The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued a “Metal and Nonmetal Mine Safety Alert Preventing Fall of Person Accidents.” In the past decade, 29 miners have died at metal and nonmetal (MNM) mines when they fell from the area where they worked, such as heavy equipment, ladders and conveyor walkways.
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Rock Products Sponsors Award at Young Leaders Meeting
The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) celebrated its 25th Young Leaders Annual Meeting at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, Ariz., last month. Industry leaders imparted advice to a record crowd of more than 200 people, including Rock Products Associate Editor Josephine Smith and Director of Sales Sean Carr.
Read MoreCaterpillar Sales, Revenues Rise in First Quarter
Caterpillar Inc. announced first-quarter 2017 sales and revenues of $9.8 billion, compared with $9.5 billion in the first quarter of 2016. First-quarter 2017 profit per share was $0.32, compared with $0.46 per share in the first quarter of 2016. Excluding restructuring costs, first-quarter 2017 profit per share was $1.28, double first-quarter 2016 profit per share excluding restructuring costs of $0.64…
Read MorePolydeck Opens Texas Facility
The grand opening of Polydeck’s newest remote facility, the South Texas Distribution Center (DC) in San Antonio, was held on Friday, April 7. Attendees engaged in a discussion of training opportunities that Polydeck could provide; received a preview of recent new product introductions like Kwikdeck, Metaldex and the cross member protection system; enjoyed a lunch buffet; and a drawing for…
Read MoreRogers Group Buys a Prison
Rogers Group Inc. has paid the state of Tennessee $12.1 million for a 119-acre vacant former prison in West Nashville, according to a report in The Tennessean.
Read MoreImpact Products Offers 880 Series Safety Glasses
The 880 Series is part of the ProGuard Fit line from Impact Products and provides the right fit for the right job. Since the workforce has become increasingly diverse, the company takes a one-size-does-not-fit-all approach.
Read MoreFour Companies Join to Form Predictive Safety SRP
The founding members of Predictive Safety SRP Inc. announced that an official closing has been reached in the joining of their four companies. Mark Savit of Predictive Compliance LLC, Dave Lauriski of Safety Solutions International Inc., and Tim Hobbs of Data Connect Corp., all located in Denver, and Henry Bowles of Bowles-Langley Technology in Alameda, Calif., have now merged to…
Read MoreFebruary Construction Starts Advance 2 Percent
Highway And Bridge Construction In February Surge 38 Percent After Four Months Of Decline. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreVulcan’s Irwindale Facility Achieves ISO 14001 Re-Certification
The Western Division of Vulcan Materials Co. has been recognized by the International Organization of Standardization (ISO) with 14001 recertification for its Reliance facility, located in Irwindale, Calif.
Read MoreCemex Teaches UCSC Students Strength of Reclamation
College students in northern California learned about restoring the environment by participating in a special field trip to Cemex USA’s retired Olympia Quarry near Santa Cruz, Calif.
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