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NSSGA Noise and Dust Workshop June 5-7

- May 2012

NSSGA’s noise and dust workshop — so critical in instructing workers how to accurately measure employee exposure to hazards — will be hosted by Lehigh Hanson in California at its Irwindale facility ...

Environmental Management System template for NSSGA

- May 2012

Trinity Consultants developed the Environmental Management System (EMS) template for the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA). For a downloadable PDF of the presentation, click here.

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association Noise & Dust Workshop

- April 2012

The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) Noise & Dust workshop – so critical for instructing workers how to accurately measure employee exposure to hazards – will be hosted ...

SNEAK PEEK: House Republicans cut back highway bill

- February 2012

House Republicans decided on Feb. 23 to abandon their proposed change to delink transit funding from highway user fees, according to a Special Legislative Update report from the National Stone, ...

NSSGA announces Safety, Environmental, and Community Relations Excellence Awards

- February 2012

The National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA), on Feb. 14, announced the Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners of NSSGA’s Safety, Environmental, and Community Relations Excellence Awards, in addition to ...

Knife River’s Zach Knoop honored with NSSGA safety, health award

- February 2012

Zach Knoop, corporate director of safety for Knife River Co. in Bismarck, N.D., has been named the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s (NSSGA) 2011 James M. Christie Safety & ...

E-news exclusive: Is the federal gas tax obsolete?

- December 2011

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The 1970s marked the first time Americans rushed in a panic to buy fuel-efficient foreign import automobiles. Long lines at gas stations caused by the 1973 Arab oil embargo ...

Senate approves transportation extension: FAA and Highway Extensions Act

- September 2011

The U.S. Senate on Sept. 15 passed legislation to extend funding for the Federal Aviation Administration and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for four and six months, respectively. The measure ...

Aggregate producers take Joe Main on surface, underground mine tours

- August 2011

Stone, sand, and gravel producers — representing the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) largest jurisdictional sector — welcomed Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Joseph ...

NSSGA tightens internal organization for focus, efficiency

- April 2011

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The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) continues to tighten its internal organization for focus and efficiency.  Federal regulations, federal legislation and judicial process are now coordinated in one ...
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