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IAAP Update Newsletter
July 2010
Aggregate Operations Exempted
From Proposed Federal Mine Safety Legislation
On Wednesday, July 21, the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee held a
hearing to review and approve H.R. 5663, the "Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and
Health Act of 2010". At the outset of this hearing, Congressman George Miller
(CA-7), the Committee Chair, offered an amended bill including language totally
exempting the aggregates industry from H.R. 5663. A stunning victory for the
aggregates industry! . . . more

Aggregate Producers Meet with Joe Main
On June 24th, IAAP members and staff, along with their colleagues from Indiana,
Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee, met with Joe Main, Assistant
Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health in Erlanger, Kentucky. Ron Gray
(Kentucky Crushed Stone Association) and Pat Jacomet (Ohio Aggregates and
Industrial Mineral Association) handled the logistical details for this event.
Terry Browning (Vulcan Materials Company), John Head (Continental Placer, Inc.),
Annick Maenhout (Prairie Aggregates), Jim Papenhausen (RiverStone Group, Inc.),
Jim Van Briessen (William Charles Construction – Materials Division) and IAAP
Executive Director John Henriksen represented Illinois producers. Joe Main’s
group included acting Metal/Non-Metal Administrator Neal Merrifield as well as
Mike Davis (MSHA Southeast District Manager), Ed Lopez (MSHA South Central
District Manager) and Steve Richetta (MSHA North Central District Manager). . . . more

IAAP Golf Outing and Dinner -- Monday, August
9, 2010
The IAAP’s Annual Golf Outing and Dinner is set for Monday, August 9, 2010, at
Panther Creek Country Club and Piper Glen Golf Club in Springfield, Illinois.
The scramble format utilized at both courses makes our Annual Outing a fun,
relaxed event. . . .
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August is Meet and Greet Month at Your Pit,
Quarry or Place of Business
The Transportation for Illinois Coalition (TFIC) has scheduled its first
congressional visits for the 2010 August Congressional recess: August 9 through
September 10.
IAAP Member Boughton Trucking & Materials, Inc. will be hosting a tour for
Congresswoman Judy Biggert (R-13) on August 4, at 9:30 a.m., at its quarry north
of Plainfield, Illinois. After the quarry tour, our group will then head into
Naperville for a luncheon hosted by the Naperville Chamber of Commerce.
On August 11, from 11:45 to 1:00, TFIC will be hosting a lunch for Congressman
John Shimkus (R-19) at the Lake Pointe Grill in Springfield, Illinois. After
lunch, interested participants will have an opportunity to visit a road project
near Pawnee, Illinois, under construction by United Contractors Midwest, a
member of the Associated General Contractors of Illinois. . . .
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Understanding MSHA’s Concerns: Open House or
Mine Tour Events
An IAAP member mining company, having recently conducted an open house at their
operation, was paid a visit by an MSHA field office supervisor. This courtesy
call was meant to review mine safety procedures the company should follow when
conducting an open house or mine tour. What this mine’s plant manager learned
will be very helpful for any mining company to consider before staging an event
where members of the general public will be invited onto the mine property and
allowed to witness aggregate mining and processing activities. . . .
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2010 TFIC Annual Meeting
The 2010 Transportation for Illinois Coalition Annual Meeting will be held on
Monday, September 13 at the Wojcik Conference Center, William Rainey Harper
College in Palatine, Illinois. As outlined in the following agenda, the meeting
begins with an address by Congressman Jerry Costello and will continue
throughout the day. The Illinois Association of Aggregate Producers is a
Platinum Sponsor of this year's Annual Meeting. For that reason, the IAAP has
been allocated 4 free registrations. If you would like to attend this year's
event, and want to claim one of these free registrations, please give us a call
at the IAAP. . . .
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IAAP
Community Relations Award
You know that aggregate operations are an important asset to any community, but
do members of your community know this? A company should continually strive to
remind the community of its importance by enhancing its image while
demonstrating good corporate citizenship. In short, aggregate operations must
work to achieve solid community relations.
The IAAP Public Information and Education Committee (PIE) has developed the
Community Relations Award to recognize Producer Member companies whose community
involvement and support activities have enhanced the public’s perception of the
member’s aggregate operation and the aggregate industry in general. By doing so,
the IAAP hopes to encourage more and continued public outreach efforts by its
members. . . . .
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Take a Look at the MSHA Alerts
Site
The IAAP has partnered with other Midwestern aggregate associations to create a
website dedicated to achieving highly effective safety programs. Its core
function is to provide a forum where mine safety professionals can share and
discuss current MSHA initiatives. Its primary goals are two-fold: 1) keep
members aware of the latest MSHA actions; and, 2) provide the safest workplace
possible through cost effective compliance. . . .
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IAAP Calendar. . . .
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