As reported in The Daily Mail, the DEC accepted our Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS).

This is a significant step in the modernization process that brings the proposed project closer to final approval.

The new regulatory documents – as well as past documents – can be accessed by clicking here or using the blue button at the top of the home page.

You can also view the FEIS table of contents and executive summary in the window below:

It’s not typical of any business to encourage its employees to get behind the wheel of a company vehicle while impaired or to text their friends and family. As a matter of fact, it very much goes against Lafarge’s stringent safety policy. Call it opposite day if you’d like, but this is exactly what was asked of employees at the Lafarge Ravena Plant on a recent plant safety training event.

In recognition of National Safety Month, on June 7, employees were given the opportunity to get behind the wheel and experience first-hand the dangers of operating a vehicle while texting or incapacitated. Employees were fitted with vision impairment goggles to simulate the sight limitations of someone who is under the influence, while others were asked to text, while driving golf carts around a safety track set up at the plant.

It was a fun way to “drive” home a serious message: safety first!

A Lafarge employee sports vision impairment goggles to simulate being under the influence while driving a golf cart.

Another employee is texting while maneuvering his cart through the course.

The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) held its public comment meeting last week at the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School. The meeting provided the community with an opportunity to officially comment on the draft permits and DEIS for our proposed Ravena Plant Modernizaton project. We appreciated the strong support and advice from the community to further improve our project.

I made a few remarks and thanked the community for all of their interest, support and input in our project over the past two years.

Approximately 70 people attended the meeting.

Members of the audience took turns going up to the mic to share their comments with the DEC.

Along with members of the community, a number of elected officials and business leaders also attended to offer their strong support for the modernization project.

The DEC will continue to accept comment letters from the public until February 22. Click here to send your letter of support today.

One part of my job that I really enjoy is when I get to meet with our neighbors.

People are naturally curious about the process of making cement, and eager to learn more. Unfortunately, not everyone can squeeze in time for a visit to our facility and take a tour. So, we decided to put together videos that “show” rather than “tell” you how things work at the Ravena plant.

A few people I met wanted to learn more about the steps we take to manage dust at the cement plant. We put together this video to highlight some of the steps we take every day. I hope you find it informative.

If there’s a topic you would like to see featured here, please let us know at lafargeravenafacts@lafarge-na.com.

We promised to make the posters featured at our Information Fairs (held in Albany, Columbia, and Rensselaer counties this fall) available.

We’ve created a page where you can now access all 13 of the posters, complete with captions.

Many of the visitors who attended our Information Fairs found them to be very helpful. Hopefully you will too.