Buoyed by President Donald Trump’s agenda to reform what it calls “regulatory overreach by the federal government,” National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA) staff recently met with Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta to address regulations facing aggregates operations.
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FIRST LOOK – JUNE 2017
TOP NEWS Martin Marietta Off to Strong Start in 2017 Martin Marietta Materials Inc. reported strong results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017. The company achieved record consolidated net sales of $791.7 million, an increase of 7.9 percent compared with $734.0 million in the prior-year’s first quarter. Cemex to Build Aggregates Distribution Terminal Cemex USA announced it is…
Read MoreSafety Mindfulness
As the weather warms up, safety needs to be first and foremost on the minds of aggregates producers. There are a million things we would probably rather be thinking about or doing, but it is critically important to focus the mind on the task at hand.
Read MoreMSHA Reports Fourth Fatality
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is reporting that on June 8, 2017, a truck driver was operating a Caterpillar 777F haul truck, dumping a load of gravel, when the ground at the dump point collapsed.
Read MoreWorking Alone
MSHA’s Working Alone Standard Has Virtually Nothing To Do With Recent Fatalities. By Brian Hendrix
Read MoreFIRST LOOK – MAY 2017
TOP NEWS Nye Tells Congress to Invest Ward Nye, Martin Marietta chairman, CEO and president, explained to members of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources about the importance of aggregates for infrastructure projects and the negative impact of excessive regulation on efforts to fix the nation’s crumbling infrastructure. BMC Enterprises Expands BMC Enterprises Inc. made three…
Read MoreMSHA Announces Rule Extension
May 22, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration announced it is extending the effective date of the agency’s final rule on Examinations of Working Places in Metal and Nonmetal Mines until Oct. 2, 2017. This extension will allow additional time for MSHA to provide training and compliance assistance for its stakeholders. MSHA is developing a…
Read MoreMSHA Issues New Serious Accident Alert
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued a new Metal/Nonmetal Serious Accident Alert.
Read MoreMSHA Releases New Serious Accident Alert
The Mine Safety and Health Association (MSHA) has issued a new Serious Accident Alert.
Read MoreRecent Deaths of Miners Working Alone Spurs MSHA Action
In the first three months of 2017, five miners died in accidents that occurred when they were working alone on mine property. To raise awareness of the potential dangers in doing so, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has launched an initiative to focus on the hazards miners may encounter when they work in areas…
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