The Conveyor - Spring Issue 2022

A publication of the California Construction and Industrial Materials Association

Spring Issue

Safety Issue

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FEATURE STORY

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MEMBER NEWS

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SAFE WORKPLACE PRACTICES

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2022 SPRING ISSUE

TABLE of CONTENTS 4

CHAIRMAN'S LETTER

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PRESIDENT & CEO MESSAGE

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FEATURE STORY

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Safety Should Come Before Urgency Welcome to the New Normal Should Read Opportunity Knocks

Northgate Ready Mix - North Bay Concrete Company Provides High Quality Materials and Exceptional Customer Service

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LEGISLATIVE

12

MEMBER NEWS

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SPRING THAW

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SAFE WORKPLACE PRACTICES

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POWERED HAULAGE

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ASSOCIATION NEWS

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RECLAMATION SUCCESS

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NATIONAL NEWS

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California Raises the Stakes for Workplace Safety Compliance with New Penalties CEMEX USA to Donate 101 Acres of Land to Mount Diablo State Park 2022 Spring Thaw Safety Conference Knowing the Requirements for PPE Hazard Assessments

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Now is the Time to Improve Haulage Safe Practices CalCIMA Members Sponsor California Days Event at Calico Ghost Town Cache Creek Conservancy Rich in History, Aggregates and Education News from National Associations

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Northgate Ready Mix plant in Windsor, CA / Photo provided by Northgate Ready Mix.

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CHAIRMAN'S LETTER Safety Should Come Before Urgency The theme for this quarter's Conveyor Magazine is safety. Given the nature of our industry, safety has been and likely will always be the first and last thing many of us think about during the course of the workday.

I personally have been very fortunate to work for companies that prioritize employee safety above any other metric. Everyone goes home every night and no one gets hurt.

No amount of money made or time saved is worth even the most insignificant injury. Here are three important factors to consider to prevent injury on the job site: Behavior - The role played by managers and supervisors sets the tone for employee behavior. The manager that does not wear their seat belt will not inspire equipment operators to wear theirs. The supervisor that does not have on their hard hat, steel-toed boots and other PPE will set a standard that these not required. The foreman that fails to lock out and tag out a conveyor to make urgent repairs, models behavior that can easily result in serious injury or death.

Urgency should never change the appropriate behavior.

Training - In the current employment environment there can be a sense of urgency to fill vacant positions whenever possible

and get those employees in the work force immediately. However, every position requires certain skill sets to perform the job correctly and in many cases more importantly how to do it safely. Even the most skilled and knowledgeable employee needs to be correctly trained when working with a new piece of equipment or system.

Urgency should never supersede training.

Leadership - If leaders don't believe employee safety is their first priority, don't model the appropriate behaviors, and don't invest the necessary time, money and energy in the needed skills, training, safety processes, and procedures, and equipment, then employees will not take it seriously either. Then employees from the engineer planning for major plant improvements, the plant manager, dispatcher in the scale house and the laborer-using shovel will not take it seriously either. Urgency should never stop from leading those that follow us in the right direction. n

Sincerely,

Martin Hansberger Director of Technical Services, Holliday Rock CalCIMA Chairman

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PRESIDENT & CEO MESSAGE Welcome to the New Normal Should Read Opportunity Knocks As 2022 unfolds with a post-COVID business climate and culture, there is a lot of talk about the “new normal.” Every organizational guru is writing articles about what the “new normal” looks like, or about embracing the “new normal.”

I would challenge us all to look at it differently: Opportunity is knocking.

The government’s handling of the COVID pandemic, as significant a challenge as it has created for our industry and quite literally everyone, has actually given us an opportunity for a reset that gives a chance to refocus our efforts and improve procedures and relationships.

We have a genuine opportunity to innovate, and a very real opportunity to consider looking at how we engage in the regulatory and legislative space differently to achieve success and the sustainability of our industry.

We certainly know we have a full queue of challenges to engage on, including another pivotal election year, air quality regulations and increased carbon consciousness, environmental product declarations, and sophisticated agendas from the institutional environmental NGOs also seeking to reset the system.

With great challenges come unique opportunities, we should maintain the courage and vision to chart our own path with intentionality. We have never been stronger as a unified construction and industrial materials industry with the “Complete CalCIMA” model.

