01/06/2009 05:28 PM
NER Helps California Prepare for CARB Emissions Ratings
Lift & Access (December 19, 2008) - The National Equipment Register (NER) has been reaching out to industry leaders and government officials in California to ensure that NER member fleets are prepared for the California Air Resources Board (CARB) 2009 reporting requirements for in-use off-road diesel vehicles. NER will assist HELPtech members to quality-control their data and to gather and submit necessary engine information. NER will also provide fleet owners with decals bearing the appropriate state-issued equipment identification number (EIN).
01/06/2009 05:28 PM
ISO issues end-of-life standard for earthmoving machinery
Demolition & Recycling International (December 23, 2008) - End-of-life recycling has become a requirement for earthmoving machinery, as well as being an integral phase of a machine’s life cycle. In order to achieve environmentally sound treatment of a machine at its end-of-life, it is essential that recovery issues be addressed during the design phase, as well as factors such as safety, emissions and fuel consumption. ISO 16714:2008, Earth-moving machinery – recyclability and recoverability – terminology and calculation method is a new standard from the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) that addresses this issue. It will provide manufacturers with an internationally agreed tool for the evaluation of the ability and potential of new machines to be recovered and/or recycled.
01/06/2009 05:28 PM
AGC urges EPA to deny California request to enforce costly and unsafe rule requiring retrofit or replacement of most heavy equipment
AGC (December 22, 2008) - The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC of America) and its two California chapters are asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to defer or deny California's pending request for approval to implement a new rule that would force construction companies across the state to retrofit, retire or replace almost all of their heavy construction equipment.
01/06/2009 05:28 PM
OSHA extends public opinion period for construction safety guidelines
JusticeNewsFlash.com (December 20, 2008) - The OSHA public comment period has been extended on proposed safety rules for cranes and derricks. Employers required to assess hazards and inspect condition of equipment.
01/06/2009 05:28 PM
AGC urges California to revisit costly and unsafe retrofit or replacement of most construction equipment
AGC (December 15, 2008) - Today, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC of America) and its two California chapters formally petitioned the state of California to reconsider or repeal a new rule that would force construction companies across the state to retrofit, retire or replace almost all of their heavy construction equipment. In a petition filed with the California Air Resources Board, the association demonstrated that the "In–Use Off–Road Diesel –Fueled Fleets Regulation" would impose an excessive burden on the state's struggling construction industry. Since July of 2007, when this board adopted the rule, California's construction industry has fallen $22 billion short of the state's economic forecast and lost approximately 120,000 jobs.
01/06/2009 05:28 PM
Phila. Construction Crane Safety Legislation Signed Into Law
KYW NewsRadio (December 10, 2008) Philadelphia has become the first major city in the nation to formally adopt safety standards for the use of tower construction cranes.
01/06/2009 05:28 PM
Philadelphia adopts new crane laws
Cranes Today (December 12, 2008) - Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter has signed into law new regulations that will mandate certification for inspectors, operators and riggers working in the city.
01/06/2009 05:28 PM
Calif. expected to crack down on diesel emissions
CNNMoney (December 12, 2008) - Fresh off adopting a sweeping plan to reduce greenhouse gases, California air regulators are considering cracking down on pollution from nearly a million diesel trucks that crowd the state's highways each year. On Friday, the state Air Resources Board was expected to adopt what would be the country's most comprehensive rule to get the dirtiest trucks and buses off the road, including those that travel into California from other states, Canada and Mexico.
01/06/2009 05:28 PM
EPA Orders Emissions System Warnings
Washington Post (December 5, 2008) - The Environmental Protection Agency mandated yesterday that manufacturers of heavy diesel trucks and buses install dashboard lights by 2010, like those devised for cars more than a decade ago, to signal whether emissions control equipment is malfunctioning.
01/06/2009 05:28 PM
CARB to vote on retrofit regs
TodaysTrucking.com (December 10, 2008) - Environmental and public health groups are urging the California Air Resources Board to approve a landmark regulation to reduce diesel pollution emitted by older heavy-duty diesel vehicles when it meets late this week. The Proposed In-Use Truck and Bus Rule and the Proposed Heavy-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction Measure will be presented to the Board for consideration at the Dec. 11-12 public hearing in Sacramento.