Training

Sexual harassment and misconduct seem to be present in every industry. You train your workers on its definition and what to do if an employee is a victim. Rarely do employees report incidents. When they do, it could cost your business time and money to resolve an issue. Some persons choose to leave employ rather […]

For the asphalt industry, bringing new workers on board could be as simple as encouraging the women of the construction world to stand up and get noticed. Of course, asking women to stand up and get noticed in business is anything but simple. In the summer of 2017, Asphalt Pavement Alliance National Director Amy Miller, […]

One of the best ways to ensure you make money on your next project is to give your foreman time to execute the project properly from start to finish. The foreman for the job needs information about the job, as well as access to the job site, before the job begins. When you equip him […]

Do unto others as you would have others do unto you applies to recruitment practices. For example, is the poaching of employees from other companies allowed? Is it ethical? Given today’s employment market, it is harder and harder to retain a competent workforce, stay in business and prosper. In such an environment, many employers may […]

In 2017, AsphaltPro magazine launched an online course that I consulted on to give paving crews training and education. It’s packed with the “paving do’s” for each member of the crew and for the crew as a team. Now let’s take a few pages in the magazine to review the Top 10 Paving Don’ts. These […]

Editor’s Note: Beginning in 2018, AsphaltPro magazine is offering readers a new column to help when training employees at the plant or in the field. This back-to-basics series will give rudimentary—yet useful—tips and tricks for working in the lab, running the plant and paving a quality mat successfully. For this month’s production-related theme, we’re starting […]

Do you see a plume of blue smoke when introducing large percentages of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) to your continuous mixing process? If you still see blue smoke when introducing high percentages of RAP to your production process, you may be allowing the binder in the RAP to encounter the flame. Solution: Introduce RAP/FRAP differently.When […]