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The Joe Main Agenda and Prospects for MSHA Legislation in 2010
The Industrial Minerals Association - North America (IMA-NA) will offer a Webinar on Jan. 21 at 2 p.m. EST to examine the Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) agenda under Joe Main, as well as the prospects of MSHA legislation for 2010. ... Read More...
Congress Fails to Extend SAFETEA-LU before CR Expires
Efforts in the Senate to consider a six-month extension of the surface transportation law by unanimous consent stalled last week when several senators objected. According to the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association's eDigest & Washington Watch newsletter, the failure of ... Read More...
EPA stormwater Webcast for aggregate operations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering a free, on-line, Industrial Stormwater Webcast on Tuesday, Sept. 29 from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. (EDT) for owners and operators of ready mixed concrete, crushed stone and sand and gravel operations. The Webcast ... Read More...
Knife River Corp. hosts U.S. Representative Jim Oberstar
(SAUK RAPIDS, Minnesota) — Minnesota’s U.S. Representative Jim Oberstar (D), Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, was given a first-hand look at the nation’s drastic need for long-term infrastructure funding.
Knife River Corporation’s North Central Region hosted a tour ... Read More...
Quarry Academy focuses on improving processes
"Improving processes, instilling expertise" is the theme for Quarry Academy 2009, sponsored by Sandvik and Dyno Nobel and scheduled for Nov. 3 through 5 in Atlanta, Ga. The three-day technical course will address current best practices in unit operations with a focus ... Read More...
MSHA’s Mike Davis to address Fly-In attendees
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) says it is concerned that improvements in the aggregates industry safety and health record is not being acknowledged by the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), and that the agency is more ... Read More...
Fort Payne Quarry wins 2009 Alabama Small Manufacturer of the Year Award
Vulcan's Fort Payne Quarry won the 2009 Alabama Small Manufacturer of the Year Award in June. The award is presented annually to manufacturing companies of different sizes that meet the required criteria. The quarry was nominated for the award by Fort Payne ... Read More...
Terex to move manufacturing from Cedar Rapids plant
(Westport, Conn., Aug. 6, 2009) — Terex Corporation today announced that it will be consolidating the manufacturing of the equipment made at its Terex Cedarapids plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, into other Terex facilities in North America. Engineering, sales, and ... Read More...
Hardhat Comedy Tour
In an effort to raise brand awareness and provide some comic relief for out-of-work construction workers, Volvo Rents launched its Hardhat Comedy Tour in November 2008 in Asheville, N.C. The show has since traveled to various cities across the United States. The ... Read More...
Color for a cause
Volvo Rents has recently launched its “Color for a Cause” initiative to increase brand awareness and support various charities. The campaign allows franchise owners to choose a cause that they care about, as well as the equipment they would like ... Read More...
Congress passes HTF fix
The House and Senate approved a bill (H.R. 3357) to put $7 billion into the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) in order to keep it solvent through the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. President Obama has said that he will ... Read More...
Obama to nominate Michaels to head OSHA
On July 28, President Obama announced that he would nominate David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, to become the assistant secretary of labor for the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Michaels is an epidemiologist and is currently a research professor at the ... Read More...
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