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2018 AGG1 Academy

THE AGG1 ACADEMY is the one place to go to learn about virtually every aspect of the aggregates industry. The practical knowledge you'll gain and proven techniques you'll learn about will enable you to manage your operation more
effectively, efficiently and profitably. Targeted topic tracks can help you create a custom education experience that's
tailored to your unique needs.
Operations
& Production

March 6, 2018

7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
T41 Drones, Aerial Data and the
Digital Job Site

Emmanuel de Maistre, Airware
Whether your goal is to optimize haul
roads, analyze the safety of your work
site, maintain compliance or track
production levels against your project
schedules, drones are an essential tool
for digitizing and optimizing operations
at aggregates sites. Many companies
think about drones as a replacement for
existing tools, but it is much bigger than
that-it is about giving organizations
greater visibility across all of their sites,
whenever and wherever they need it. As
we move towards complete digitization
of work across industries, the need for
accurate and immediate data that can
be transformed into actionable business insights is continually increasing,
especially at the enterprise level in the
aggregates industry.
T42 Community Relations:
Implementing Educational
Programs

Aleta M. Mitchell-Tapping and
Jenna Emerson, CEMEX
Community relations are an important
aspect of any operation. As part of
these efforts, CEMEX has been actively
involved with education in the communities in which we operate. Our sites provide a unique learning opportunity for

Automation,
Technology
& Software

Business
Management
& Leadership

both students and teachers with several
newly-created programs, which include
a minerals identification program for
fourth graders, a Boy Scout Summer
Camp, DIG IT! program and more. Learn
about how CEMEX developed and implemented these programs, and how they
have helped community outreach efforts
and industry awareness.

T43 Conveyors 101

James Wrigley, LafargeHolcim and
Jeff Jurasits, ASGCO Complete
Conveyor Solutions
Conveyors are the lifeline to any aggregate plant's productivity. This presentation will review the "Conveyor 101"
program that has proven successful
at LafargeHolcim facilities across the
country. Attendees will gain an understanding of conveyor systems, conveyor belts, their components and how
they affect your plant's performance.
Get safety guidelines for working on
or around conveyors, tips on reducing
fugitive material and dust (and solutions to control it), and ideas on how to
implement a conveyor inspection and
maintenance service program that works
for your plant.
T44 Medical & Recreational
Marijuana: Will Your Workplace
Go To Pot?

Adele Abrams, Law Office of
Adele L Abrams PC
About 42 percent of Americans

Environment,
Safety & Health

now live and work in states where
medical marijuana has been
legalized, and 21 percent live in
states where recreational marijuana
is now permitted under state law.
The federal government position on
enforcement is evolving, and court
decisions interpreting protections
for medical marijuana workers are
yielding some unpredictable results.
Newer statutes offer greater worker
protections, and related statutes such
as the Americans with Disabilities
Act can further complicate issues of
regulating off-the-job conduct and
determining when workers pose a
"direct threat to safety" as a result
of marijuana use. This session will
discuss legal developments, both case
law and statutory, implications for
workplace safety and enforcement
exposure from OSHA and MSHA,
policy positioning drug testing as
"discipline" against injured workers,
and the pivotal issue of how to
determine "impairment" versus
"use." The presentation will include
practical suggestions for crafting
legally enforceable policies substance
abuse prevention and drug testing
policies.
T45 Taking Ownership of Safety

David Finley and Gaylan Towle,
Dolese Bros. Co.
Discover how aggregates producer
Dolese Bros. Co. shifted from a management-driven safety approach to

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