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		<title>Store Tools Out of Harm’s Way</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The operator’s station on the paver and the screed platform can get overrun with tools and supplies in a hurry. While you must have different hand tools available all the time, you must keep the ladder clear for safety reasons. You don’t want stray tools falling off the screed and onto/into the fresh and fluffed <a href='http://theasphaltpro.com/safety-spotlight/store-tools-out-of-harms-way' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Plant Safety Tips from Astec Industries</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some HMA plant safety tips from the researchers and engineers at Astec Industries to help your safety director with his next toolbox talk. Know what to do in an emergency. Make sure employees know exit routes and a predetermined assembly area in the event of an evacuation. Follow established rules, procedures and safety <a href='http://theasphaltpro.com/safety-spotlight/top-10-plant-safety-tips-from-astec-industries' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Here’s How to Heat Your Own Endgate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:47:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heated metal allows hot asphalt material to glide off of paving components more easily than cold metal. This is one of the reasons wise paving consultants around the globe recommend crew members heat the tractor before paving begins. Even a warm-mix asphalt will perform better coming off a heated screed than a cold screed. It’s <a href='http://theasphaltpro.com/paving-how-tos/heres-how-to-heat-your-own-endgate' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Paving Basics Make a Better Job</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:39:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paving basics start before you call for a haul truck. To keep segregation—both material and temperature segregation—out of your project, clean up the paver. As you can see in the pictures on page xx, the push roller bar on the front of the paver can get gummed up with asphalt mix during the paving shift. <a href='http://theasphaltpro.com/paving-how-tos/paving-basics-make-a-better-job-2' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Manage Aggregates Easily</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our business is relatively simple, but there are a zillion details. The aggregate quality can’t be fixed at the asphalt plant; good materials have to be delivered and then tracked. The old adage of garbage in, garbage out holds true. You want quality going in. And you want to keep track of quality all the <a href='http://theasphaltpro.com/production-how-tos/manage-aggregates-easily' class='excerpt-more'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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