training
Best practices: Equipment maintenance
Wade Lippert of Kolberg-Pioneer shares several best practices on creating a strong equipment maintenance program at your aggregate operation. Keep Reading
Command Alkon to host training, technology conference
The Command Alkon Training & Technology Conference starts Oct. 31 in Atlanta. Keep Reading
Virtually here
Some of you baby boomers and Gen Xers might recall your teenage years, drivers ed class, behind the wheel of a vehicle simulator. I use the word “simulator” loosely, as it was more like sitting behind a toy steering wheel… Keep Reading
Video trains operators on Cat K Series loaders
Caterpillar produced a training video for operators of Cat K Series large wheel loaders. Keep Reading
MSHA: Mining deaths drop to all-time lows
Preliminary Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) data indicate that 28 miners died in 2015 in work-related accidents at U.S. mines. That figure is down from 45 in 2014. The 28 represent the fewest number of mining deaths ever recorded… Keep Reading
P&Q University Lesson 13: Safety & the Environment
Building an Environmental Management System (EMS) might sound like an overwhelming task for a smaller organization, but it doesn’t have to be. Taken in steps it’s a job that small- and medium-sized organizations can tackle. Let’s take you through the… Keep Reading
Keeping youths away from quarries, mines
People sometimes trespass into quarries and mines throughout the summer. The Express-Times based in Lehigh Valley, Pa., published an editorial Aug. 25 about actions quarry owners should take to deter trespassers. Hiring personnel as quarry monitors and adding video surveillance are… Keep Reading
MSHA offers online program to report injuries, accidents
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) created an interactive, online training tool to help mine operators and contractors comply with federal regulations to report accidents, illnesses and injuries. Part 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations requires mine operators… Keep Reading
RAM adds Advanced Vibration Technology course to program
R. A. McClure (RAM) added a one-day Advanced Vibration Technology course to its educational program, following its Premier Surface Blasting course Sept. 9-11. According to the company, this training program targets a growing need for companies operating in high liability… Keep Reading
