Pit & Quarry, October 2015
LABOR SHORTAGE Several Braen Stone employees are certified merit badge counselors tour He says quarries and mines should invite local Scouting troops to their facilities to earn these badges Scouts are everywhere in the nation and quarries are everywhere in the nation he says There are opportunities for quarries to reach out to Boy Scouts to share about the mining industry Some quarries around the United States have already taken advantage of the Mining in Society merit badge as another way to educate the community on the aggregates industry Vulcan Materials Co s Carroll Canyon Quarry in San Diego has educated Boy Scouts for a few years Atisthan Roach Vulcans manager of public affairs and corporate communications says the Carroll Canyon Quarry has hosted a GeoDay for hundreds of Boy Scouts since 2009 to help them earn a Geology merit badge The name of Vulcans event was changed to Mining and Geology Day last year when Boy Scouts of America introduced the Mining in Society merit badge Roach says Boy Scouts who attend the event now can earn two merit badges At the event Vulcan sets up educational stations for the Boy Scouts where they learn about rocks how to interpret geologic maps conduct experiments on erosion and learn the names of heavy equipment Roach adds that Scouts also get to ride on trolleys around the Carroll Canyon facility to view the entire quarry Its a fun and safe way to shuttle the Scouts around the quarry to observe geology and equipment she says Vulcan MODEL RS cable operated SAFETY STOPC STOP C CONTROL For Emergency Shutdown of Conveyors UL CSA Certifed ISO 9001 Registered Explosion Proof Models Available One Control Provides 200 of Coverage Cannot be Accidentally Reset A Must for Safety Minded Operators Broken Cable Detection Models Available Division of Material Control Inc www conveyorcomponents com CONVEYOR COMPONENTS COMPANY 81067 4211 8002333233 FAX 8106794510 info@ conveyorcomponents com THE DIFFERENCE IS ACCURACY WEIGHLOG VUE Easy to Use 7 Color Touchscreen Wheel Loader Scale and Reverse Camera Wireless Load Reports via WiFi Email and 3G See your accumulated loads target loads customer name material and more Save Load Data to SD Card USB Memory Full Featured Scale for any Operation www loupelectronics com or 877 489 5687 58 PIT QUARRY October 2015 www pitandquarry com
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