Pit & Quarry, October 2017

PITANDQUARRY COM An Inside Look he forthcoming nomination of a former coal executive for the top position at the Mine Safety Health Administration MSHA comes as a bit of a disappointment for the aggregate industry Between coal and metal nonmetal mining the metal nonmetal T sector thats comprised of aggregate producers and others is by far and away the one that makes up the majority of the mining industry MSHA regulates In fact more than 90 percent of the 13089 mines MSHA oversaw in 2016 are in the metal nonmetal sector Additionally nearly 75 percent of the 318723 miners in the industry serve the metal nonmetal sector according to MSHA Yet a representative from the coal sector will again be leading the agency On the bright side for aggregate operations David Zatezalo President Donald Trumps nominee for the MSHA post has a producers background albeit in coal So Zatezalo at least has an understanding from a producing companys standpoint of the working relationship between MSHA and the mining industry Thats one potential plus Consider too that Joe Main the agencys last assistant secretary of labor arrived at MSHA after a long career representing the United Mine Workers of America The relationship between Mains MSHA and mine owners and operators could be described as contentious among other things While mining fatalities have been trending downward the feeling among a number of aggregate producers is that the agency has been more like an adversary in recent times than the safety partner theyd like MSHA to be Perhaps the nomination of Zatezalo will Kevin Yanik EDITOR IN CHIEF improve the tone of the agency industry relationship The National Stone Sand Gravel Association NSSGA for one is eager to find additional ways to partner with MSHA moving forward Our industry has a demonstrated commitment to safety and a track record of positively working with MSHA says Laura ONeill Kaumo NSSGA senior vice president of government and regulatory affairs We look forward to working with the new administrator once confirmed Although Zatezalo is expected to be at the top of the nations mine safety and health agency the MSHA chief will eventually build a team of high ranking leaders upon whom he can lean The placement of a crushed stone sand and gravel stakeholder on that team would be a positive takeaway for the aggregate industry The beat goes on One takeaway for readers of this particular edition of Pit Quarry is that the publications parent company North Coast Media NCM is donating a portion of its October revenues to cancer research NCM launched the cancer research initiative in 2014 as a means to help researchers pursue cancer causes and cures Although October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month NCMs donation will help researchers find causes and cures for all types of cancer P Q North Coast Media LLC 1360 E Ninth St Suite 1070 Cleveland OH 44114 Phone 216 706 3700 Fax 216 706 3711 EDITOR IN CHIEF Kevin Yanik 216 706 3724 kyanik@ northcoastmedia net EDITOR Darren 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