Pit & Quarry, January 2016

Safety the Law Continued from page 56 corded deference when a mine operator challenges a broad interpretation and sometimes not Courts ordinarily defer to enforcement agencies However there could easily be a case where the Eighth Circuits reasoning in the Loren Cook case could be applied to reject a citation issued under MSHAs guarding regulations Without regard to case decisions an employers concern day to day is the safety of the workforce Compliance with regulations does not guarantee workers will be safe Continuous vigilance for areas and activities that could suddenly become dangerous is essential When accidents are prevented no one dies No citations are issued And there is no need to spend years in court with an outcome uncertain P Q Legal editor Michael T Heenan is an attorney at Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak Stewart one of the nations largest labor and safety law firms He can be reached at michael heenan@ odnss com WWW PITANDQUARRY COM Our website is the industrys most useful online resource with news updated daily an Editors Blog Equipment of the Day an online Buyers Guide and extensive industry links DIGITAL EDITION iPAD APP View the electronic version of Pit Quarry magazine on your computer or use the Pit Quarry app for the iPad ADVERTISING INFORMATION Pit Quarry magazine is the leading information source for the aggregates industry and the market share leader among industry publications in terms of advertising sales If youd like to place advertising in Pit Quarry contact Group Publisher Rob Fulop at 855 460 5502 x3741 rfulop@ northcoastmedia net or Associate Publisher Dino Vitanza at x3744 dvitanza@ northcoastmedia net January Ad Index Advertiser Page Phone Website Am Cast Inc pg 32 888 993 2772 www amcastonline com Astec Industries pg 11 423 899 5898 www astecindustries com Atlas Copco pg 50 800 732 6762 www atlascopco us Austin Powder Co pg 33 216 464 2400 www austinpowder com AZFAB pg 23 866 616 9351 www azfab com B Tek Scales pg 38 330 471 8900 www b tek com Baldor Electric Co pg 27 479 646 4711 www baldor com Brunner Lay pg 17 800 872 6899 www brunnerlay com CL Dews Sons Foundry Machinery pg 21 877 339 7339 www dewsfoundry com Command Alkon pg 28 205 879 3282 www commandalkon com Cowin Company Inc pg 30 205 945 1300 www cowin co com Deister pg 3 260 426 7495 www deistermachine com Ecco Fab pg 37 877 926 1511 www eccofab com Elrus Aggregate Systems pg 13 888 535 7877 www elrus com Furukawa Rock Drill USA pg 22 800 527 2282 www frdusa com Haver Boecker pg 29 800 325 5993 www havercanada com Hillhead 2016 pg 49 44 0 115 945 3890 www hillhead com Hoyt Wire Cloth pg 35 717 394 6871 www hoytwirecloth com Instantel pg 52 800 267 9111 www instantel com J J Truck Bodies Trailers pg 45 800 598 8552 www jjbodies com James A Redding Co pg 39 814 444 7200 www jamesaredding com Jun Jin America pg 34 502 387 7644 www junjin us Kleemann Wirtgen America pg 9 615 501 0602 www wirtgenamerica com Libra Systems pg 52 215 256 1700 www librasystems com Lincoln Contracting Equipment Co pg 41 814 629 6641 www lincolncontracting com Luff Industries Ltd Inside Back Cover 61 888 349 5833 www luffindustries com MB America Inc pg 44 855 622 7874 www mbamerica com Metso Inside Front Cover 262 717 2500 www metso com Midwestern Industries Inc pg 40 877 474 9464 www midwesternind com Mincon pg 47 540 344 9939 www mincon com NSSGA pg 53 703 525 8788 www nssga org Ontario Stone Sand Gravel Assoc pg 51 905 507 0711 www ossga com Opticom pg 32 800 578 1853 www toughestvideocamera com Orica Back Cover 303 268 5000 www orica com Polydeck Screen Corp pg 48 864 579 4594 www polydeckscreen com Precision Pulley Idler pg 15 800 247 1228 www ppipella com Regal Beloit Corp pg 30 606 564 2477 www powertransmissionsolutions com ReichDrill pg 40 814 342 5500 www reichdrill com REMco pg 25 925 447 0805 www remcovsi com Schurco Slurry pg 53 904 356 6840 www schurcoslurry com SEW Eurodrive pg 31 864 661 1122 www seweurodrive com Shell Rotella pg 5 800 231 6950 www rotella com Syntron Material Handling pg 26 800 356 4898 www syntronmh com Systems Equipment Corp pg 34 563 568 6387 www systemsequipment com Tandem Products Inc pg 16 800 533 0509 www tandemproducts com Tecweigh pg 20 800 536 4880 www tecweigh com Terex Minerals Processing Systems pg 7 989 288 3121 www terexmps com Terex Washing Systems pg 43 44 0 28 87 718 500 www terex com washing World of Concrete pg 63 972 536 6379 www worldofconcrete com 60 PIT QUARRY January 2016 www pitandquarry com