Agency Leadership to Focus on Protecting Miners From Dust Exposure. By Brian Hendrix According to its leadership, MSHA is working to “put the ‘H’ back in ‘MSHA.’” Testifying in Congress in June, Assistant Secretary Zatezalo stated that he is “paying close attention to the ‘H’ in MSHA: miners’ health.” He emphasized that MSHA will “aggressively enforce existing standards to ensure…
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PERMITTING – SEPTEMBER 2019
Cemex Makes Progress in Florida Cemex Construction Materials Florida ‘s effort to expand its lime-rock mining operations cleared another hurdle when the Hernando County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval for the rezoning of 573 acres of land north of Cortez Boulevard in Brooksville, Fla., according to the Tampa Bay Times. County commissioners will take up the rezoning again this…
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We Are Tempted to Be Less Considerate When Everyone Is Anonymous and There Are No Apparent Repercussions. By Thomas J. Roach The golden rule says, do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Most of us follow this advice with familiar others like family, friends and coworkers. If for no other reason, it keeps us from making…
Read MoreThoughts on Motivating With Money
We All Like and Need Money but Should We Use It to Motivate Employees? By Steve Schumacher I think we can all remember our first real job and how much money we were going to make. We were going to be able to buy that new house, the new car, pay off some bills, etc. We could buy more nice…
Read MoreWest Chester Machinery Introduces SmartSpray
The new Klein SmartSpray technology introduced on 6,500-gal. Western Star 4900XD and 9,000-gal. Western Star 6900XD water trucks offers extraordinary water control solutions that result in a high performance for your dust control needs at your quarry operation,” said Jim Gordon, president, West Chester Machinery, Flanders, N.J.
Read MoreHardface Technologies Introduces Reactive Core Technology
Hardface Technologies, a Cleveland-based manufacturer of industrial hardface and wear-resistant products, introduced Reactive Core Technology (RCT), an exclusive blend of “reactors” in the core of Postle tubular wires and tubular electrodes for hardfacing.
Read MoreNew York Blower Introduces Mobile App
The New York Blower Co. (NYB) has introduced the New York Blower mobile app to help NYB fan users find information about their products and order replacement parts. Using the app, customers can access fan information on-demand, calculate changes in operating conditions, and connect with their local sales representative from a mobile device.
Read MoreKespry, DroneBase Announce Partnership
Kespry and DroneBase announced a partnership to enable insurance, mining and aggregates enterprises across North America to expand aerial analytics implementation across their worksites.
Read MoreWarman Pump from Weir for Aggregates
The second generation Warman WGR pump was specifically designed for construction aggregates industry, offering several innovative features including improved hydraulic design, enhanced gland options, simplified wet-end and added benefits for safe and reduced maintenance.
Read MoreToshiba TEFC Quarry Duty Motors
The Quarry Duty motor from Toshiba utilizes a totally enclosed fan-cooled design and provides exceptional high-starting torque, oversized superior-grade roller bearing, and shafts built with high strength 4142 steel to withstand the harshest industrial and mining environments.
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