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• OES - Safety Task Group: Quarterly Webinar - Minutes 13 Aug. 2010
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• OES - Spring Meeting: Minutes 31 March - 1 April 2010
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• OES - Safety Task Group: Quarterly Webinar - Minutes 7 Jan. 2010
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• OES Committee Meeting: Minutes 17 Oct. 2009
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• Green-Star Working Group Meeting: Minutes 18 Oct. 2009
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• Click here to view minutes from previous meetings/webinars/conference calls
   

• Upcoming Courses & Webinar Opportunities:  
   

  • NRMCA Plant Manager Course I Dec. 2010
    This course will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana; registration link is not yet available

   

• FMCSA Releases Safety Management System to Motor Carriers

  • Producers can view their Carrier data (click here)

  • Data Preview Guidance (Frequently Asked Questions) (click here)

  • Safety Management Methodology (click here)
     

• The new DOT CSA 2010 flyer along with a few of the more common questions and answers. A must read for anyone involved in safety and training.
   

• DOT Issues Rule Requiring Electronic On-Board Recorders for Truck and Bus Companies with Serious Hours-of-Service Violations

  • New rule requires problem truckers to use electronic recorders
     

• FMCSA pre-employment screening program goes live

• Coal Combustion Residuals (Fly-Ash) - Proposed Rule

  • NRMCA is currently drafting comments to respond to the EPA on this issue.  Comments are due by November 19, 2010.  Please forward any comments to David Ayers and Gary Mullings.

   

• EPA sets new emission limits on Cement Plants

  •   When fully implemented in 2013, EPA estimates the annual emissions will be reduced: ·         Mercury – 16,600 pounds or 92 percent

    ·         Total hydrocarbons – 10,600 tons or 83 percent

    ·         Particulate Matter – 11,500 tons or 92 percent

    ·         Acid gases – (measured as hydrochloric acid): 5,800 tons or 97 percent

    ·         Sulfur dioxide (SO2)– 110,000 tons or 78 percent

    ·         Nitrogen oxides (NOx) – 6,600 tons or 5 percent

  • Mercury in the air eventually deposits into water, where it changes into methylmercury, a highly toxic form that builds up in fish.  People are primarily exposed to mercury by eating contaminated fish. Because the developing fetus is the most sensitive to the toxic effects of methylmercury, women of childbearing age and children are regarded as the populations of greatest concern.

  • EPA estimates that the rules will yield $6.7 billion to $18 billion in health and environmental benefits, with costs estimated at $926 million to $950 million annually in 2013. Another EPA analysis estimates emission reductions and costs will be lower, with costs projected to be $350 million annually.
     

• Upcoming Courses & Webinar Opportunities:
   

  • WEBINAR:  Green-Star Auditor Certification | Sept. 30, 2010
    This Webinar is required for auditor accreditation.
     

  • WEBINAR:   Identification of Environmental Aspects and Impacts | Aug. 26, 2010
     

  • WEBINAR:   Establishing & Measuring Environmental Goals | Aug. 26, 2010
     

  • NRMCA Environmental Course I Dec. 2010  This course will be taught in Silver Spring, MD.  Registration Link is not yet available
     

• New Green-Star plants in the last 2 weeks:

  • Green-Star Plant #125:    Jack B. Parson Companies, an Old Castle Company - Ogden, Utah; 1st Green-Star plant in the state of Utah

  • Green-Star Plant #126:    Aggregate Industries - Manassas, Virginia
    
    Congratulations to all of the plants for having a comprehensive environmental management system!
     

• OSHA - Proposed Subtitle D Revisions including ladders, walking and working surfaces and fall protection - NRMCA submitted comments on how this will effect the rmc industry on 11 Aug. 2010.
   

• OSHA Penalty changes (Spring/Summer 2010) - Summary letter from OSHA covering proposed changes to inspection policy and monetary penalties.
   

• Michaels’ Congressional Testimony Points to Discrepancies between OSHA and EPA Fines and Criminal Penalties
   

• Upcoming Courses & Webinar Opportunities:
   

  • WEBINAR:  Accident/Incident Investigation Techniques I Aug. 31, 2010
     

• OSHA Recordkeeping Forms
   

• Safety Course Update:
  The NRMCA Safety Course is now offered in a webinar format. Contact David Ayers for more information.
   

• VA OSHA Regulation on Reverse Signal Operation for Construction
   

• OSHA Letter mandates High-Visibility Garments for road construction workers
   

• 2009 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices – High Visibility Apparel