The Alabama Mining Association (AMA) announced the winners of the inaugural AMA Safety and Sustainability Awards. Winners were announced on Nov. 16 at the association’s first annual Safety and Sustainability Awards Dinner at The Club in Birmingham, Ala.
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NIOSH Study a Warning to Noise-Exposed Workers
A new study from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) estimates that more than half of noise-exposed workers didn’t use hearing protection “always” or “usually” when exposed to hazardous occupational noise. Hearing protection device (HPD) non-use was only measured in workers who reported exposure to noise on the job. The study was published online Oct. 1, 2021, in the American Journal…
Read MoreNSSGA Names Safety Award Recipients
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) announced the winners of the Safety Excellence Awards and the Louis Griesemer Sterling Safety Awards. The Safety Excellence Awards recognize operations that maintain a safe workplace, evidenced by its safety performance over a consecutive period without an MSHA-reportable injury. The Louis Griesemer Sterling Safety Awards recognize NSSGA member companies that have the lowest total accident incidence…
Read MoreUS Aggregates Hosts Emergency Action Drills
US Aggregates hosted an emergency action drill at its Monon, Ind., quarry on Saturday, July. 24. The drill, in collaboration with Ozinga, Monon Fire Department, Monticello Fire Department, and Lutheran Health Network, is part of an ongoing commitment to ensuring workplace safety for US Aggregates employees.
Read MoreRegulating the Heat
Increasingly, Government Regulators Are Treating The Weather – Specifically Hot Weather – As Another Opportunity For Action. By Brian Hendrix
Read MoreMartin Marietta District Achieves Safety Milestone
Martin Marietta’s North Texas/Oklahoma District has been here before. In April, the group celebrated a full year (more than 1 million hours) of work without a reportable incident across all 18 of its operations. It’s the second such achievement in the district’s history and this time, the team is far better positioned to make it endure.
Read MoreMarijuana Consumption Skews Workforce Drug Test Positivity Rates
The COVID-19 pandemic did not dampen workforce drug testing positivity for marijuana, which continued to increase last year in the general U.S. workforce, according to a new Quest Diagnostics analysis. Based on seven million-plus urine drug tests collected between January and December 2020, the overall rate of 4.4% was down only slightly in 2020 versus 2019, whose 4.5% level marked…
Read MorePeckham Touts Safety in New Video
Peckham Industries has developed a new video showing that the motto “Safety never takes a day off” is more than a slogan; it’s the way the company conducts every facet of its business.
Read MoreCEMEX USA 2021 Safety Week Focuses on Skills
CEMEX USA is beginning the new year, renewing its commitment to Zero4Life by holding Safety Week 2021, its annual company-wide initiative designed to get employees laser-focused on the company’s first core value, Health & Safety.
Read MoreCemex USA Highlights Ongoing Dedication to Zero4Life
Cemex USA continued its dedication to improving workplace safety and employee health by starting the new year with Safety Week 2019, an annual company-wide initiative focused on achieving Zero4Life at its hundreds of facilities across the United States.
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