And we have never faced a better set of circumstances - from the federal and state governments that want to see more production of our construction and industrial materials, to robust infrastructure spending that will fuel strong markets over the next several years, to the innovations of CalCIMA members who

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continue to meet the needs of today while planning for tomorrow.

In all, we are well positioned to embrace and succeed as we create our industries’ “new normal.”

An important area for us as CalCIMA staff to focus on has been the challenging environment in which we advocate for the sustainability of our producers, and your priorities. While the President has lifted all mask mandates at the federal level, many offices and officials, both elected and regulatory in Washington and here in California, continue to choose to not meet in person, or under limited circumstances where there are assurances on vaccinations and testing.

With our member’s leadership, we will continue to seize the opportunity to innovate.

We will continue to evolve our skills in virtual advocacy efforts, and find new ways to embrace the realities of today’s culture as we advocate for our needs. The economy does not exist without us providing its foundation, literally, and in many cases we are part of the answer to many of the challenges faced by California.

Please join us at our 2022 Legislative Summit on April 26-27 in Sacramento. We will be holding an in-person Government Affairs Committee meeting to discuss the legislation and regulations we are working on; hearing from state lawmakers on legislation impacting the sustainability of our industries, what they’ve learned in the process, the priorities they are championing, and how we can make a difference. n Sincerely,

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FEATURE STORY

NORTHGATE READY MIX North Bay Concrete Company Provides High Quality Materials and Exceptional Customer Service

By Julia Maldonado, Communications Coordinator, CalCIMA / Photos provided by Northgate Ready Mix

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hen Troy and Dean Soiland purchased Northgate Ready Mix in 2010, they had a vision: Strive to provide the best customer service possible, while also revamping and expanding the company.

What began as a small three-truck, five-employee business soon grew into a 30+ truck, 30+ employee business.

Operating in Windsor and Sonoma, California, Northgate Ready Mix is a family-owned and operated concrete supplier that distributes its product and services throughout the North Bay. The company works on a wide variety of projects from residential homes, to bridges, to commercial buildings.

Northgate Ready Mix is environmentally conscious and takes every chance it can to use its resources. “We have always sought to reuse and up-cycle at every opportunity,” Troy said.

“We have developed markets

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that allow us to reuse all our returned and leftover concrete by crushing it back into 1” minus and shipping it to job sites as base rock or in trench fill mixes.

We are always trying to innovate and make the most of the resources at our disposal.”

Additionally, the company reuses the rinse water on-site, as well as remakes leftover concrete into landscape blocks.

What has contributed to the company’s success? “Service, service, service!” Troy said.

Northgate Ready Mix has acquired a personal relationship with each of its customers.

Whether it be placing an order, or checking the status of a project in process, Northgate Ready Mix has built up a reputation for putting clients first. The company also attributes its success with its customers due to its good service, reliability, first-class equipment, good product, and accommodating dispatch.

Above: Troy Soiland is the owner of Northgate Ready Mix. He purchased the company in 2010.

Below: Northgate Ready Mix fleet.

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Left: Northgate Ready Mix pouring Santa Rosa Junior College's new olympic sized swimming pool.

Above Left: Mixers pouring piers in Cotati.

Above Right: Mixers pouring a house foundation.

“What brings me the greatest satisfaction as a company owner is when a customer comments regarding the professionalism of our company,” Troy said. “We take great pride in providing excellent service and demanding a quality product. These represent our values.”

However, it wasn’t easy to earn these customers. Market acceptance and penetration is one of the biggest challenges Northgate Ready Mix has faced. Marketed as a “locally sourced, quarry rock, ready mix company,” the company had to adapt to using crushed The Conveyor • 2022 Spring Issue

rock in mix designs. When county administration shut down mining in the river, local quarries began to offer high-quality rock needed in ready-mix.

“It was a challenging experience to figure out mix designs that would pump and finish properly using this new rock,” Troy said. “Over the years, we figured it out and customers became more open to using us on projects.” As time went on and the company became more comfortable with the new aggregates, Northgate Ready Mix became involved in many community projects in the North

Bay. Some notable projects and services include volunteering for ballfield improvements at Magnolia Park in Rohnert Park, helping build an affordable housing project in Cotati in collaboration with the local Engineering Contractors Association, and supporting the Miracle League project and Polly Klaas Community Theatre in Petaluma.

