Education
MSHA guide published to educate miner reps
MSHA released a guide for miner representatives that will be available as a handbook and an online resource. According to MSHA, the "Miners' Representative Guide" is a comprehensive tool that expands on the "Guide to Miners' Rights and Responsibilities," which… Keep Reading
Mine safety the topic of Canadian symposium
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) and the Canadian Institute of Mining Metallurgy & Petroleum (CIM) are jointly hosting a symposium Oct. 20-22 on safety and reliability. The symposium, "Safety In Mining: A Reliable Operation Is A Safe… Keep Reading
Program launches to address demand for equipment service technicians
Washburn Institute of Technology launched a full-time, one-year construction equipment and diesel technology-training program to provide equipment dealers and other service providers experiencing technician shortfalls with qualified diesel service technicians. The program, which Case Construction Equipment and The Victor L.… Keep Reading
W.S. Tyler offering ‘The Rock Book’ in additional languages
W.S. Tyler released "The Rock Book" in Chinese, French and Spanish. The book was first released in 2012 in English. According to W.S. Tyler, the new language editions include the latest technologies, definitions and specification tables for screening, washing and… Keep Reading
NSSGA to debut AGG1 webinar series
NSSGA is launching a webinar series to make some of its most popular AGG1 Academy classes available online, as well as offer brand-new sessions to the industry. The first AGG1 online webinar, on performance optimization and measurement, will take place… Keep Reading
Mine safety and health conference debuts this spring
The inaugural Northeast Mine Safety and Health Conference is taking place April 1-3 at the Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel in State College, Pa. The goal of the conference's executive committee, which is made up of 35 representatives from industry… Keep Reading
Off-road equipment lubrication to be discussed at Toronto event
The Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers (STLE) is hosting a two-day educational course on best practices in lubrication in the mining and resource sector Feb. 26-27. The course will be held at the Sheraton Hotel Convention Centre in Toronto,… Keep Reading
Promoting aggregates to next generations
Evan Hartley, a chemistry teacher at Bishop Hartley High School in Columbus, Ohio, knew little about the aggregates industry before 2011. But Hartley gained new knowledge of aggregates two summers ago after participating in an earth and space science program… Keep Reading
MSHA, NSSGA reaffirm education, training alliance
MSHA and NSSGA will maintain their now 10-year-old alliance aimed at preventing injuries and illnesses at U.S. aggregates operations. Signed at MSHA’s headquarters on Dec. 7 in Arlington, Va., the agreement calls for the two organizations to work closely together… Keep Reading
