Competence In Public Communication Requires A Skill Set That Needs Constant Updating. By Thomas J. Roach
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Make Every Meeting Matter
Getting Off Track In Meetings Can Cost The Company Money And Frustrate Employees. By Steve Schumacher
Read MoreTransportation Empowerment Act Fails Us
Let’s get this out of the way right now. The Transportation Empowerment Act is bad for the aggregates industry.
Read MoreFirst Look – October 2014
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Read MoreOff-Highway Diesel Prices
The national estimated average price-per-gallon for off-highway diesel fuel as of Oct. 7 is $3.473. That is lower than the previous comparison price-per-gallon of $3.508.
Read MoreMetal/Nonmetal Sector Suffers 17th Fatality
According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), on August 2, 2014, a 53-year-old plant operator with 25 years of experience was killed at a sand and gravel plant. The victim was working under the raised bed of a dump truck when the wooden block supporting the load suddenly failed, allowing the bed to fall…
Read MoreMine Rescue Contest Crowns New Winner
Doe Run Co.’s “Maroon Team” from Viburnum, Mo., won the 2014 National Metal and Nonmetal Mine Rescue Contest held August 4-7 in Lexington, Ky. FMC Minerals’ “Red Team” from Green River, Wyo., and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant’s “WIPP Red Team” from Carlsbad, N.M., rounded out the top three.
Read MoreBrake Violation Not S&S, But Imminent Danger Order Upheld
By Ellen Smith ALJ Richard Manning reduced a penalty for a brake violation under §56.14101(a)(1) while upholding an imminent danger order for the same violation. He also increased a second penalty for a parking violation under §56.14107 taking into consideration that the safety violation was committed by two management employees.
Read MorePrinciple Number Six: Not Here, Not Now, Not Me
By Randy K. Logsdon This is the sixth in a series of six columns exploring traditional principles of safety.” – Ed.
Read MoreLafarge Participates in River Cleanup
Lafarge North America employees volunteered for a Living Lands and Waters river cleanup of the Des Plains River in Channahon, Ill., near the Lafarge U.S. Joliet Quarry. The effort was part of the company’s national commitment to the organization. Earlier this summer, Living Lands and Waters also received a $20,000 donation on behalf of Lafarge U.S. and its employees. “Last week’s…
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