--- title: Martin Engineering Blog | Jerad Heitzler (2) description: "FOUNDATIONS™ Training Manager\n\nI joined Martin Engineering’s sales department in 2006. In 2010, I started teaching FOUNDATIONS™ Conveyor Operations & Maintenance Workshops. As an Instructor for FOUNDATIONS™ Training Program, I lead both live and on-line seminars on improving the efficiency of belt conveyor systems and on the value of and techniques for preventing fugitive material. I take pleasure in helping mine and plant personnel in the material-handling industry recognize problems and find solutions.\nIn my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my wife and two sons. \n\n\n (2)" --- [![martin-sig-logo](https://blog.martin-eng.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Martin_Engineering_December2018/Image/martin-sig-logo.png?width=310&name=martin-sig-logo.png "martin-sig-logo")](https://blog.martin-eng.com/) ## visit us at [www.martin-eng.com](http://www.martin-eng.com) / [800-544-2947](tel:+8005442947) # MARTIN ENGINEERING BLOG Welcome! Below you will find a collection of insights by leading professionals detailing their experiences in the bulk handling industry. [![](https://blog.martin-eng.com/hubfs/GroupofPeople.jpg)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/are-you) #### [Do You Know Your Behavior Tendencies? Can They Improve?!](https://blog.martin-eng.com/are-you) By: [Jerad Heitzler](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/jerad-heitzler) on 12/10/21 9:10 I rarely get excited about things, I’m sometimes even cynical. I don't normally work too hard on changing my bad habits or exercising self-improvement (at least that is what my ... [Read More](https://blog.martin-eng.com/are-you) [![](https://blog.martin-eng.com/hubfs/BC_headpulley.png)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/never-incorrectly-select-a-belt-cleaner) #### [Never Incorrectly Select A Belt Cleaner!](https://blog.martin-eng.com/never-incorrectly-select-a-belt-cleaner) By: [Jerad Heitzler](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/jerad-heitzler) on 11/5/21 9:29 In September, it seemed to me like things had started to get somewhat back to normal. The hallmark of this thought came to me while I attended an international mining show in Las ... [Read More](https://blog.martin-eng.com/never-incorrectly-select-a-belt-cleaner) [![](https://blog.martin-eng.com/hubfs/JeradPoolBlog_2.jpg)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/cannonball) #### [Cannonball!](https://blog.martin-eng.com/cannonball) By: [Jerad Heitzler](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/jerad-heitzler) on 7/16/21 10:33 I love summer. A couple of years ago, I moved into a house that had a new pool installed. Nothing brings me more joy than to have friends and family over on a hot summer weekend ... [Read More](https://blog.martin-eng.com/cannonball) [![](https://blog.martin-eng.com/hubfs/tailpulleyspillagehazard.jpg)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/no-more-fatalgrams-please) #### [No More Conveyor-Related Fatalgrams Please!](https://blog.martin-eng.com/no-more-fatalgrams-please) By: [Jerad Heitzler](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/jerad-heitzler) on 3/26/21 13:02 I was disappointed the other day when I received a fatalgram from MSHA. A miner can visit MSHA’s website and sign up for Fatality Reports, commonly referred to as fatalgrams. For ... [Read More](https://blog.martin-eng.com/no-more-fatalgrams-please) [![The best results begin with the best people](https://blog.martin-eng.com/hubfs/group.png)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/assuming-positive-intent) #### [Assuming Positive Intent Within Your Plant](https://blog.martin-eng.com/assuming-positive-intent) By: [Jerad Heitzler](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/jerad-heitzler) on 2/12/21 14:52 Sometimes...most of the time...all of the time, it’s your people that make the biggest impact on your plant’s success. For over 75 years, we have supplied bulk material handling ... [Read More](https://blog.martin-eng.com/assuming-positive-intent) [![](https://blog.martin-eng.com/hubfs/LowhangingfruitblogTP.jpg)](https://blog.martin-eng.com/what-is-the-low-hanging-fruit-of-reducing-dust-and-spillage) #### [What is the Low-Hanging Fruit of Reducing Dust and Spillage?](https://blog.martin-eng.com/what-is-the-low-hanging-fruit-of-reducing-dust-and-spillage) By: [Jerad Heitzler](https://blog.martin-eng.com/author/jerad-heitzler) on 12/3/20 10:05 It seems like most plants or mines that operate belt conveyors fight dust and spillage problems. I take calls and emails about it every day. Our inside sales reps constantly chat ... 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