Pit & Quarry, December 2016

An Inside Look MINER SAFETY AND RECOGNITION A s we head into the winter months aggregate producers throughout most of North America must take special precautions to ensure the health and safety of their workers With that in mind the Mine Safety Health Administration MSHA issued its annual Winter Alert message The agency reminds mine operators and miners to pay special attention to seasonal changes that may affect both surface and underground work environments The risk of underground coal mine explosions increases every winter as do hazards associated with ice and snow that collect at surface facilities and preparation plants says MSHA chief Joe Main The agency cites limited visibility slippery walkways and freezing and thawing highwalls that may contribute to mishaps during the winter months A similar warning from the agency last year noted that potentially hazardous tasks at mines and quarries in the fall and winter include disassembling conveyors accessing pumping stations rebuilding crushers and screens rigging equipment towing equipment and winterizing sand washing facilities Throughout MSHAs Winter Alert campaign mine safety and health specialists will regularly visit operations around the country to heighten awareness to the changing conditions that take place during winter And enforcement personnel are distributing materials that focus on best practices for performing miners jobs in cold weather Tribute to miners The U S Congress has designated Dec 6 as National Miners Day to honor the contributions and sacrifices of miners both past and present The date commemorates the worst industrial mine accident in American history when in 1907 362 miners died owing to a mine explosion in Monongah West Virginia Today more than 350000 miners extract dozens of diverse minerals from the earth including coal gold copper Darren Constantino EDITOR IN CHIEF The U S Congress has designated Dec 6 as National Miners Day to honor the contributions and sacrifices of miners both past and present silver granite limestone salt sand and gravel Main says Each day working with the mining community we look for ways to make mining safer and healthier Recognizing that we all still have more work to do on this sixth anniversary of Miners Day we can report we have made progress on mine safety and health since Congress dedicated that day in 2009 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 330 533 6804 dconstantino@ northcoastmedia net SENIOR EDITOR Kevin Yanik 216 706 3724 kyanik@ northcoastmedia net ASSOCIATE EDITOR Megan Smalley 216 363 7930 msmalley@ northcoastmedia net DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT EDITOR Allison Barwacz 216 706 3796 abarwacz@ northcoastmedia net MSHA THE LAW COLUMNIST Michael T Heenan michael heenan@ odnss com AGGREGATE FORECAST COLUMNIST David Chereb david chereb@ sc marketanalytics com MARKET INSIGHTS COLUMNISTS George Reddin greddin@ fminet com Scott Duncan sduncan@ fminet com WESTERN U S CORRESPONDENT Loretta Sorensen GROUP PUBLISHER Rob Fulop 216 706 3741 rfulop@ northcoastmedia net ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Dino Vitanza 216 706 3744 dvitanza@ northcoastmedia net PRESIDENT CEO Kevin Stoltman 216 706 3740 kstoltman@ northcoastmedia net V P FINANCE 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 216 706 3779 ktraum@ northcoastmedia net GRAPHIC DESIGNER Courtney Townsend 216 363 7931 ctownsend@ northcoastmedia net PRODUCTION SERVICES MANAGER Terri Johnstone 216 978 9622 tjohnstone@ northcoastmedia net SR AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Antoinette Sanchez Perkins 216 706 3750 asanchez perkins@ northcoastmedia net MARKETING MANAGER Scott Gebler 855 460 5502 x7932 sgebler@ northcoastmedia net MARKETING SALES MANAGER BUYERS GUIDE Chloe Scoular 216 363 7929 cscoular@ northcoastmedia net DIGITAL OPERATIONS MANAGER Bethany Chambers 216 706 3771 bchambers@ northcoastmedia net WEB DEVELOPER Jesse Malcmacher 216 363 7925 jmalcmacher@ northcoastmedia net LIST RENTAL Antoinette Sanchez Perkins 216 706 3750 asanchez perkins@ northcoastmedia net REPRINTS Brett Petillo Wrights Media 877 652 5295 bpetillo@ wrightsmedia com BUYERS GUIDE INQUIRIES 216 363 7929 cscoular@ northcoastmedia net CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING 216 706 3744 dvitanza@ northcoastmedia net SUBSCRIPTIONS CUSTOMER SERVICE Phone 847 513 6030 Fax 847 763 9694 Web www pitandquarry com subscribe 4 PIT QUARRY December 2016 pitandquarry com