Pit & Quarry, March 2013

AGG1 AGGREGATES ACADEMY EXPO public relations budgets have been slashed to the very bone This presentation will examine case studies from more than 50 years of firsthand experience to see how programs have been structured and implemented to minimize cash outlays while maximizing public acceptance for our industrial operations Track Management Business Development W46 Business and finance basics for plant leaders Session I Presenter Don Barkman The Business Center Description Many people in plant leadership positions plant managers superintendents and foremen must make business and financial decisions about their operations but have little formal training in this area The two sessions in this series will explain the commonly used terms and concepts that often appear to be accounting mumbo jumbo The emphasis is on understanding the story that numbers tell about the performance and health of a business not how to do accounting Session I explains the income statement and balance sheet including their terms and how they are organized and used The income statement reports sales and costs and shows profits The balance sheet shows what is owned owed and the claim of the shareholders Terms on one do not appear on the other WEDNESDAY MARCH 20 9 30 11 00 AM Track Safety Health W51 How to kill safety culture excellence Presenter Michael Brodock Caterpillar Safety Services Description Aggregate industry professionals face unique obstacles that can lead to failed safety programs and processes If left unidentified or allowed to linger by management such challenges will undoubtedly prevent an organization from attaining and sustaining safety and health excellence This presentation will identify potential obstacles to a zero incident culture outline strategies for developing corrective action to safety issues and explain effective ways to present the solutions to management and frontline employees Track Environment W52 Stone sand and gravel National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitting Presenter Terry Schmidt Skelly and Loy Inc Description A historical prospective of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NPDES permitting will be presented to provide attendees with a background and basic understanding of the governing laws and authority for program implementation Attendees will be guided through the NPDES permitting process including application preparation submission state and or federal review and permit issuance Particular attention will be given to evaluation and determination of presence or absence of contaminants of concern Attendees will be provided with an understanding of the process guidance through the web of NPDES permitting and will be provided with an approach to achieve NPDES compliance Track Plant Operations Production W53 Lean screening Maximizing production and average selling price Presenters Ron Kuehl Frank Harris and Tod Eberle Polydeck Screen Corp and Brent Ward APAC Description Increasing production has always been a priority for aggregate producers and in recent years the decrease in overall demand for aggregates has made it just as important for producers to increase their products average selling price ASP Producers that are able to make more products that are in demand and fewer products that are not have an advantage In Lean terms the goal is to reduce all types of waste This presentation will provide the attendees a framework they can implement to both evaluate their screening process and make process changes that are guaranteed to work Track Equipment Management Maintenance W54 Fleet production cost Presenters Fleet Production Cost Tim Noon Caterpillar and Tom Crawford TXI Description FPC allows users to simulate hauler cycle performance or examine projects in detail to accommodate unique on site hauling conditions variations in terrain operator skill and project layout Fleets of loading hauling and support equipment can be added to understand total impact on cost and productivity FPC also allows users to modify haul road profiles or other site conditions to examine the long term impact and the potential need for fleet changes Track Plant Operations Production W55 The centrifugal pump The heartbeat of a wet processing circuit Presenter Paul Ilott McLanahan Corp Description An overview of best design practices of pump circuits How getting a pump circuit right can give long term cost savings in power and wear Track Management Business Development W56 Business and finance basics for plant leaders Session II Presenter Don Barkman The Business Center Description Session II builds on the fundamentals discussed in Session I It shows how the accounts on the income statement and balance sheet interact with each other and how managing one can affect the other It will also explain the difference between profit and cash and how cash flows into and out of a business Attendees in Session II should attend Session I or already know what it covers WEDNESDAY MARCH 20 2 00 3 30 PM Track Community Relations W61 Case study Modern Day Mining Presenters Jill Shackelford Summit Materials LLC retired Richard W Schneider Buda Area Chamber of Commerce retired Molly Cagle Baker Botts LLP and W Shayne Woodard State Government Affairs Consultant Description This unique case study will analyze the legal strategy public relations community outreach permitting and legislative process for a highly contested greenfield site Attendees will hear from stakeholders on all sides of the issue The chair of an organized neighborhood opposition group will share his story of opposition and cooperativeness in a contested permitting case and a former business owner will share her story of educating communicating and working with the facilitys neighbors The legal and legislative arm and strategy for modern day permitting will be discussed 26 PIT QUARRY March 2013 www pitandquarry com