Sources: LafargeHolcim, Chicago; CP staff LafargeHolcim has named Toufic Tabbara as chief executive officer of U.S. Cement operations. He arrives with more than 20 years’ experience in Lafarge North America and overseas ready mixed concrete, asphalt and gypsum businesses, and most recently oversaw similar operations, plus cement production, as Country CEO for Jordan, then Algeria. Tabbara holds undergraduate and graduate…
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Dump chassis rounds out Autocar construction truck series
Sources: Autocar LLC, Birmingham, Ala.; CP staff Autocar has added a third construction model in its Class 8 severe-duty truck series. The DC-64D Dump, assembled in Alabama and dubbed “Badass,” joins the DC-64M and DC-64P for concrete mixer and pump packages.
Read MoreFeds confirm wide berth for employer vaccination requirements
Sources: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; CP staff New Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidance and expanded technical assistance surrounding the pandemic indicate strong footing for companies treating Covid-19 vaccination as a condition of employment. Federal EEO laws, the agency notes:
Read MoreASTM aims for Q4 return to in-person meetings
Sources: ASTM International, West Conshohocken, Pa.; CP staff During its annual business meeting, staged virtually, ASTM International expressed optimism for October 2021 resumption of face-to-face committee meetings. Board Chair John Logar previewed the Society’s annual report, entitled “Resilience,” and cited the past year’s measures to support global health by offering no-cost access to standards used in personal protective equipment production…
Read MoreMarijuana consumption skews workforce drug test positivity rates
Sources: Quest Diagnostics, Secaucus, N.J.; CP staff The Covid-19 pandemic did not dampen workforce drug testing positivity for marijuana, which continued to increase last year in the general U.S. workforce, according to a new Quest Diagnostics analysis. Based on seven million-plus urine drug tests collected between January and December 2020, the overall rate of 4.4 percent was down only slightly…
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