IAAP Update Newsletter

January 2012

Fatality Free 2011 for Illinois Aggregate Producers
Congratulations go out from the IAAP Safety Committee to everyone working in the aggregate mining industry in Illinois for another Fatality Free year! Working together we ensured Illinois was again one of the safest places to be a miner. As in previous years, the Safety Committee will celebrate this achievement by conducting a hard hat sticker design contest awarding a $250 cash prize to this year’s winner. . . . more



May 15, 2012 IAAP Convention – Save the Date!
The IAAP’s 44th Annual Convention is scheduled for Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield, Illinois. As outlined in this year’s agenda, a key part of our program is a series of concurrent educational seminars focusing on the following topics . . . more



TFIC Report Shows Dire Need for Long-Term Federal Transportation Funding
The Transportation for Illinois Coalition (TFIC) has released a new report underscoring the importance of an adequately funded federal transportation bill. The TFIC report, compiled from state and federal data, tells the story of neglect and deterioration plaguing roads, bridges and transit systems around the state. To download the report, click on this link to the TFIC website:
http://tficillinois.org/TFIC%20Trans%20Report%20-%20final.pdf . . . more



Fixing our crumbling roads, bridges
SouthtownStar Editorial , January 11, 2012
Congress has been all but paralyzed for two years, making it tough to remember how things were when Congress “worked.”
For one thing, when regional groups such as the Transportation for Illinois Coalition made pleas for rational investment in the nation, Congress would pay attention. The coalitions researched issues, made presentations and took their case to Washington. As a result, money was appropriated to achieve the goal. Really. This is how things used to work. . . . more



MSHA’S Small Mines Office to Stay Open, As Is
In news sure to please operators of small stone, sand and gravel operations, U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration officials have signaled that the agency is reversing its effort to dismantle the Small Mines Office, which would have resulted in the six districts absorbing those resources. Instead, the agency will maintain SMO as it exists. This is a significant victory for aggregates operators, who worried that the independent provision of compliance assistance so crucial to grasping what’s needed for meeting standards and optimally managing for safety and health would evaporate. . . . more



House Kicks Off 2012; Senate Enjoys Last Bye Week
The U.S. House of Representatives returned to Washington Jan. 17 to convene the second session of the 112th Congress and to tackle many of the same unfinished – or merely extended – items that faced members in the final days of 2011. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) wants to move quickly on both the Federal Aviation Administration and surface transportation reauthorization bills to give the GOP something to tout on jobs creation. Also on the agenda is the short-term Social Security payroll tax cut that was reluctantly passed by the House after rejecting a bipartisan Senate agreement in the days leading up to Christmas. . . . more



2012 IAAP Education Foundation Scholarship Awards
The IAAP Education Foundation Scholarship Committee offers a program to strengthen the Illinois aggregates industry by promoting the education of worthy students seeking a career in this industry. Given the ever increasing costs of college education, the following information may be of interest to you and your family.
The IAAP Education Foundation plans to award up to four scholarships in 2012, each in the amount of $2,000. Each award is a one-year grant — recipients must re-apply to receive awards for subsequent years. Students seeking additional information and a scholarship application may find both by visiting the IAAP website at:

http://www.iaap-aggregates.org/education.htm. . . . more

Register Now to Attend Record-Breaking 2012 AGG1 / World of Asphalt Shows
The 2012 World of Asphalt Show & Conference and AGG1 Aggregates Forum & Expo will be held March 13-15, 2012 at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Both AGG1 and the co-located World of Asphalt have set exhibit space records, and leading manufacturers and service providers are already taking nearly 20 percent more combined space than at the last edition of the shows. . . . more

IAAP Grassroots Meetings
Please consider attending one or more grassroots meetings in 2012 hosted by the IAAP Legislative Committee. During each meeting, Illinois Department of Transportation regional engineers and staff will provide unique insights regarding upcoming local road and bridge building projects as well as challenges facing Illinois’ road program. You will also have the opportunity to meet State Senators and Representatives in attendance, as well as local county engineers, and hear about their
concerns. Don’t miss these important opportunities. All meetings begin at 4:00 p.m. and end at 6:00 p.m. For additional information and to download registration forms, go to the IAAP website at: http://www.iaap-aggregates.org/grassroots.htm. . . . more

IAAP Members Stay One Step Ahead of MSHA’s Enforcement Hammer
www.mshaenforcementalerts.com  
Were you aware MSHA believes not having readily visible signs prohibiting smoking and open flames posted at or near the hydraulic storage tank on the short head cone crusher and not warning employees of the hazard could lead to a fire/burn incident — and a citation for your company? Well, one IAAP member company was not — but now
every IAAP company has been made aware of this and many other MSHA actions because of the MSHA Enforcement Alerts website maintained by the IAAP in partnership with other aggregate associations across the country. . . . more

