An estimated 2 million construction workers in the United States have been exposed to respirable silica dust, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. That’s why OSHA’s Respirable Crystalline Silica standard requires that employers limit workers’ exposure to silica and take other steps to protect workers. “Silica dust appears in asphalt, concrete and rocks,” […]

PennDOT partners with paving contractors to place high-RAP mixes on the state’s low-volume roads

Kokosing Materials Inc. developed its field ID lockout/tagout program to make it easy for employees to follow best safety practices.

AsphaltPro spent time getting to know Illinois Asphalt Pavement Association (IAPA)’s Kevin Burke II and learning how IAPA promotes the asphalt industry in the state of Illinois.

A milling drum configuration unique to Wirtgen—along with the company’s Level Pro system—enabled micro milling and enhanced friction on the Formula 1 Circuit of the Americas (COTA) race track south of Austin, Texas.

Analysts have attempted to calculate the financial impact of violence in the workplace. Many of the statistics are calculations of the financial impact in the national aggregate, relying on workers comp reports, law enforcement reports, numbers compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, etc. Such a methodology arrives at a minimum cost of many tens […]

Blacklidge Emulsions looked at volumetrics and performance of plant-produced mixes with increasing RAP content and its rejuvenating product, ReGen.

The use of the RetroTek-M Dynamic Road Marking Retroreflector assists with the assessment of pavement conditions and performance of the Municipality road network.