Midwest 5, March 6, 2021

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Midwest Edition

March 6 2021 Vol. XXVII โ€ข No. 5

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โ€œThe Nationโ€™s Best Read Construction Newspaperโ€ฆ Founded 1957.โ€ 470 Maryland Drive โ€ข Ft. Washington, PA 19034 โ€ข 215-885-2900 โ€ข Toll Free 800-523-2200 โ€ข www.constructionequipmentguide.com

Inside

West Side Tractor Announces First Certified Rebuild Facility...12

Waukesha Water Utility

Volvo, Werk-Brau Help โ€˜Break Thruโ€™ Tricky Demolition...29

Heavy machinery on site includes a Komatsu excavator PC 650 LC 8; a Komatsu WA 470; Cat excavator 325 zero turn; American Auger 48/54-900 Quick/Split; Cat D5K LGP; and a Cat 950M loader for pipe installation.

By Cindy Riley SmithCo Conquers New Markets With Customized Solutions...69

Table of Contents.............4

CEG CORRESPONDENT

Construction crews in Wisconsin are working on a $286 million project thatโ€™s designed to provide safe, sustainable and reli-

able water for years to come. The city of Waukesha is under a court order to be in full compliance with federal drinking water standards for radium by September 2023. โ€œWaukeshaโ€™s current primary water source is a confined deep

aquifer,โ€ said Waukesha Water Utility General Manager Daniel Duchniak. โ€œThe aquifer is severely drawn down, due to years of use in southeastern Wisconsin. Recharge of the aquifer is limited by the shale confining layer, making long-term

Aggregate and Recycling Section......................29-45

Has OSHA Gone Overboard?

Attachment Section ...................................55-59

Generic COVID Workplace Guidance Considered Redundant, Impractical for Industry

Trucks & Trailer Section ...................................69-78 Business Calendar..........80 Auction Section ........82-91 Advertisers Index ..........90

By Lucy Perry

Both ARTBA and the AGC have concerns about the late-January executive order President Joe Biden signed regarding safe workplaces during the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance CEG CORRESPONDENT

follows Bidenโ€™s request that OSHA decide by March 15, 2021, whether an emergency temporary standard (ETS) is needed. The OSHA guidance details measures for limiting the coronavirusโ€™ spread in any workplace. see OSHA page 60

reliance unsustainable. Also, as aquifer levels have declined, the levels of natural contaminants such as radium have increased. โ€œWaukesha is outside of the Great Lakes basin, but is in a counsee PIPELINE page 68


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