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CONTENTS1.Editorial2.MemberEmployeeProfle-EliotWeinerASMS3.ASAQuickReerenceGuide12013RoadsGuideSupplementonGeneralApplications9.UpdateCRCorLowCarbonLiving10.SUCCESSRecentchangestotheNSWEPAGeneralExemption11.GuidetotheUseoIronandSteelSlaginRoadsReview12.AchatwithJaimeNorth13.PIANCAustraliaWorkshop14.USANationalSlagAssociation15.ConerenceReportConcrete201316.ConerenceReportAustralianSocietyoConcretePavementsASCP13CONNECTIONSEDITORIALTEAMConnectionsispublishedbytheASATheAustralasianIronSteelSlagAssociationWollongongNSW2500Ph0242258466Fax0242281777Emailinoasa-inc.org.auWebwww.asa-inc.org.auExecutiveDirectorCraigHeidrichEditorOliviaYeatmanContributorsOliviaYeatmanCraigHeidrichCarolWilsonEliotWeinerArnaudCastelJamieNorthTrevorBrownRickFelde.Connectionsisaquarterlypublicationwithanonlinecirculationo1500copiesTHISISSUEMembersoftheAustralasianironsteelSlagAssociationASAcouldbecharacterisedasresilientstoutirrepressibleandanumberofotheradjectivesbutingeneraltheyareprettyhardy.Inthisissuewecelebrateanumberofincrementalachievementsmadeinthesecondhalfof2013.WehavehadsomethingtocelebratewithaseriesofamendmentstotheNSWEPAExemptionsforvariousironandsteelslagsgazettedon1July2013whichfurtherattestthebenecialandsafeapplicationsofslag.Theseimportantamendmentsprovidefurthercertaintytoindustrymembersinsupportoftheireconomicpursuitsasanincreasinglypredominantaspectintodayscompetitiveenvironment.TheCRCforLowCarbonLivinghttpwww.lowcarbonlivingcrc.com.auprovidesanalternativelensinwhichtoperceiveAssociationmemberswhereinsteadofcomparingourselvestoothermainstreamcompetitorsperhapsweshouldtakeadierentapproachandlooktohowwecandistinguishourselvesfromthemajorityasinnovatorsrunningourownrace.Inthiseditionwefocusontwoindividualsthathighlightthediversityofparticipantswithintheslagindustry.EliotWeinerBusinessDevelopmentManagerforAustralianSteelMillServicesASMSprovidesaninsightintohisinvolvementinthefamilybusinessandmovingfromtheUStoAustralia.ArtistJamieNorthtalksabouthissculptureswhicharemadefromslagmaterialsandthewayinwhichtheyseektodemonstratethebuiltenvironment.Bothofthesestakeholdersdemonstratethevariedapplicationsofslagandthetypesofbusinessparticipantswhoseektocontinuallyinnovate.EditorialTheRoadsGuideReviewprojecthasbeenprogressingwellwiththerstQuickReferenceGuideRoadsGuideSupplementonGeneralApplicationsincludedinthiseditionofConnections.Authorscontinuetoworkhardtoproducethesedocumentswiththenextexpectedforcompletioninmid-2014.ThecontributionofothermembersduringtheMemberReviewprocessisalsomuchappreciatedasthisaddstothetechnicalvalidityofthedocuments.IntermsofindustryeventstheAustralasianironsteelSlagAssociationhassponsoredandattendedtheConcrete2013httpwww.concreteinstitute.com.auandtheAustralianSocietyofConcretePavementshttpwww.concretepavements.com.auconferencesbothprovidingbenecialnetworkingandmembergenerationopportunitiesfortheAssociationnetwork.TherearealsofutureeventstolookforwardtowiththeConstructionMaterialsIndustryConferenceCMIC2014scheduledfor3-6September2014withafocusonBuildingProductivity.MembersareencouragedtoattendandsupporttheirindustryadvocateinactionanddetailedConferenceReportsareprovidedlaterinthisedition.FinallyitseemstocomearoundfastereveryyearbuttheAustralasianironsteelSlagAssociationwouldagainliketowishitsmembersasafeandhappyChristmasholidayperiodandwelookforwardtoworkingwithyoutofurtherironandsteelslagutilisationin2014.Vol11Issue2November2013connectionsNovember1301