With a high priority for exceptional customer service and utilizing high quality products, Northgate Ready Mix is making its mark not only within the concrete business, but also within its community and environment. n 9

LEGISLATIVE

California Raises the Stakes for Workplace Safety Compliance with New Penalties

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r By Abby Harrington, Associate at Fisher Phillips

he California legislature was busy this past session, passing a number of bills including SB 606, a bill created to bolster existing California workplace safety laws. SB 606, effective January 2022, significantly enhances Cal/OSHA’s scope of enforcement and creates additional penalties for employers. In particular, SB 606 creates two new categories of violations – “Enterprise-wide Violations” and “Egregious Violations” – subject to the same penalty as willful or repeated violations. Here is what employers need to know about this new workplace safety law so your organization can be prepared for the changes ahead.

ENTERPRISE-WIDE VIOLATIONS SB 606 will have a large impact on employers with multiple worksites. This new law creates a presumption that an employer has committed an “enterprise-wide” violation, or a violation at multiple worksites, if Cal/OSHA finds that either: • The employer has a written policy or procedure that violates section 25910 of the Health and Safety Code, any standard, rule, order or regulation; or • Cal/OSHA has evidence of a pattern or practice of the same violation or multiple violations committed by that employer involving more than one of the employer’s worksites.

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can be cited for worksites that have not been inspected, based entirely on a written policy at one of the employer’s worksites.

EGREGIOUS VIOLATIONS Cal/OSHA has also introduced “egregious violations” that can lead to exponential penalties for employers. According to the new law, each employee who would be exposed to the violation would be considered a separate violation for fines and penalties.

Cal/OSHA can find that an employer has committed an “egregious violation” for any of the following: • The employer, intentionally, through conscious, voluntary action or inaction, made no reasonable effort to eliminate the known violation; • The violations resulted in worker fatalities, a worksite catastrophe, or a large number of injuries or illnesses; • The violations resulted in persistently high rates of worker injuries or illnesses; • The employer has an extensive history of prior violations; • The employer has intentionally disregarded their health and safety responsibilities; • The employer’s conduct, taken as a whole, amounts to clear bad faith in the performance of their duty to provide a safe work environment; or • The employer has committed a large number of violations so as to undermine significantly the effectiveness of any safety and health program that might be in place.

SUBPOENA POWER Additionally, SB 606 provides Cal/OSHA with new subpoena power. The new law provides the agency with the authority to “issue a subpoena if the employer or related entity fails to promptly provide the requested information.”

This would allow Cal/OSHA to enforce a subpoena if the employer did not provide requested information within a reasonable amount of time. The law does not define what a “reasonable amount” of time may be.

NEXT STEPS FOR EMPLOYERS Employers with multiple worksites should ensure that their written policies and procedures are up to date. You should review all policies and practices to ensure compliance with all Cal/OSHA standards including an Injury and Illness Prevention Program (IIPP).

As employers know, no policy is effective without full involvement from employees, supervisors, and management, proper and prompt identification of the issues the policy applies to, and adequate training. This is especially important in light of the new law.

Do not hesitate to reach out to your workplace safety attorney with compliance questions or how to develop an effective plan. n The Conveyor • 2022 Spring Issue

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CEMEX USA to Donate 101 Acres of Land to Mount Diablo State Park

By Laura Kindsvater, Communications Manager, Save Mount Diablo / Photos by Scott Hein

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CEMEX USA announced on February 17, 2022 that after six years of collaboration and discussion, the company is intending to donate 101 acres of undeveloped land to the State of California that are expected to become part of Mount Diablo State Park.

The tract of land that is intended to be donated is located close to CEMEX’s Clayton Quarry in Clayton, California, and borders Mount Diablo State Park.

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deer, birds, and protected species such as the Alameda whipsnake. A portion of the Black Point Trail, which has been popular with hiking enthusiasts at the park for decades, also runs through the property. All contribute to a high conservation value for the community.

“Clayton Quarry has been part of the fabric of the Clayton community for more than 70 years,” said CEMEX USA Regional President—California Region Francisco Rivera. “CEMEX is proud to make this contribution to the region as an extension of the state park system for the community to enjoy.”

