An ALJ Determines That There Are Outer Limits of MSHA’s Relatively Unlimited Enforcement Authority By R. Brian Hendrix
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New Construction Starts Decrease 16 Percent
Nonresidential Building And Nonbuilding Construction Experience Substantial Declines; Highways Up 2 Percent. By Mark S. Kuhar
Read MorePermitting – February 2015
Oregon Quarry Fights for Permit According to the Oregonian/OregonLive, a new quarry will soon be developed near Sherwood, Ore., on a 35-acre site immediately adjacent to the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge. Tonquin Holdings, the company behind the proposed Tonquin Quarry, said applications for the federal permits needed to drain wetlands and commence with quarrying will be filed soon. But…
Read MoreData Lost and Found
Every Organization Needs A Plan For Handling A Data Security Breach And That Plan Needs To Contain A Communication Component. By Thomas J. Roach
Read MoreEmployee Meetings – Are They Worth The Trouble?
Getting All Of Your Employees Can Be Worthwhile, Depending On Your Objective. By Steve Schumacher
Read MoreStop Treating Infrastructure Like a Political Football
Unless you pay no attention at all to NFL football, you have heard all about the New England Patriots and the accusations that they deflated footballs used in the AFC Championship game.
Read MoreFirst Look – February 2015
TOP NEWS Deficient Roads, Bridges Cost New Jersey Roads and bridges that are deficient, congested or lacking desirable safety features cost New Jersey motorists a total of $11.8 billion statewide annually. Construction Starts Rose 7 Percent in 2014 For 2014 as a whole, total construction starts climbed 7 percent to $575.3 billion, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. This continues…
Read MoreOff-Highway Diesel Prices
The national estimated average price-per-gallon for off-highway diesel fuel as of Feb. 10 is $2.571. That is lower than the previous comparison price-per-gallon of $2.589.
Read MoreOff-Highway Diesel Prices
The national estimated average price-per-gallon for off-highway diesel fuel as of Jan. 27 is $2.589. That is significantly lower than the previous comparison price-per-gallon of $2.903.
Read MoreField Test: Magnum Precision Ultra Lite II Work Boot
Aggregates producers all over the country wake up every morning and lace up their work boots before heading to the quarry. It’s a ritual and a tradition. When you are tromping around a quarry all day, operating a machine or crawling around screening towers, you better have maximum comfort. I agreed to field test a pair of Magnum Precision Ultra…
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