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Contractors are already embracing electric equipment as well as hybrids and electric trucks, but a new EPA rule could spur manufacturers to push for even faster EV adoption.
Final version of an emissions regulation announced by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will affect all on-road passenger vehicles, including cars, light-duty trucks and medium-duty vehicles.
In December, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced it was replacing traditional hardhats for its employees with ANSI-Z89.1-certified Type II safety helmets when they work on sites.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a final rule prohibiting ongoing uses of chrysotile asbestos, the only known form of asbestos currently imported, processed or distributed for use in the U.S.
Grant Quasha is the CEO of Eco Material, a leading producer and supplier of cement products using selective cementitious materials (SCMs) and other alternative material sources. The company has made significant investments in recent years to expand its supply of SCMs beyond traditional sources of waste materials produced by coal-fired power plants. Quasha spoke with ENR about the current and future prospects for alternative materials in the cement supply chain.
State DOTs are adapting a process used in automotive, welding, military and aerospace
sector applications that requires no heavy equipment, containment systems or traffic closures.