“We have been working with, and encouraging, CEMEX for years to protect this 101-acre parcel, and the Black Point Trail on it, as the land is rich in conservation values. Thus, we applaud CEMEX for formally announcing its commitment to donate this property to Mount Diablo State Park, which is contiguous to the land. The land’s protection will be a great benefit to our local communities including our native flora and fauna,” said Ted Clement, Save Mount Diablo Executive Director.

CEMEX USA will continue to work with California State Parks to complete the donation process. n The Conveyor • 2022 Spring Issue

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SPRING THAW

2022 Spring Thaw Safety Conference

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Willa Perlmutter (Stoel Rives) reviews MSHA's pending new rule on haulage safety.

LET’S TALK ABOUT SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE CalCIMA held its first in-person Spring Thaws since the pandemic began in early 2020. Hosted in Sacramento on March 16 and Ontario on April 12, the 2022 Spring Thaws had a great turnout featuring a wide variety of speakers and topics.

The Spring Thaws began with a moving poem and slide show by Terry Tyson with Insight Services and Presentations for fallen miners.

Highlights of the Thaws included talks from the Mine Safety & Health Administration, Cal/OSHA’s Mining & Tunneling Unit, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health on their current policies.

Also, featured were Vulcan Materials talking about new technology for haulage safety, Stevens Creek Quarry and a panel of members talking about customer truck safety, National Ready Mixed Concrete Company on driver safety around concrete pumps, Stoel Rives LLP on upcoming haulage safety rules, Graniterock and Sespe Consulting on safety certifications, Bridgestone Tires on tire safety, Valero on the Voluntary Protection Program, Insight Services and Presentations on returning to a post pandemic workplace.

And, there was more! This year included time devoted to sharing safety tips, which led to lively discussions. For instance, Willa Perlmutter, with Stoel Rives, LLP, shared that it is always a good idea to check your hard hat for its expiration date.

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Terry Tyson (Insight Services and Presentations) recites a poem and a candle ceremony to remember fallen miners.

CalCIMA would like to thank the Safety & Health Committee, and particularly its chairs, Meghan Neal, PW Gillibrand, Mike Herges, Graniterock, and Matt Smiley, Ford Construction, for putting together the 2022 Spring Thaws!

We would also like to thank the exhibitors and sponsors: Exhibitors: • • • •

American Crane and Training, Inc. Envirotech Services, Inc. Command Alkon Mapistry

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We would also like to recognize Terry Tyson, who is retiring from doing the Spring Thaw this year.

Thank you Terry for the many great presentations on safety and collaboration!

Thank you to all who attended, and we look forward to seeing you at the Education Conference this fall. n The Conveyor • 2022 Spring Issue

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SAFE WORKPLACE PRACTICES

By Charley Rea, Director of Communications, Safety & Technical Services, CalCIMA

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ard hats, safety goggles, gloves, boots, respirators, earplugs, and lanyards are among the common safety clothing and equipment used at CalCIMA member aggregate, industrial mineral, concrete and asphalt operations. Known as personal protective equipment (PPE), they are what keep loader operators, mixer drivers, haul truck drivers, lab technicians, weighmasters, and maintenance and repair personnel safe every day.

But, PPE is only as good as it relates to a hazard and the condition it is in. To address this, Cal/OSHA has specific standards to ensure PPE is always up to date and appropriate for the potential hazard.

Called “PPE hazard assessment” it is found in Section 3380 (f) of the General Industry Safety Orders.

While the regulations have been in place for over ten years, we thought a review might be worthwhile, including the requirements, training, and documentation.

The standard first requires that employers conduct an assessment.

Specifically, the employer has to “assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present,” which require the use of PPE. This assessment has to be documented in a “certification of hazard assessment.” This document needs to be specific to the workplace evaluated, the certifier, and the date of the assessment.

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assessments, they should reflect the current PPE equipment and practices used at the facility,” said Meghan Neal, Director of EHS for PW Gillibrand Co., Inc. and co-chair of CalCIMA’s Safety & Health Committee.