The Return of the MSHA Conference and SEC Reporting Requirements
Attorney Adele Abrams has written an article which takes a close look at potential pitfalls of preassessment conferencing with MSHA. Tina Stanczewski Esq., of the Law Offices of Adele Abrams, has submitted a timely and informative article about new SEC reporting rules for publicly held mining companies requiring disclosure of MSHA enforcement data. These articles are posted on the MSHA Enforcement Alerts website at: http://mshaenforcementalerts.com/conduct.php  . . . more

MSHA Spring Thaw / State Grants Safety Conference
March 6-7, 2012 — The Chateau Hotel — Bloomington, Illinois
Presented by the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and Illinois Department of Natural Resources-Office of Mines and Minerals (IDNR-OMM) at a new location in Bloomington, this 21st annual conference promises to be very informative with topics of critical interest to aggregate miners, supervisors and safety professionals in Illinois and surrounding states. For program details and registration form: http://www.iaap-aggregates.org/2012%20PDFs/brochure2012.pdf. . . . more

IDNR Aggregate Mine Safety Awards
The IDNR Office of Mines and Minerals will present safety awards in six divisions, five surface divisions and one underground division on Tuesday, March 6th at 1:00 p.m. during the Spring Thaw Safety Conference. The awards will be based on the lowest lost time accident frequency rate within each division, with the total employee-hours being the tie-breaker. The winners in each division will be notified in advance of the conference. In addition to the above safety awards, OMM will be honoring all operations that worked the calendar year 2011 without a lost time accident.
If your company did not receive a Safety Award form contact Art Rice, IDNR at 618-439-9111, ext. 237 or 618-218-4450. All entries must be received by February 6, 2012. . . . more

Invite Teachers From Your Community to Attend IAAP’s Rocks, Minerals & Mining Workshop
The IAAP’s Public Information and Education Committee will hold its 16th annual Illinois Teachers Workshop: Rocks, Minerals & Mining in Today’s Society at the University of Illinois in Urbana on July 16-18, 2012 Do you have a teacher in mind that could benefit from participating? Would you like to sponsor a teacher from a community near your operations? If so, please call the IAAP office and we will provide a sponsor form for your company and full-color informational brochures for you to pass along to teachers or school administrators in your community, even if your company does not sponsor a teacher. . . . more

Registration of Smaller Sources (ROSS) Program
As required by Public Act 097-0095, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Agency) has created a new ROSS Program that is believed to apply to more than 3,000 permitted sources which combined produce less than 1% of the air pollution in the State of Illinois. The program is intended to simplify air regulatory requirements by requiring sources with low emissions to register with the Agency rather than acquiring an air permit. It is important to note that although the source may no longer be subject to permitting requirements, the source must still comply with all applicable environmental laws and regulations. The ROSS regulation can be found at 35 Ill. Adm. Code 201.175. . . . more

Atlas Copco Receives Acclaim for Innovation and Sustainability
IAAP Member Atlas Copco, Commerce City, Col., has received international acclaim for its innovative and sustainable business practices. The latest honors include listings in Newsweek’s Green Rankings and Thomson Reuters’ Top 100 Global Innovators. . . . more

New IAAP Members

TDK CONSULTING INC.
891 Scoville St.
Beckemeyer, Illinois 62219
(618) 791-5068
Travis Koerkenmeier, President
(618) 791-5068 / trav46@hotmail.com
Derrick Koerkenmeier, Vice President
(618) 791-1812 /
d-koerkenmeier@hotmail.com
Kevin Schlautman, Treasurer
(618) 781-9265 /
kevin_schlautman@yahoo.com
Products/Services: Mine Construction, Belt
Vulcanization, Electrical and Mechanical
Maintenance, Dredge Services, and Lignite
Removal.

BOLINGBROOK MINING COMPANY, LLC
2000 West 135th St.
Bolingbrook, Illinois 60490
(815) 439-5760 / FAX: (815) 439-5761
Robert Bright, Manager
(630) 417-1548 / bobsr@rabright.com
Ben Kuhajda, Controller
(815) 733-0564 / benk@rabright.com
Plant Location:
Plant One (Will County)
2000 West 135th Street
Bolingbrook, Illinois
Shipping Facilities: Truck
Materials: Sand & Gravel, Stone
Products: Concrete Aggregate, Bituminous
Aggregate and Recycled Concrete

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