebec, Canada. As a certified sales manager, Warden works with Haver & Boecker Rocky Mountains general manager Markus Kopper and…
Read MoreMSHA Regulatory Agenda Takes Shape
The end of the Obama Administration is fewer than eight months away, but MSHA’s Spring Regulatory Agenda demonstrates the Administration’s push for more regulatory burdens on operators, according to the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA).
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