Screen Machine Industries LLC is now offering SMI Compact Crushers and Screening Plants. These machines are significantly smaller than the standard line crushers and screens that Screen Machine has been manufacturing and selling for more than a half century. “We see huge potential for SMI Compact equipment, especially in urban areas where full-size crushing & screening machines are simply too…
Read MoreDay: August 30, 2019
AEM Sets a New Course
Aug. 29, 2019 – The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) board of directors has approved a new 2020-2022 Strategic Plan that will set the long-term direction of the association and guide its activities and services. The plan was reviewed and approved by the board at its Aug. 7 meeting in Indianapolis. The goals of the new Strategic Plan are 1) Build positive…
Read MoreMSHA Moves Closer to a Silica Rule
On Aug. 29, the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) took a step closer to an updated regulation for respirable crystalline silica. In a published Request for Information (RFI), the agency is soliciting “data and information on economically and technologically feasible best practices” to protect the health of coal miners and metal/nonmetal workers from “exposure to quartz, including a reduced [workplace…
Read MoreNSSGA and PCA Hire Pritchard
The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) and Portland Cement Association (PCA) have joined together on hiring Director of Construction Materials Safety Policy Elizabeth “Libby” Pritchard. Pritchard, an aggregates industry veteran, has begun her work to promote and defend the interests of NSSGA and PCA members on all safety-related legislative and regulatory issues as well as provide technical assistance to members seeking…
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