Pit & Quarry, March 2015

Even as various rules start to become effective various stakeholders are still struggling to keep up with the continuously changing laws and compliance challenges This presentation will provide an overview of the key issues that employers should be focusing on now and discuss the latest updates Topics to be addressed include understanding if and when the employer play or pay mandate will apply identifying and quantifying the financial exposures under the ACA which requires properly identifying full time employees assessing advantages and disadvantageous of various potential compliance strategies determining the ability to comply with the new ACA information reporting rules Thursday March 19 7 30 9 A M TH41 Maximizing Conveyor Performance Industry Standards Versus Real World Applications Richard McConnell Flexco and Mike Cremeens Almax Group Attendees will hear a focused dialogue regarding AGG1 AGGREGATES ACADEMY EXPO belt construction stress and forces on belting transition distances operating versus rated PIW and splicing considerations This session is designed to be interactive with the participants contrasting manufacturers specifications with their real world experience Youll leave this session with a clearer understanding of the cause of events affecting conveyor performance and improved skills to resolve the issues TH42 Does Your Vibrating Equipment Need A Tune up Chuck Dricken Telsmith Inc Walk through multiple real world performance issues encountered in vibrating equipment State the issue explain how the problem is diagnosed detail the solution to the problem and share the results gained from the implemented solutions During the presentations mechanical and operating principles of vibrating equipment will be detailed as they correspond to the analysis of performance issues TH43 Sustainabilitys Impact On Customers For Aggregate Products Brian Barlow Barlow Strategic Sales Marketing While North America does not have an official certification process in place for sustainable aggregates producers need to know the ways their customers are embracing sustainability programs and how they can connect with these customers to help them meet their sustainability goals TH44 An Introduction To The Behavioral Leadership Organizational Culture BLOC Program Key Factors to Promote Safety Performance Production Dr Lori Guasta Safety Solutions International Inc Behavior leadership and organizational culture are key factors in promoting positive safety and production performance in the workplace An overview of the four topic areas comprising the BLOC program will be highlighted and attention given to the process of delivering the BLOC program and assessing a companys health and safety maturity through the use of a maturity model that considers seven health and safety dimensions leadership commitment strategic importance safety management system organizational buy in safety resources training and technology tools co p ource DRILLING ro i DRILLING TOOLS UNDERGROUND Brunner Lay Quality First since 1882 Whether you are drilling thru a mountain or a mole hill weve got a durable dependable solution for you If you need tools for construction mining or demolition were the only name you need to know Call 800 872 6899 or visit BrunnerLay com Your for www pitandquarry com March 2015 PIT QUARRY 33