New guidelines represent 10 years of collaborative research, study, and discussion between federal worker-safety agencies, national trade associations, labor unions, and milling equipment ...

In early 2020, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) revised its National Emphasis Program to identify and reduce worker exposure to silica dust. According to the program, asphalt ...

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A new document from NIOSH and the Silica/Asphalt Milling Machine Partnership contains best practices for equipment manufacturers, equipment owners, and highway contractors for preventing workers’ ...

All four manufacturers of asphalt milling machines remaining in North America (Astec’s Roadtec, BOMAG, Caterpillar, and Wirtgen) have made it easier for users to control milling depth by accepting the ...

The composition of the asphalt mixture making up a road can determine how safe it is for cars to drive on. Tarik Seker/iStock via Getty Images Plus More than 90% of paved roads in the U.S. are made of ...