Pit & Quarry, March 2015
AGG1 AGGREGATES ACADEMY EXPO This presentation will take a look at equipment and methods to reduce the dust escaping from belt conveyors As environmental legislation continues to evolve it is clear that effective dust management technologies will play an important role in mineral production W54 Value Reclamation Planning Rick Hoehn and Lyndon Hart Hoehn Landscape Architecture LLC At its most basic level reclamation is defined as the conversion of wasteland into a suitable condition However value reclamation planning extends this definition as the conversion of wasteland into the highest and best uses suitable for a sites post mining condition Using the case studies of two recent Baltimore County quarry reclamation projects this presentation will explain the process used to unlock the economic value and community benefits of these retired quarry sites via location specific reclamation planning W55 Electrical Safety On The Water John Sonny Lightsey DSC Dredge LLC Safe operation of electrical equipment on the water like dredges and floating conveyors requires proper equipment selection installation and operating practices This presentation outlines MSHA s and NECs electrical requirements and some of the current best practices that exceed these standards and reduce the chance of on electrical related injury or equipment failure Differences in protection schemes for low medium and high voltage sources and the benefits of each of these are discussed in detail W56 Assuring The Successful Continuation Of Your Family Business Leon and Terrance Resnick Resnick Associates In understandable language business owners will learn needed tools and strategies in the areas of business succession and wealth preservation and eventual transition of assets with special focus on their business Typically the more successful business owners become they also become more vulnerable Accordingly techniques will be discussed showing how to combat those vulnerabilities and assure that the successful business remains just that successful W57 Attracting Young People Into The Industry Demographics Are Against Us Julian Smallshaw Institute of Quarrying and Mark Osbaldeston Centre for Mineral Products Professional Development The industry has an aging workforce We need to attract young people into the aggregates sector Using our proven knowledge of running a successful apprenticeship program we will demonstrate how we can combine vocational and theoretical elements to create a course specifically aimed at preparing young people for supervisory roles W22 Communicating With The Media The Public Paul Rhynard Sean Douglas Communications This session will help attendees understand the fundamental principles of communicating with the media and public when it matters most From community outreach to crisis management best practices its important to understand these principles before you need them The risk of not understanding them often means playing catch up in an emergency while trying to balance your organizations many other priorities Design Construction of Fines Recovery Equipment Doing What We Do Best HIGH RATE THICKENER PLATE FRAME PRESS FRACTIONATOR VERTICAL DURABILITY CELL SUPER CUTTER HYDRO CYCLONE DEWATERING SCREEN 2015 Providing Solutions Come See Us at Booth 1842 Learn More Call 866 616 9351 or Visit www azfab com Baltimore Maryland March 17 19 2015 30 PIT QUARRY March 2015 www pitandquarry com
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