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Educate Your Employees To Save Money

Training Workshops are an Investment in Your Business. Better trained employees reduce downtime, reduce accidents, increase productivity, and save expensive equipment repair and replacement. One of the foundations of safe, bulk-materials handling begins with conveyor maintenance. Click here for our 'Conveyor Maintenance Training Workshop' brochure and learn how you can schedule time to save money, resources, and personnel.

How One Customer Solved A "Crushing Problem" with a MaxCap

How would you like to be "stuck" crushing limestone coved with clay? Read how one customer accomplished this task using the superior features of the MaxCap Primary Impact Crusher. Soon they were having no problem producing nearly 100% minus 3" in open circuit - with no plugging! Read The Story....

The GreyStone Aggre-Saver - the ONLY Combination Dewatering Screen and Screw Available

The GreyStone Aggre-Saver is One Of A Kind in the Aggregate Industry. The Patent Pending Technology enables this equipment to use a fine dewatering screw with high frequency screen in a single unit to produce a cake like material that is stackable with standard conveyors. Read all about it: Gulf Atlantic Provides Complete Washing and Screening Solutions for Mines

Sicoma Mixers For Operations Big and Small

The SICOMA Twin Shaft Mixers, Compulsory Mixers, Planetary Mixers, and Turbine Mixers are known world-wide for their superior speed and product quality. But, NOW, there is a Sicoma mixer for the small producer as well. The SICOMA Mobile Planetary Mixer MP375 with weighing Skip Hoist was featured at the recent CONEXPO-CONAGG show. Miss the show and need to know more? Need a Plantary Mixer with 30-60 second mix time and 100% hydration? Call 800-792-7427 for a brochure and a quotation for SICOMA MIXERS and all of your concrete mixer needs.

EPA Signals Slowdown of Coal Ash Rulemaking

- American Coal Ash Association (www.acaa-usa.org)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has publicly stated that it does not intend to issue final regulations for coal ash disposal regulations during 2011.

Citing an article in the April 2011 edition of the Carolinas Ready Mix Concrete Association, 'Answering a question posed by a Congressman at a March 3, 2011, House appropriations subcommittee hearing, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said the new regulations “would not be ready this calendar year.” Administrator Jackson said the large number of public comments on the proposal – more than 450,000 – is the reason for the slow schedule.
EPA proposed new coal ash disposal regulations last spring after spending more than a year developing two potential approaches – one designating coal ash a hazardous waste when disposed and the other classifying it as non-hazardous waste. A public comment period that included eight day-long public hearings about EPA’s proposals ended November 19, 2010. EPA has no legislative or judicial deadline to act.

…As Congressional Opposition to “Hazardous” Label Intensifies
Coal ash regulation has become a frequent topic of debate on Capitol Hill as lawmakers focus on what many perceive is an over-reaching regulatory agenda by EPA.
On February 19, 2011, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 239-183 to cut off funding for any EPA actions aimed at labeling coal ash a “hazardous waste” when it is disposed. (The provision would not prevent EPA from moving forward with tougher regulations under a “non-hazardous” label.) The provision authored by West Virginia Rep. David McKinley was attached to a short term spending bill and will not have a permanent effect. Nevertheless, the approval of Rep. McKinley’s amendment shows a strong sentiment in the House against EPA’s proposal to regulate coal ash disposal as a “hazardous waste.”
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson has also faced questioning by numerous Members of Congress who are critical of the “hazardous waste” approach. Appearing before several appropriations, energy and agriculture committees, Ms. Jackson has routinely encountered concerns over coal ash regulation voiced by both Republican and Democrat lawmakers.'
Coal ash regulation has also been discussed by other witnesses called to testify before committees. Leonard Hopkins, the fuel procurement and compliance manager of Southern Illinois Power Cooperative testified before the House Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. Mr. Hopkins testified the EPA's proposed coal ash regulation "poses a serious threat to the economic survival of the cooperative" by unnecessarily raising disposal costs and threatening the ability to beneficially use coal ash instead of disposing it.
Finally, the coal ash issue is figures prominently in a report by the staff of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform regarding federal regulations that are hurting employment.

For a news account that shows the tone of EPA oversight hearings in the House this year, visit Politico.com.
You can also read more on this topic by visiting The Washington Post online.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 239-183 on February 19, 2011. Click Here to read the latest information on this critical issue.

Do You Know How Much Inventory Is In Your Bins and Silos?

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Exciting New Announcement: R&S Industries Batch Plant Capabilities

Enhanced by Loadcraft Industries Acquisition

The Best just keep getting Better at R&S Industries. As a leader in the concrete batch plant manufacturing industry, R&S Industries recently gained a powerhouse of engineering and production expertise through the acquisition of the company by the internationally known manufacturing firm of Loadcraft Industries, LTD.

With more than 100 years of serving the Oilfield Industry - domestically and across the globe - Loadcraft Industries knows what it means to build tough equipment designed to last under the most challenging conditions. From the Texas plains to the jungles of South America to the deserts of the Middle East, Loadcraft takes personal and corporate pride in their commitment to build the best product for the best customers by the best people in the industry.

The expertise, rugged determination, increased manufacturing capabilities and dedication of the combined Loadcraft and R&S facilities and personnel means the concrete batch plants and equipment produced in the heart of Texas will continue to be built Texas Tough by people committed to customer satisfaction and product integrity. For more information on R&S Industries concrete batch plants and equipment, click here!

Full Range Of Safety Services and On-Site Safety Training Now Available from Gulf Atlantic

Protect your Company and Your Employees With Proper Safety Training & Certifications.

On-Site/Industry Specific Training, Accident Investigation, Safety Program Development, and more is now available and provided by a Certified Safety Professional (CSP, CUSA, OHST, NRRPT and many other qualifications).

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NEW OSHA 20' Rule On Cranes and Derricks

On Monday August 9th OSHA published a final rule (new standard) on cranes and derricks in construction. The new standard creates a totally new Subpart CC (not a typo) in the OSHA Part 1926 construction standards and is 40 pages long in the federal register. There are 5 new precedent setting sections in the standard regarding crane/derrick proximity to overhead power lines. Do you know how this affects your company? Read the article below and contact Gulf Atlantic for Safety Services and Training.

Overhead Power Lines Rule from OSHA Training Institute

Newest Technology in Inventory Management Control - The BinMaster 3D Level Scanner

Learn about this Highly Accurate Technology used in Worldwide Applications

EPA Proposes New Flyash Rules - Will Common Sense Prevail?

How will new rules affect the use and disposal of flyash for your company?
Here's the background article from The Concrete Producer, published on January 1, 2010.
Then, read the New Details provided The Concrete Producer in June, 2010.

New OSHA Penalty Changes

News from CRMCA reports that: Last year, OSHA assembled a work group to evaluate the Agency's penalty policies. The general consensus of the group was that the Agency's penalties are too low to have an adequate deterrent effect. Changes are coming soon.
Read all about it: OSHA PENALTY POLICY CHANGES
Call Gulf Atlantic to hear about our new OSHA Safety Training Programs, Facility Evaluations, and Other Safety Related Services.

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R&S Industries You Tube Channel

Shows you how the Renegade Mobile Concrete Batch Plant self erects
Provides video of R&S Batch Plant Production at the Cotter Dam Project
Gives Basic Set Up instructions for the Mobile Ucon12 Batch Plant
And Shows Multiple Views of The Industry Leading, Precision Engineered Central Mix Tilt Mixer.