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5 Steps to Young Worker Safety

Posted & filed under LHTAC News, T2 News, Technical Articles.

Young worker safety must be a key focus for employers. Statistics from the Association of Workers Compensation Boards of Canada (AWCBC) say workers between the ages of 15 and 19 had 8,040 time loss injuries in Canada in 2012, and four work-related fatalities.

In the 20 to 24 age group, 23,266 were injured and a further 28 young workers died.

Anyone who lacks experience and trained judgment is at particular risk of getting injured, regardless of their age. Young workers especially rely on their employer for good advice, information and supervision and ultimately, for their safety. (more…)

LHTAC Receives MiM Platinum Level!

Posted & filed under LHTAC News.

The Local Highway Technical Assistance Council (LHTAC) received Platinum Level for 2014 May in Motion (MiM).

During the month of May we became Transportation Champions and you can too! It’s pretty easy.  Get your organization involved in May in Motion by encouraging your employees and co workers to ride, walk, vanpool and ride the bus to work. May in Motion is an annual event hosted by Commuteride. For more information on the program visit http://www.commuterider.com/may-in-motion/.

LHTAC Staff and Council Visit Idaho Falls and Eastern Idaho

Posted & filed under LHTAC News.

June 12-13, 2014

Tour

During our visit to Eastern Idaho last week the staff at LHTAC, Council Members and local community members took a half day tour through some of our past and present projects in Eastern Idaho. The tour included Stimulus, LHSIP, Federal-aid and LRHIP projects. The bus started in Idaho Falls with a Federal-aid project on 17th and Pancheri Street. This project included a new asphalt pavement riding course, seal coat, approach improvements, replacement of curb and gutter, installation of numerous ADA compliant sidewalk accesses and utility adjustments. The tour continued on through numerous projects in Idaho Falls, Rigby, Rexburg, Sugar City, St. Anthony and back through Ririe.  Along the way we were able to see a few future project sites and even stop at Stone Bridge, an active project site, sponsored by Fremont County. (more…)

Free Webinar Teach Your Gravel Roads a Lesson

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Courtesy Announcement: Free Webinar Teach Your Gravel Roads a Lesson

Thu, Jun 12, 2014 11:00 AM PDT
You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to know that the better a gravel road is made… the less it costs to maintain.

Join Ken Skorseth, Gravel Guru, for a FREE live and on-demand webinar exploring gravel road construction best practices straight from the field (via video) including how to: assess your gravel road conditions, prepare the road, apply stabilizer, and roll and finish your unpaved roads.

Travel with us to the site (without leaving your office) as Ken walks us through four live, in-field videos demonstrating real-time the best practices from the field. We’ll cover the best practices in how to properly assess your site’s conditions, prepare the road, apply the stabilizer, and roll and finish your unpaved roads. Then, after our virtual tour, grill Ken with your questions during our live Q&A session.

Registration is limited so REGISTER Today.
http://www.foresteruniversity.net/webinar-gravel-roads-lesson.html