Source: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Following an October 2012 inspection, OSHA has alleged 21 serious and three other-than-serious violations at the Tricon Precast Ltd. plant in Houston.
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Utility Group: Coal ash rule likely set for EPA 2014 agenda
Sources: National Concrete Masonry Association, Herndon, Va.; CP staff
Conferring with Utility Solid Waste Activities Group officials in Washington, D.C., NCMA Government Affairs staff reports that the Environmental Protection Agency is poised to issue a final Coal Combustion Residuals management and disposal rule late next year.
Read MoreASTM E06 charters Building Safety Subcommittee
Source: ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pa. ASTM Subcommittee E06.75 on Building Safety in the Construction Life Cycle, charged with developing standards related to safe working environment, plus protection of people and property in the construction life cycle, will hold a premier meeting April 16 in Indianapolis. The gathering will take place alongside many other ASTM Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings…
Read MoreSummit Materials closes on Westroc, Lafarge Wichita assets
Sources: Summit Materials, Washington, D.C.; CP staff
Ending a one-year drought of announced concrete and aggregate deals, Summit Materials has acquired Utah’s Westroc Inc. and certain Lafarge North America assets in Kansas.
Read MoreSeismic design standard improves structural steel competitiveness
Sources: American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), Washington, D.C.; CP staff
Scheduled for development by year’s end, AISI S400, North American Standard for Seismic Design of Cold-Formed Steel Structural Systems, will provide what promoters contend is a growth opportunity for their building methods.
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