For those wondering what to look for in an assessment, a list can be found in Appendix A of the standard. It includes potential hazards, such as impact, dust, light, motion, chemicals, sharp objects, pinch points, and plant layout. It also covers aspects of the PPE, such as fit, adjustment, and maintenance. Finally, there is specific information for equipment to protect eyes, heads, feet, and lungs.

“Additionally, there are other resources and checklists available that are helpful, such as Cal/OSHA’s Model Injury and Illness Prevention Program for High Hazard Employers. Operators can also prepare job hazard analysis for each task,” said Matt Smylie, Ford Construction Co., Inc. and vice chair of the CalCIMA Safety & Health Committee.

So, once the assessment is completed and, if it determines that PPE is required, then the employer needs to do 3 things:

1. Select and have each affected employee use the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment.

2. Communicate selection decisions to each affected employee; and, 3. Select PPE that properly fits each affected employee.

The standard is clear that defective or damaged PPE equipment cannot be used.

Training is an important part of the standard. It specifies that the employer train employees to know the following: 1. When PPE is necessary 2. What PPE is necessary 3. How to properly put on (don), take off (doff), adjust, and wear PPE 4. Limitations of the PPE 5. The proper care, maintenance, useful life and disposal of the PPE. Importantly, it is not enough to provide the training, but the employee has to demonstrate understanding and competency in the use of the PPE for the appropriate work situation. If an employee does not appear to understand or demonstrate the The Conveyor • 2022 Spring Issue

‘employees shall be safeguarded with PPE as required by the General Industry Safety Orders,’” noted Neal.

Due to the fundamental role PPE often plays in safe workplaces, operators should make sure PPE and its use is appropriate for current hazards.

skill to use the PPE, then retraining is required.

However, this retraining requirement also applies more broadly. It also applies when there is a change in the work conditions, previous training is obsolete for the PPE equipment or hazard, or the employee’s action indicates they don’t understand use of the PPE. Again, the employer needs to document through a certification that the training has occurred and for what subject.

Of course, safe workplace practices are more than standards and documentation. It is the practical efforts undertaken by all employers and employees to work safely.

“For instance, to encourage PPE usage, have it readily available and easy to access. A few dust masks kept in a cabinet near dusty areas, ear plugs available in noisy parts of a plant or having supervisors keep a few of these items in their company vehicle helps to make PPE use easier,” recommends Terry Tyson, a safety consultant with Insight Services and Presentations.

“For members with mining operations, it should be noted they are not required to document the certification of hazard assessments, but the Mine Safety Orders in Section 6980 say The Conveyor • 2022 Spring Issue

More information on PPE is available on the federal OSHA website at www.osha.gov/ personal-protective-equipment or the CalOSHA website for PPE as it relates to specific hazards at www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/puborder. asp#IIPP n

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POWERED HAULAGE

Now is the Time to Improve Haulage Safe Practices r By Charley Rea, Director of Communications, Safety & Technical Services, CalCIMA

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s CalCIMA members know, there has been a huge emphasis from the Mine Safety & Health Administration the past few years on reducing accidents from what is referred to as “powered haulage equipment.”

This emphasis is not surprising since the past two years have seen the most fatalities nationwide related to powered haulage nationwide since 2006. Fortunately, none of these have been in California, but we thought it would be good to review resources available to mine operators and situations to watch for.

Powered haulage covers a lot of the activities at surface mining operations. It begins with the fact that there are a lot of moving parts and equipment at mine sites.

And, that there are a lot of visual obstacles, whether large stockpiles, large crushing plants, miles of conveyors, difficult haul roads, unstable ground, and many trucks on-site that are not part of the mining operation.

It includes a variety of equipment and machines—front end loaders,

scrapers, haul trucks, and conveyors—moving rock, sand, and overburden at a mine.

There are a lot of hazards that relate to it, too. It is managing traffic patterns at operations so large haul trucks aren’t running into pick-up trucks or people. It is ensuring that vehicles avoid going over cliffs and highwalls or running into crushing and sorting equipment, and that drivers are careful and vehicles maintained.

It is about avoiding overhead power lines or turning off electrical supply. It can be as simple as putting on a seat belt.

It entails a great deal of planning at the operations. “When developing safety plans for mobile equipment, a good practice would be to involve operators of the equipment during the planning process with site leadership. This may include traffic patterns, parking areas for large equipment, pedestrian areas, and other similar issues. Since they operate the equipment day in and day out, they may be the best persons on site to point out best practices at the site,” says Terry

Tyson, a safety expert with Insight Services and Presentations.

