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2024-09-13
Environment & Sustainability
Report

SBMI’s Climate Roadmap for a Fossil-Free Aggregate Industry by 2045

On September 11th, 2024, The Swedish Industry Association for the Aggregate sector, SBMI (Sveriges Bergmaterialindustri) launched its updated Climate Roadmap. The first roadmap was launched in 2019, before the European Green deal, the cement crisis and the pandemic. The roadmap is updated to take account of the shift in our industry in the past five years and is now a comprehensive plan designed to guide the aggregate industry toward achieving fossil-free operations by 2045.
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2024-09-06
Environment & Sustainability
Health & Safety
Maintenance
Quality

HSEQ trends in the Construction Materials and Heavy Industry

The heavy industry sector is witnessing significant shifts in HSEQ management, driven by regulatory changes and technological advancements. These new approaches are reshaping best practices and fostering safer, more efficient work environments. Below, we explore the latest trends and how companies can build a culture of positive HSEQ management within their organization. In this article we will cover: What do
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2024-06-28
Compliance
Environment & Sustainability
Health & Safety

How your workplace health and safety policies can improve your sustainability work

Did you know the total cost of work injuries worldwide is $167.0 billion a year in the US? Keeping employees safe is a high priority in heavy industries, but there is one more thing equally important that you need to fix. Your carbon footprint. What if there was a way to increase well-being at work and reduce CO2 emissions at the same time? Learn how to successfully align your most crucial policies using a HSEQ framework. 
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2024-05-30
Digitization
Environment & Sustainability
Preventive Maintenance

What is Idling in the Heavy Industry?

In the construction materials and heavy equipment industry, idling refers to engines running without doing productive work. For example, machines in quarries that are running, but not productively moving equipment or materials are common instances where idling occurs.
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2024-03-26
Environment & Sustainability
Health & Safety
Maintenance
Quality

Combining Maintenance and HSEQ workflows can be a game changer

In the Construction Materials industry, setting up workflow processes for Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality (HSEQ) that are effective and easily adopted, is business critical.  Ensuring smooth operations while keeping to stringent safety standards is non-negotiable.
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2023-10-27
Compliance
Environment & Sustainability
Health & Safety

Lack of documentation = lack of HSE compliance. Here’s how to fix it.

To keep your frontline workers safe – and prove HSE compliance to external auditors – you need quick access to all required documentation for hazardous tasks. Find out how switching to digital processes will help you save time and improve traceability across your heavy industry sites.
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2023-02-10
Compliance
Environment & Sustainability
Health & Safety
Quality

Health, safety, environment, and quality (HSEQ)

Without exaggeration, health and safety in the workplace is a matter of life and death. ILO (International Labour Organization) estimates the yearly number of work-related deaths globally to be nearly 2 million. Creating and maintaining a solid HSEQ framework is crucial for protecting your employees – but also your business – from harm. This comprehensive article will walk you through the key areas of HSEQ and what you need to set up a successful strategy.

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