The education program at the AGG 1 Forum & Expo offers a wide range of topics to choose from.

by Kerry Clines, Senior Editor

 AGG 1 Academy will have aggregate industry experts and panelists present courses and case studies on relevant, timely operation and management topics. Many of the courses will be of interest not only to aggregates industry personnel, but also to their suppliers and customers, as well as to paving and construction personnel.

In the following complete list of courses, we’ve offered more in-depth information about some of the courses that caught our eye.

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 7:30-9 a.m.

• T41: The “Sweet Spot” – Technology, Techniques, and Procedures to Establish and Maintain It within Your Operations. This presentation will illustrate the use of available technology to obtain and evaluate current operating data so you can establish the acceptable range of performance for each process variable needed to define and achieve the “Sweet Spot” within which optimal profit can be achieved.
• T42: Behavior-Based Safety.
• T43: Screening and Screen Media Selection 101.
• T44: Methods of Underwater Excavations.
• T45: Tire Monitoring.
• T46: The Orca Quarry: A Win-Win Partnership with Local First Nations.
• T47: Aggregate Technology 101: Session 1.

Tuesday, Feb. 16, 9:30-11 a.m.

• T51: Pros & Cons of Contract Drilling & Blasting.
• T52: Energy Management in a Quarry: Getting Payback. This course will explain the steps you can take to start saving money on energy consumption at your operation — selecting the right metering and data collection devices; using load-controlling devices; and selecting the best billing plan and power rate and taking advantage of incentives, grants, and other rebate programs offered by utilities.
• T53: Managing Multiple Priorities.
• T54: Everything You Wanted to Know about Crushing but were Afraid to Ask: The Sequel.
• T55: How Clamshell Dredges in the Cincinnati Area Changed the Way Producers Mine Sand and Gravel.
• T56: Starting an Underground Mine.
• T57: Aggregate Technology 101: Session II.