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® December 31 2023 Vol. XXIV • No. 27
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Father, Son Celebrate 10 Years of Success at Threefold Services...8
4Rivers Completes Acquisition of Colorado Honnen Locations...12
Business Builds Success Via Unique Purpose-Built Attachments...29
Peterson-Chase General Engineering Construction Inc. crews started work on the California Department of Transportation’s (Caltrans) $33 million Interstate 5 Pavement Preservation Project in Los Angeles County on Nov. 1, an initiative to improve the roadway on Interstate 5 (I5) in the cities of Commerce, Downey and SantaFe Springs by repairs to the concrete highway. In keeping with Caltrans’ ‘fix it first’ approach, construction crews will use modern pavement rehabilitation techniques to By Irwin Rapoport
CEG CORRESPONDENT
see SURFACE page 28
Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Aggregate & Recycling Section . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-19 Attachments & Parts Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29-33 Truck & Trailer Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36-39 Snow Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43-45 Auction Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48-49 Business Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Advertisers Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
OSHA Violations On the Rise This Year Fall Protection Continues to Top Agency’s Most-Cited List For 13 years running now, fall protection has hamstrung contractors and their safety directors. During that time, it has become OSHA’s most frequently cited infraction. It remains the most cited this year. During the National Safety Council’s (NSC) Safety Congress and Expo held this fall, OSHA’s Eric Harbin gave preliminary stats on the top 10 most cited standards. For the second year in a row, the agency’s Hazard Communication standard came in at number two. By Lucy Perry
CEG CORRESPONDENT
see OSHA page 42
For the 13th consecutive year, fall protection rules again topped OSHA’s list of most-cited violations in 2023.