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• Mixer Driver Championship forms: ConcreteWorks 2010 - Charlotte, North Carolina.  This event will be held at the Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday Oct. 10, 2010
   

• OES - Spring Meeting: Minutes 31 March - 1 April 2010
  Click here to view minutes
   

• 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 Aug. 17 - 20  
    This course will be held in Silver Spring, MD.
     

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

• 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

  • The database designed to help motor carriers screen prospective hires officially went online Tuesday, May 11.

  • The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced that motor carriers and drivers alike now have access to the driver records available through the agency’s Pre-Employment Screening Program – dubbed PSP.

  • The database includes driver information collected from crash records for the previous five years and roadside inspection data from the previous three years – regardless of the state the crash or inspection occurred in. It does not include a driver’s record from a state department of motor vehicles.

  • Motor carriers are only allowed to access information on drivers who have applied for a job and signed a consent form. Click here for a release form provided by FMCSA in the motor carrier enrollment package. The recommended consent form restricts information that motor carriers can obtain from the PSP data.

  • The program does not allow motor carriers to retrieve records of drivers they currently employ, according to the PSP’s frequently asked question section.

  • Motor carriers are charged an annual fee and a per record fee per driver file accessed. Small motor carriers of 100 trucks or less are charged a $25 annual fee, and motor carriers with 100 plus trucks are charged a $100 annual fee. The fee per driver record is $10.

  • Once motor carriers have enrolled in the program, they can access driver records online here. Motor carriers can use a third-party service to do the driver screenings, which would give the third party the ability to retrieve driver records on behalf of the motor carrier.

  • Drivers have online access to their records available to motor carriers through the PSP, for the $10 fee per record. There is no annual fee for drivers checking their own records. Individuals can also obtain a free copy by filing a Freedom of Information request with the FMCSA; however, it will take much longer to receive the records.

  • If the records include an error, drivers must work through FMCSA to clear up the problem. The website for data correction is https://dataqs.fmcsa.dot.gov/login.asp.

  • For more information on the PSP, click here.

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

  • NRMCA is currently drafting comments to respond to the EPA on this issue.  Comments are due by 20 Sept. 2010.  Please forward any comments to David Ayers and Gary Mullings.

   

• NRMCA is attending a meeting with the US EPA on 13 July for a Public Meeting with interested stakeholders for NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule
   

• NRMCA was contacted by officials in the Massachusetts Department of Energy and Environmental Affairs about including Green-Star Certification in the Massachusetts Leading By Example Program.
   

• The 2010 NRMCA Environmental Excellence Award contest has started and will end on July 15, 2010.  Click here for an entry form.
   

• EPA to update emission standards for industrial boilers
   

• Upcoming Courses & Webinar Opportunities:
   

  • WEBINAR:  Green-Star Auditor Certification | Jul. 21, 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 #115:    MMC Materials - Jackson, Mississippi; 1st Green-Star plant in the state of Mississippi

  • Green-Star Plant #116:    Chandler Concrete - Burlington, North Carolina

  • Green-Star Plant #117:    Aggregate Industries - Fergus Falls, Minnesota

  • Green-Star Plant #118:    Aggregate Industries - Wahpeton, North Dakota

  • Green-Star Plant #119:    Aggregate Industries - Grand Forks, North Dakota
    
    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 is preparing submission comments on how this will effect the rmc industry. Comments are due by 23 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:  Hearing Conservation I July 22, 2010

  • WEBINAR:  Mixer Backing Accident Prevention Program I July 28, 2010

  • WEBINAR:  Successful Strategies for Warning Customers About Cement Burns I Aug. 4, 2010

  • WEBINAR:  Front-End Loader Safety I Aug. 10, 2010

  • WEBINAR:  Highway Work Zone Safety I Aug. 19, 2010

  • WEBINAR:  Power Line Safety I Aug. 25, 2010

  • 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