Communication techniques among the workforce and management are also critical, to know the hazards, blind spots, changing conditions at the mine, and proper signals.

“The use of handheld radios or citizen band (CB) radios to notify heavy equipment operators when vehicles or ground personnel are entering their area is another form of communication. High visibility personnel protective equipment (PPE) should be used to make personnel on the ground more visible to equipment operators and adding better visibility to light duty vehicles with reflective badging and/or whips are best practices,” says Meghan Neal, Director of EHS for P.W. Gillibrand Co., Inc., and co-chair of the CalCIMA Safety & Health Committee.

To address the trend in haulage accidents, MSHA has conducted targeted inspections and increased focus during its regular inspections. In addition, MSHA has undertaken a number of actions,

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including a Safety Stand Down last July to focus on powered haulage.

The agency has also rolled out a new series of guidance to assist mine operators. These include best practices on Powered Haulage Collision Prevention, Collision Warning and Avoidance Systems, and Proximity Detection Collision Warning.

MSHA estimates that the act of using a seat belt more often would save 3 to 4 lives a year. MSHA has a handy one-page brochure on best practices for Seat Belt Safety. A 10-page white paper provides a list of options, including warning devices, engineering controls, and administrative actions to increase seat belt usage.

For conveyor safety, MSHA has available best practices for avoiding Conveyor Entanglement Hazards and Conveyor Belt Guarding.

To better reach management and employees, MSHA has a new series of videos on powered haulage safety, including safety tips, how to engage mine employees in haulage safety, and belt conveyor safety.

In addition to the specific training resources available, MSHA and its district office in Vacaville conduct periodic training calls for the mining community to update best practices. These materials are posted on MSHA’s website.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) also has technical information available on haul truck safety, dump site safety, and hazard identification software.

CalCIMA, too, has resources available for mine operators, particularly those focused on the delivery trucks that drive into a mine site to pick up materials.

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drivers may be unfamiliar with the site, and there is no knowledge on the condition of their vehicles. CalCIMA has standardized signs for mines to place, as well as brochures and training. These are available on CalCIMA’s or MSHA’s website.

The concern for powered haulage safety has become so serious that MSHA is proposing additional rules to address it. While the details are still being worked out, mine operators can expect it will entail more planning, more training, encouragement for better technology, and more emphasis from the agency during inspections.

“The current safety campaign at MSHA, Take Time Save Lives, provides an additional opportunity for mine operators to focus on powered haulage safety,” says Mike Herges, Director of Safety at Graniterock and co-chair of the CalCIMA Safety & Health Committee. “It is focused on ensuring that employees are fully trained and able to take the time to follow best safety practices that can prevent accidents. There is no better time to review the safety resources available on powered haulage,” said Herges.

The MSHA resources can be found here https://www.msha.gov/taketime-save-lives The NIOSH resources can be found here www.cdc.gov/nioshmining/ researchprogram/index.html The CalCIMA resources can be found here www.calcima.org/tools n

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CalCIMA Members Sponsor California Days Event at Calico Ghost Town r By Brian Hoover, CMS / Photos provided by Sarah Alvarado

Visitors check out the booths at California Days festival held at Calico Ghost Town this past February.

Mining began in California in the 1800s when the U.S. government encouraged westward expansion to survey the land for valuable resources. California is referred to as the “Golden State” for its history of gold production in the 19th and 20th centuries. California is a state fortunate to have plentiful and varied mineral resources. As of 2018, As of 2018, there were 739 mineral operations in California that produce 23 different commodities including being the sole producer of boron and rare earths. California is also a leading producer of aggregates, cement, diatomite, feldspar, pumice, soda ash and other industrial minerals and metals. California produced approximately $4.7 billion worth of non-fuel minerals in 2020 as they continue to be one of the largest mining states.

CalCIMA members continue their ongoing efforts to inform and 20

educate the public on the exciting evolution of minerals in California.

As a part of this effort, CalCIMA members recently sponsored, attended and displayed educational booths at the premiere of California Days at Calico Ghost Town. California Days is a new festival that made its debut on February 19th and 20th at Calico Ghost Town in Yerma.

