Who Rebuilds a 1948 Crushing Plant? Neil Schmidgall, of course. By Mark S. Kuhar
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Brass Knuckle Gloves Are a Cut Above
Demonstrating just how important appropriate hand protection is, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 70% of workers who experience hand injuries are not wearing gloves. Matching the hazard to the proper level of protection is key.
Read MoreMSHA Targets Electric Motor-Driven Mine Equipment and Accessories
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announced a proposed rule incorporating national and international voluntary consensus standards related to electric motor-driven mine equipment and accessories.
Read MoreMSHA Reports 22nd Fatality
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reported that on Oct. 19, an excavator’s bucket struck a plant operator who was standing on the cross beam of a grizzly hopper screen at Swayback Quarry, Larimer, Colo.
Read MoreConstruction Starts Lower Through First 10 Months of 2020
Starts In The Highway And Bridge Category Were Up 8%, While Environmental Public Works Were 8% Lower.
Read MoreNorthern Ontario Aggregates Operations Seek to Enhance Biodiversity
The Ontario Aggregate Resources Corp. (TOARC), through the Management of Abandoned Aggregate Properties (MAAP) program, focuses on two important Aggregate Resources Trust purposes: the rehabilitation of legacy pits and quarries, and research relating to aggregate resource management, including rehabilitation.
Read MoreEPA Retains Current Air Quality Standard for Particulate Matter
According to the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA), on Dec. 7, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for Particulate Matter (PM), retaining the current standard for both coarse PM (PM10) and fine PM (PM2.5).
Read MoreIt’s Time for Technology to Come to the Rescue
MSHA Could Immediately Adopt A Simple Policy To Encourage The Development Of Mine Safety And Health Technology. By Brian Hendrix
Read MorePERMITTING – JANUARY 2021
Vulcan’s Comal Quarry Gets HearingA lawsuit filed by local citizens’ groups opposing a proposed quarry owned by Vulcan Materials was heard by a judge Dec. 8, 2020, in the 459th District Court in Travis County, Texas, according to Community Impact. The lawsuit, filed Feb. 14, 2020, by Friends of Dry Comal Creek and Stop 3009 Vulcan Quarry against the Texas…
Read MoreA Self-Help Means of Auditing Communication
What Messages Do We Think We Are Sending That No One Receives, And What Messages That We Need To Hear Are Lost? By Thomas J. Roach
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