Meet NAPA in St. Louis
This content originally published in the Winter 2024 print edition of NAPA Quarterly. Subscribe here.
World of Asphalt heads to Midwest March 25-27.
THE 2024 WORLD OF ASPHALT trade show floor will be larger than ever before, with the latest equipment, technologies, and products spread across more than 230,000 net square feet of the America’s Center Convention Complex in St. Louis, Missouri.
Not far from the bustling trade floor, though, attendees will be learning best practices and discussing the latest of the industry’s challenges as part of the People, Plants, and Paving Conference.
Fifty-nine total education sessions are scheduled for March 25-27, and offer World of Asphalt attendees an opportunity to earn professional development hours (PDH) while hearing about the latest innovative approaches to asphalt production, paving, and milling from industry experts.
Topics include everything from leveraging social media to asphalt emulsions.
View the entire schedule online at WorldOfAsphalt.com.
TUESDAY, MARCH 25
BRING YOUR A-GAME TO WORK ZONE SAFETY
Learn what technologies are available to enhance work zone safety, as well as how to effectively communicate the importance of safety training to your new, seasonal, and seasoned hires.
Speaker: Mitch Baldwin, NAPA Government Affairs Director
EPDS – EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK
Learn how to develop EPDs for your asphalt plant using the Emerald Eco-Label tool. Plus: Learn how operational changes such as burner fuel type, energy efficiency upgrades, aggregate moisture management, use of RAP, and more can affect EPD results through analyzing real-world scenarios using NAPA’s new EPD Optimizer tool.
Speaker: Heather Dylla, Vice President of Sustainability and Innovation at Construction Partners Inc.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26
IMPLEMENTING A HEAT ILLNESS PREVENTION PLAN FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
Learn about the current status of OSHA’s rulemaking and its National Emphasis Program. Plus: Hear more about the industry’s Heat Illness Prevention Program and how to implement best practices for road construction crews.
Speaker: Howard Marks, NAPA Vice President for Environment, Health, & Safety
NAVIGATING BMD SPECIMEN PREPARATION: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE
Designed for asphalt industry professionals, laboratory technicians, and engineers, this session will take attendees through a step-by-step process to ensure accurate and consistent asphalt specimen fabrication.
Speaker: Nathan Moore, Assistant Director for Test Track Research at the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT)
THURSDAY, MARCH 27
IMPROVING COMMUNITY RELATIONS FOR ASPHALT COMPANIES
Learn how to develop a community outreach process to minimize the disconnect between asphalt contractors and their communities from the three-time winner of NAPA’s Operational Excellence Award for Community Involvement, Callanan Industries.
Speaker: Evan Onuskanych, Sustainability Manager at Callanan Industries, Inc.