The event included numerous educational displays concerning California’s great minerals history.

The event also included contests and games, crafts for kids, a chuck wagon chili cook-off, live music and entertainment, and much more.

CalPortland's marketing and community relations manager Sarah Alvarado was one of several individuals representing their company at California Days.

“California Days offered CalPortland and other CalCIMA members like Cemex and Equinox Gold (Castle

Mountain Mine) an opportunity to tell our ongoing mining story,” Alvarado said. “Our booths served to highlight California’s history of minerals and its positive impact on our wonderful state.”

According to Alvarado, each booth was loaded with swag like water bottles and totes for the adults and candy for the kids. “We had a great time talking to the public for two days about what we mine and produce,” Alvarado said.

“At our CalPortland booth, we displayed historical photos of our Oro Grand plant and talked about mineral evolution through the years. One of our labs even made figurines of butterflies and dinosaurs out of concrete to hand out to the kids.” For more information on California Days, please visit parks.sbcounty.gov/ calico-california-days or call (760) 254-1123. n The Conveyor • 2022 Spring Issue

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RECLAMATION SUCCESS

Cache Creek Conservancy Rich in History, Aggregates and Education By: Brian Hoover, Editor By Julia Maldonado, Communications Coordinator, CalCIMA

Executive Director Nancy Ullrey takes CalCIMA on a tour of the Cache Creek Conservancy.

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ust 30 miles west of Sacramento in Yolo County is a hidden gem composed of nature, wildlife, and resources vital to the construction industry: Cache Creek, which flows down the coastal range to the Sacramento Valley. This area is preserved and restored by the Cache Creek Conservancy (CCC). But how did the CCC come to be?

The Cache Creek was formed thousands of years ago by geological activity and aggregate extraction in the creek began in the 1800s. The creek presented itself to be a valuable resource due to its large amounts of gravel that flows down. The aggregates are high quality, meaning that it requires little post-extraction production. However, the extraction activity did raise some concern.

“Right around the time of the environmental movement starting in the early 1960s, people began to worry a little bit about whether or not there was damage being done to the creek regarding the mining (extraction) activity,” said Nancy Ullrey, Executive Director of CCC.

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The “Gravel Wars” soon followed in the 1970s, where people were concerned about overmining the creek and an abundance of mercury into the surface water and eventually, our drinking water. At the same time, the state was developing the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA) and the Department of Conservation.

As a result of the differing opinions between stakeholders, the government, and aggregate producers, the parties worked together to decide what to do with the Cache Creek and came to an agreement after 20 years of discussion: Move aggregate operations off the creek channel and create a conservancy to manage the reclaimed aggregate sites.

Thus, the CCC was created.

The CCC’s mission is to restore and preserve the creek. “Part of the mining industry's (aggregate producers’) commitment through the county ordinance is that when they do an off-channel mining (extraction) site like the Cache Creek Nature Preserve, they do the initial restoration, and we (the CCC) augment that initial

restoration. I believe that all the aggregate companies have a commitment to doing that initial restoration work,” Ullrey said.

Four of CalCIMA’s members have contributed to the preservation and continuation of Cache Creek: Teichert, Granite Construction, Syar Industries, and CEMEX. Teichert contributed land for the Nature Preserve, while Granite has created an open space park, and others have discovered and donated fossils such as the mammoth hip bone named “Pedro” after the employee who found the fossil.

Another part of its mission is to provide opportunities for the community to get involved and educate them about the creek and its resources. There are community days for activities such as bird watching, finding bugs in the creek, hiking, spring cleaning days, art shows and more that provide hands-on experience. Cache Creek Conservancy also collaborates with the Tending and Gathering Garden, which “demonstrates the traditional land and plant management practices of California’s native people,” according to the CCC’s website.

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An overview of Cache Creek. The Cache Creek provides Yolo County with aggregate, a valuable natural resource to the construction industry.

Prior to Covid, students from Title 1 schools would visit the Cache Creek through the education program “Experience the Creek,” which is often their first time out in nature. Four thousand students a year would come through the Cache Creek for free because the program was supported by the aggregate producers’ gravel fees to the CCC. That program is currently on hiatus, but the CCC is looking to start it up again soon. Older students also come through Cache

Creek, and those from University of California, Davis and California State University, Sacramento do their internships not only to receive hands-on training, but learn about the aggregate productions, as well as connect with aggregate employers.

