Review Commission ALJ Priscilla Rae assessed $30,000 in penalties against a recalcitrant sand and gravel operator, calling him to task for assaulting an MSHA inspector, and pointing out discrepancies between his stories and evidence submitted during the trial.
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TRACK & FIELD
WARNING: The content of this column contains another sports-safety metaphor! At a recent informal gathering of mine leadership, the discussion turned to a retrospective assessment of the company’s performance over 2015 and (in turn) a predictive analysis of expectations in 2016.
Read MoreNew Construction Starts in December Rise 4 Percent
Annual Total for 2015 Climbs 8 Percent to $645.5 Billion; Highways Up 10 Percent for Year. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MoreProfit From Your Scrap
Do you have a lot of scrap piling up at your plant? Old conveyer belting? Rusted sections of conveyer? Used tires. Piles of old idlers and screen decks? Poly pipe? EZA Recycling Solutions wants to take it all off your hands. And pay you for it. “I started the company when I was 20 years old, with capital I earned…
Read MoreMaking The Cut
Aggregate Producers, The Kansas Department Of Transportation’s “Approved List” And The Effects Of The Tenth Circuit’s Recent Decision. By: Erik Dullea and Breyana A. Penn, Jackson Lewis P.C.
Read MorePERMITTING – FEBRUARY 2016
New Enterprise Seeks Quarry Expansion Concerned over potential impact to the town water supply, the Kutztown, Pa., borough council has directed its engineers to analyze a proposed expansion of the Kutztown Quarry in Maxatawny Township owned by Eastern Industries, a division of New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. According to the Reading Eagle, the company has applied to the state…
Read MoreMyside Bias
‘Myside Bias’ Isn’t A Problem If You Are Always Right. And If You Are, You Wouldn’t Be Reading This Column. By Thomas J. Roach
Read MoreManagement: Past, Present and Future
Trends In Management Can Be Both Good And Bad. By Steve Schumacher
Read MoreReport on Millennials in Construction Released
FMI Corp, a leading provider of investment banking and management consulting services for the engineering and construction industry, announced the release of its report, “Millennials in Construction- Learning to Engage a New Workforce.” Findings are based on a combination of survey responses and interviews from almost 400 individuals who work in the construction industry nationwide; half of those participants represent…
Read MoreOne Bad Apple
Aggregates producers are largely hard working, honest and follow the letter of the law. When it comes to MSHA inspections, no one likes the scrutiny, but being professionals, operations deal with it.
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