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The construction/extraction industry ranks in the top five industry categories for the highest numbers of suicide, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Occupation and Suicide report. According to this article by Sally Spencer Thomas, the construction industry is a perfect storm of risk factors for suicide: the demographics of our workforce, the transitory nature […]

To perform pavement maintenance such as sealcoats, you need warm enough ambient and ground temperatures (and sunshine, of course) for the material to cure. If the day promises sun and ambient temperatures above 48 or 50 degrees, which should be no problem in August, it’s time to get to work. You can check with your […]

Numbers tell a story. They provide clarity, something measurable and something objective. This article from long-time plant manager Ken Monlux drives this point home for assessing, monitoring and possibly revamping plant operations, but let’s look right here at some specific types of numbers that can be used to boost the very selection of an asphalt […]

It’s August 19th and parents are on a deadline. When you step out of the work truck to perform a pavement repair, you become one more aggravation for them—if they even notice you. During this morning’s toolbox talk, remind crew members to stay visible and stay behind traffic cones. Even if your pavement repair isn’t […]

Did you now that construction workers accounted for more than 1/3 of all occupational heat-related deaths between 1992 and 2016, despite only making up 6 percent of the total workforce? Face it: YOU are at RISK. That risk continues to increase with each summer’s record-breaking temperatures. That’s why CPWR has released four new infographics (examples […]

Weiler has appointed Megan Weiler Green as Engineering Manager for the Knoxville, Iowa based manufacturer. Green joined Weiler in August of 2017 as in-house counsel and procurement manager. As engineering manager, Green will plan, organize and direct the company’s engineering activities to meet customer expectations for design, new product development and improvement of existing product […]