Aggregates from the Cache Creek area have been used in multiple big projects, including the rebuilding of San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake, the Golden 1 Center, Highway 505, parts of I-5,

Santa Clara Stadium, and several highways and buildings local to Sacramento. Cache Creek proves to be more than a rich-inaggregate-creek, but a place of education, experience and hands-on learning.

The CCC is open to the public Sunday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information on events and about the CCC’s mission, visit https://cachecreekconservancy. org/. n

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National Association News INDUSTRIAL MINERALS ASSOCIATION – NORTH AMERICA (IMA-NA) The Industrial Minerals Association will be hosting a meeting in Washington, DC, May 9th – 12th.

The program will feature speakers from key agencies impacting the minerals industry, including the SEC, FDA, DOI, EPA, DOT, and DOE, along with officials from the White House and key Members of Congress.

The afternoon of May 10th will offer the opportunity for participants to interact with Department of Labor Assistant Secretaries Chris Williamson (MSHA) and Doug Parker (OSHA) along with Deputy Assistant Secretaries Jeannette Galanis and Patricia Silvey from MSHA. The afternoon program will also feature an extended IMA/MSHA Alliance meeting. This Alliance is the longest partnership between the industry and MSHA spanning close to 20 years. It has been responsible for the creation of dozens of safety products that have been used broadly within the industry to promote best practices around safety and health. IMA members are always very quick to point out that “safety is never a competitive issue.” To view some of the Alliance’s safety products you can use these links: Powered Haulage, Conveyor Belts, Seat Belts, Guide to an Occupational Health Program for Silica.

NATIONAL ASPHALT PAVEMENT ASSOCIATION (NAPA) The National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) invites you to participate in the annual Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Fly-in, May 16-18.

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Congress to ensure your voice is heard on important issues affecting your business and the industry.

Following the 2021 passage of the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), industry leaders must keep the pressure on policy makers to fulfill the promised investment in American infrastructure. Attend the TCC Fly-In and legislative briefing to hear from administration and congressional leaders on the steps they are taking to ensure the priorities outlined in the IIJA are accomplished. To participate, register at TransportationConstruction Coalition.org/tcc-fly-in. For ongoing updates on IIJA/BIL, visit AsphaltPavement.org/IIJA. For more perspective on the law, read “From Bill to BIL” at AsphaltPavement.org/Magazine.

NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION (NSSGA) The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) is always proud to celebrate safety, which is a core value for our members. Therefore, last year in coordination with National Safety Month, NSSGA launched a micropodcast - Safety Shorts. This monthly podcast allows listeners to tune in at any time, including during a toolbox talk. From this series, listeners can hear safety tips, stories and lessons learned from industry guests. At the end of the podcast description are discussion questions tailored for each episode to utilize during safety discussions.

NSSGA has released 11 episodes over the past year, with topics ranging from distractions at the workplace to best practices with equipment. The podcast can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google or wherever you listen to

podcasts. We are always looking for folks to be featured on the show and share their safety story.

For more information or to be an upcoming guest, please contact Libby Pritchard with NSSGA. NATIONAL READY MIXED CONCRETE ASSOCIATION (NRMCA) Up Your Safety Game With Short, Quick Additions Ready mixed concrete producers employ safety and health programs aimed at reducing and eliminating workplace hazards and managing associated injuries and illnesses. These numerous safety programs can have burdensome training requirements.

In order to meet those training requirements and yet ease their burden, producers can augment their safety programs by utilizing the tailgate-talk style NRMCA Think First Monthly Safety Initiatives. The Think First Monthly Safety Initiatives are one-page documents featuring different industry-specific safety items relevant to seasons, current topics, or industry concerns. The initiatives are meant to be shared, used as a training tool, printed, posted, and distributed. The library of Initiatives currently includes more than 24 individual topics, with new topics highlighted each month.

Current topics range from hearing protection, to chute handling, backing accident prevention, night pours, good housekeeping, confined spaces, cement burns and many more. Topics can be found by visiting: https://www. nrmca.org/association-resources/ think-first-nrmca-safety/. n

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