Tag: safety

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How autonomy might redefine the quarry

April 11, 2024 By

Autonomous hauling has been getting a lot of love lately on the pages of Pit & Quarry. And […]

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Fatalities down sharply so far this year

April 10, 2024 By

Through April 10, there have been three recorded mine fatalities – an 80 percent decrease from a year earlier when there were 15 fatalities year to date.

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Details on 2024 blasting, explosives course available

April 3, 2024 By

RAM Inc’s Blasting & Explosives Safety Training Course focuses on the safe handling, storage and transport of explosives.

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Keys to safety success

February 14, 2024 By

Several equipment manufacturers detail the value their companies put on safety, as well as how they go about upholding the value the aggregate industry considers No. 1.

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Dufferin Aggregates operation earns OSSGA safety award

January 29, 2024 By

The company’s Acton Quarry received the Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s (OSSGA) Safety Innovation Award last week.

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Large material and debris can jam inside the crusher, damaging components and causing costly downtime. Photo by Kevin Yanik

Tech advancements elevating crushing, screening

January 4, 2024 By

Technidrive’s David Strain explains how technology is transforming key processes and keeping an operation’s most valuable assets out of harm’s way.

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Tom Hill, chairman and CEO of Vulcan Materials, addressed members of the South Carolina Aggregates Association at their 2023 Workshop & Exhibition in Columbia, South Carolina. Photo: P&Q Staff

Vulcan’s Hill addresses the industry in South Carolina

December 5, 2023 By

This week’s South Carolina Aggregates Association Workshop & Exhibition featured a keynote address from Tom Hill, chairman and CEO of Vulcan Materials.

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CalCIMA honors producers through awards programs

November 30, 2023 By

The California Construction & Industrial Materials Association (CalCIMA) recently presented several awards, including its annual awards and its All Star Awards.

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TACA president and CEO Josh Leftwich, left, and Jenny Burden, director of development at Texan by Nature, each spoke at TACA's recent Environmental, Sustainability & Safety Seminar. Photo: TACA

TACA hosts sustainability, safety seminar

October 24, 2023 By

More than 120 attendees took part in the Texas Aggregates & Concrete Association’s (TACA) annual Environmental, Sustainability & Safety Seminar.

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