Addressing a new Occupational Safety and Health Administration standard governing the use of cranes and derricks in construction, NCCCO has published what it calls “the definitive guide to personnel qualification requirements” mandated by the rule
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Crsi Issues Position On Leed Credits For Reinforcing Steel
In response to increasing implementation of sustainability rating systems, the CRSI board of directors approved a position on LEED credits for reinforcing steel at the group’s 86th Annual Conference in Naples, Fla.
Read MoreFree Webinar: Ãcoal Ash As Hazardous Waste?Œ — Concrete Industry Responds To Epa Proposals
During a live webinar, American Coal Ash Association, Citizens for Recycling First, National Precast Concrete Association and National Ready Mixed Concrete Association representatives will discuss possible challenges facing ASTM C618-grade fly ash users confronted by a proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule
Read MoreHanson Structural Delivers Near-Record, 195-Ft. Girders For Design-Build Team
Railroad right-of-way and a need for rapid, single-operation construction drove the choice of prestressed concrete girders for Utah Department of Transportation’s EXPRESSLink project, adding six lanes to a critical Interstate 15 stretch and replacing four bridges
Read MoreVeneer Stone Comes Of Age
To recognize distinctive new and retrofit applications of members’ manufactured stone products, Masonry Veneer Manufacturers Association honored 19 projects
Read MoreEquipment & Products, August 2010
ENVIROGUARD-EQUIPPED FLEET EARNS DUFFERIN ENVIRONMENTAL KUDOS Dufferin Concrete’s entire fleet of 400-plus ready-mixed trucks in Ontario has been equipped
Read MoreJ&S Concrete Delivers First Slab Carrying New Fiber Spec
A 200-yd. order ready-mixed producer J&S Concrete dispatched to a warehouse site marks the North American debut of Raditeck AC 60 fiber. Ft. Mill, S.C.,
Read More2010 Power
Concrete fleets approach a new era as engine and truck manufacturers clear 2009 inventory and modify mixers, dumps and product-hauling vehicles for power and exhaust treatment packages meeting Environmental Protection Agency diesel emissions thresholds effective January 2010
Read MoreBerks Products’ Pink Panther On The Prowl For Cancer Cure
A ribbon-cutting ceremony at St. Joseph Medical Center in Bern Township, Pa., saw the unveiling of Berks Products’ Pink Panther mixer truck. The producer
Read MoreLafarge Subscribes To Green Cement Bond
Paris-based Lafarge Group has advanced commercialization of a magnesium oxide-based powder billed as a carbon dioxide emissions-reducing alternative to
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