"This new guidance focuses on silica alternatives, since most shipyards have moved away from using silica as a blasting agent," OSHA Administrator Edwin Foulke Jr. said. "However, alternative blasting ...

Debris from a blast on Aug. 21 damaged some nearby buildings. The transit agency has announced it will hire an independent safety consultant to review all blasting and safety procedures. Aug 29, 2012 ...

Late last month Mankato Public Safety Director Todd Miller sent Jordan Sands, the company that owns the Jefferson Quarry, a letter stating that “... I do not plan to renew or reactivate the explosive ...