Pit & Quarry, April 2013
www pitandquarry com North Coast Media LLC 1360 E Ninth St Suite 1070 Cleveland OH 44114 Phone 216 706 3700 Fax 216 706 3711 EDITOR IN CHIEF Darren Constantino 216 706 3747 dconstantino@ northcoastmedia net MANAGING EDITOR Kevin Yanik 216 706 3724 kyanik@ northcoastmedia net SAFETY EDITOR Carl R Metzgar cmetz46840@ aol com LAW EDITOR Michael T Heenan michael heenan@ odnss com AGGREGATES FORECASTER David Chereb dc@ davidcherebgroup com WESTERN U S CORRESPONDENT Loretta Sorensen MIDWEST U S CORRESPONDENT Bill Elverman PRINT ELECTRONIC ADVERTISING PUBLISHER Rob Fulop 216 706 3741 rfulop@ northcoastmedia net NATIONAL SALES MANAGER Dino Vitanza 216 706 3744 dvitanza@ northcoastmedia net CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER Dino Vitanza 216 706 3744 dvitanza@ northcoastmedia net PRESIDENT AND CEO Kevin Stoltman 216 706 3740 kstoltman@ northcoastmedia net V P FINANCE AND OPERATIONS Steve Galperin 216 706 3705 sgalperin@ northcoastmedia net V P GRAPHIC DESIGN PRODUCTION Pete Seltzer 216 706 3737 pseltzer@ northcoastmedia net ART DIRECTOR Kim Traum PRODUCTION SERVICES MANAGER Debbie Parker 216 978 9622 dparker@ northcoastmedia net AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Antoinette Sanchez Perkins BUYERS GUIDE INQUIRIES Fry Communications Inc 800 334 1429 pitquarry@ frycomm com LIST RENTAL Antoinette Sanchez Perkins 216 706 3750 asanchez perkins@ northcoastmedia net REPRINTS Mike McSorley Wrights Media 281 419 5725 mmcsorley@ wrightsmedia com SUBSCRIPTIONS CUSTOMER SERVICE Phone 847 763 4942 Fax 847 763 9694 Web www pitandquarry com subscribe Safety beyond the obvious W hen we think of injuries at an aggregates operation we usually think of the obvious the ones that cause immediate suffering Most fatalities at crushed stone and sand and gravel sites are caused by incidents such as powered haulage accidents falls and machinery related issues For that reason and others some of the most cited violations by the Mine Safety and Health Administration are for moving machine parts electrical conductors horns and back up alarms and construction and maintenance of guards But there are other causes of serious injuries that are not as easily recognized because the injuries occur over a long period of exposure These include chronic respiratory illnesses and hearing loss Respiratory conditions resulting from mining are usually associated with underground operations But they occur at surface mines too Hearing loss is another serious hazard Recently Vulcan Materials Co received the 2013 Safe in Sound Excellence in Hearing Loss Prevention Award from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health NIOSH in partnership with the National Hearing Conservation Association The award honors excellent hearing loss prevention practices in the work environment According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC Vulcan Materials was recognized for its commitment and implementation of a quality data driven hearing loss prevention program and has embraced innovative and cost effective noise measurement and control strategies Vulcan Materials is also leading advancements in noise monitoring strategies for mobile workers by integrating sophisticated technologies such as GPS and video into its noise measurement protocols The CDC says these novel approaches will benefit other industries and contribute to the goal of eliminating work related noise induced hearing loss This years recipients confirm that the benefits of noise control go far beyond the prevention of hearing loss and make good business sense as a safe and healthy workforce benefits workers employers and the U S economy says NIOSH Director John Howard SOME CAUSES OF SERIOUS INJURIES ARE NOT EASILY RECOGNIZED BECAUSE THE INJURIES OCCUR OVER A LONG PERIOD OF EXPOSURE Darren Constantino EDITOR IN CHIEF dconstantino@ northcoastmedia net 2 PIT QUARRY April 2013 www pitandquarry com
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