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Regulations & Technology:
A necessary, progressive or forced marriage?
Maryland Materials & Construction Conference
Friday, June 19, 2015
Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina
Cambridge, MD
Who am I…?
Kevin Walgenbach
Vice President, Compliance & Regulatory Affairs
National Ready Mixed Concrete Association
B30.27 – Concrete Pump Standard
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• Liquid structural material supplier driver’s
responsibilities
• New standard as of March 2015
• Mixer driver responsibilities
• Ready mixed concrete company liabilities
• NRMCA actions & guidance
• Section 27-3.1.3.4.2(a) through (d)
27-3.1.3.4.2(a) – “delivering material into the hopper at a rate sufficient to prevent air from
being introduced into the material placement system”
27-3.1.3.4.2(b) – “notifying the material placement system operator when their truck is empty
or if air has entered the material placement system”
27-3.1.3.4.2(c) – “notifying the material placement system operator if foreign material is
discharged with the mix into the hopper”
27-3.1.3.4.2(d) – “activating the material placement system emergency stop if unable to
communicate with the operator and air or foreign material has entered the hopper”
B30.27 – Concrete Pump Standard
Where do new regs come from?
• Federal Register ����
• Reporting Services
• Roll Call, Politico, CQ, BNA, The Hill
• Trade Associations
• News
• Regulatory Agency Contacts – email/phone
How to research new/old regs?
• Regulatory Agency Websites
• www.Regulations.gov
• Legislative Text – online
• White House Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) www.reginfo.gov
• Trade Publications - online
• Regulatory Agency Contacts – email/phone
• CFR
Regulations w/ Technological Aspect
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Multi-Sector General Permit
� Electronic Filing
� SWPPP Publications
• TRI Reporting
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• Injury and Illness Recordkeeping/Reporting
• Whistleblower Complaints
• Backing Safety
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
• Quickie/Ambush Elections
Continued…
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
• Hours of Service
� ELDs
• CSA
• Speed Limiters
• Alcohol/Drug Clearinghouse
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
• Collision-Avoidance Systems
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
• Electronic Stability Control
EPA: SWPPP Publication
• Proposed Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP)
• Proposed fall 2013, finalization 6/15/2105
• Electronic filing of permit
• Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program
(SWPPP) online publication
EPA: Waters of the US
• Navigable Waters of the US vs. Waters of the US
• Ditches
• Ground water
• Settling basins
• Water reclamation ponds
• Final rule issued on May 27, 2015
• RMC operations excluded
• NPDES Permit
• New construction?
• Legislation pending
EPA: TRI Reporting
• Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)
• “…tracks the management of certain toxic chemicals that
may pose a threat to human health and environment. U.S.
facilities in different industry sectors must report annually
how much of each chemical is released to the environment
and/or managed through recycling, energy recovery and
treatment.”
• Lead, Nitrates, Mercury, etc.
• TRI-MEweb
• http://www2.epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program
EPA: Fly Ash
• Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals Rule (fly ash):
• Subtitle D, NOT a hazardous waste
• Direct Impact to RMC Industry:
• Encapsulated fly ash in concrete “beneficial use” protected
• Transportation of and silo storage of fly ash protected
• Uncertainties:
• Flowable Fill
• Open-air stockpiles at cement plants (24,500 tons)
• Rule will likely be contested by coal burning electric utilities
• Rule finalized 4/17/2015, effective 10/14/2015
• Legislation pending
OSHA: Injury/Illness Reporting
• Proposed rule
• Finalization this summer/fall ???
• 300 & 300A logs submitted electronically
to EPA annually, quarterly
• Double check definitions – lost work days*
OSHA: Whistleblowers
• www.OSHA.gov
• Employee/Employer Rights
• Complaints now just a click away
• OSHA required to follow up on all
complaints (by phone or on-site visit)
OSHA: Backing Safety
• Possible new backing safety rule proposal
• Backup alarms, proximity sensors,
cameras, spotters, etc.
• NRMCA meeting w/ OSHA
• Backing Accident Prevention Program
• 10 accidents for every 100 trucks annually
• NRMCA Position
FMCSA: Hours of Service/ELDs
• Industry-wide 30-min Break Exemption*
• Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) in all CMVs?
• Short-Haul Operators Exempt - if an operator can meet the criteria
of the 100 air-mile logging exemption [49 CFR 395.1(e)(1)]
• New proposed rule published March 28, 2014
• 8 days in any 30 day period
• NRMCA submitted comments in opposition to the unfavorable
language
• Final rule expected 9/30/2015
FMCSA: CSA
• Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
• https://csa.fmcsa.dot.gov/ ���
• Intervention
• QCMobile App ���
• “Instant access to carrier safety data at your
fingertips.”
• Crash Fault Data
FMCSA: Speed Limiters
• Proposal possible this summer/fall
• Installation on CMVs
• New trucks
• Retrofits
• Maximum speed of ???
• NRMCA Position
FMCSA: Drug/Alcohol Clearinghouse
• Proposed rule
• Possible finalization this summer/fall
• One stop shop for driver info
• Compiled and accessed electronically (online)
NTSB: Collision-Avoidance Systems
• Recommendation – June 8
• Forward-collision-avoidance systems
• Passenger cars & large trucks
• Retrofits?
• New vehicles?
• Regulatory proposal – 2017 or 2018
NHTSA: ESC
• Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
• New final rule, effective 2017
• Tractor Trucks
• Retrofits?
• Single-unit trucks?
NLRB: Quickie/Ambush Elections
• National Labor Relations Board: Ambush Elections
• Finalized, effective as of 4/14/2015
• Shortened union organizing election time frame from an
average of between 45 to 60 days, down to roughly 13 days
• Turn over employee emails �������
• Already over 100 known instances
• Preparation
• NRMCA Webinar: June 30, 2015 @ 1pm EST
Questions?
Kevin Walgenbach
Vice President, Compliance & Regulatory Affairs
(240) 485-1157