AsphaltPro: The Blog
Feb 10, 2020
Volvo Renews Million Ton Guarantee for Pavers
Volvo Construction Equipment is bringing back its Million Ton Guarantee, a North American after-purchase program that gives customers of Volvo 7000 Series asphalt pavers manufacturer support for the replacement of […]
Feb 10, 2020
CalAPA Publishes Plant & Paving Safety Checklists
The CalAPA Southern California Paving Contractor Committee has published a number of safety checklists for asphalt pavement project managers, paving crews and plant operators. According to CalAPA, the checklists cover […]
Feb 07, 2020
50 Years of OSHA
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched a new webpage marking the 50th anniversary of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the […]
Feb 07, 2020
CPWR Offers Resources to Combat Opioid Epidemic
The construction industry has been hit particularly hard by opioids, with state-level studies finding that construction workers are six to seven times more likely to die of an opioid overdose […]
Feb 06, 2020
U.S. Department of Labor Revises National Emphasis Program to Reduce or Eliminate Worker Exposure to Silica
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has established a revised National Emphasis Program (NEP) to identify and reduce or eliminate worker exposures to respirable crystalline […]
Feb 03, 2020
$760 Billion Infrastructure Funding Framework Introduced in the House
A joint infrastructure funding framework issued on January 29 seeks to invest $760 billion over five years on the nation’s infrastructure, including roads, bridges, transit systems, railways, airports, ports, and more. […]