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May 15, 2012

HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING AT AGC HOUSTON 

Calendar of Events/Programs 

May 17, 2012: BIM 101: An Introduction to Building Information Management

May 17, 2012: Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan Lunch and Learn

May 22, 2012: OSHA 3010 Excavation, Trenching and Soil Mechanics

May 23, 2012: First Aid - CPR - AED Training

May 24, 2012: Brown Bag Briefing: Frontline Supersor Training - The Do's and Don'ts of a Union Organizing Drive

May 24, 2012: Storm Water Quality Management Plan or SWQMP

May 29, 2012: OSHA 500 Trainer Course for the Construction Industry

May 29, 2012: Raising Safety Awareness in Construction - Spanish

May 30, 2012: The Leaders Course 

May 30, 2012: Raising Safety Awareness

June 1, 2012: Susan Harwood Fall Protection Training in Spanish (FREE) 

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CONSTRUCTION PROJECT INFORMATION BULLETIN (CPI)

Take a look at the projects we have in our Plan Room

The AGC Houston Plan Room publishes a weekly bulletin - keeping members up-to-date on currently bidding projects as well as bid results. Get this week's bulletin. (Members can also request their website password via this link.)  

Better yet, why read the bulletin when you can subscribe to the iSqFt internet plan room and get the information in real-time 24/7? 

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SAFETY 
2012 SAFETY AWARDS: CALL FOR ENTRIES
 
EVENTS

AGC MULTIPLE EMPLOYER 401(K) PLAN LUNCH AND LEARN - May 17, 2012

The Palm Restaurant
Join us for lunch and learn more about this membership benefit. Representatives from R.W. Baird and Transamerica Retirement Services will be there to discuss the benefits of joing the plan.
 Commander Lippold
MID YEAR MEETING - June 20, 2012
The Junior League of Houston
Featuring Commander Kirk Lippold, USN (Ret.) - the commanding officer of the USS Cole when it was attacked
in the port of Aden, Yemen.  In addition, the AGC Safety Excellence Awards will be presented.  A portion of the proceed from ticket sales and sponsorship will go to the Wounded Warrior Project.
EDUCATION / TRAINING

BROWN BAG BRIEFING: Frontline Supervisor Training - The Do's and Don'ts of a Union Organizing Drive - May 24, 2012

Breakfast sponsored by: Littler Mendelson and the Law Office of Frank Carraba, P.C.
 
This Brown Bag program is for frontline supervisors and human resources personnel who may have to take an active role in the event your company becomes the target of a union organizing campaign.  The program will focus on what frontline supervisors can and cannot do during an organizing campaign.  Additionally, the new NLRB election rules will be summarized and information will be provided regarding the NLRB's invasive enforcement initiatives that challenge common personnel policies found in handbooks.

 
 

THE LEADERS COURSE - May 30, 2012

This is not a typical class where you check your brain at the door when you sit down to take notes. The Leaders Course® is a hands-on training program in human relations and effective speaking that will teach you to become an effective, charismatic leader in any situation. It's about learning-to-do by-doing, participating, taking risks, and applying what you learn in and outside the classroom. This course meets for 5 Wednesday mornings, once a month for 5 months from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

 

RETURN TO WORK PROGRAM - June 20, 2012
It may be very hard for a construction company to accommodate light duty restrictions when they are already working greatly reduced crews. They basically need every body to be fully productive. Some restrictions just make that impossible to accommodate, so the employer ends up unable to accommodate the injured workers early return to work and the cost of the workers' compensation claim rises. This ultimately makes the contractors premium and experience modifiers increase as well. This luncheon seminar will address: 
  • Review of the necessity of a written Return to Work Program
  • The documents necessary to implement an effective Return to Work Program
  • Explanation of Transitional Duty
  • How Non-Profit Organizations can be utilized 

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MEMBERSHIP 
Welcome New Member 
APEX 10 - AWARDS FOR PROJECT EXCELLENCE

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CALL FOR ENTRIES! 

AGC General and Specialty Contractor members are invited to submit projects into this year's competition.  All entries are due by June 8, 2012. Contact Meaghan Higgins for more information.
 
INDUSTRY NEWS YOU CAN USE

Houston Construction Industry Auto Show

Don't miss the Houston Construction Industry Auto Show on May18-19, 2012 benefiting local U.S. Veterans programs. To participate in the fundraiser, contact HCIASprogram@gmail.com and advertise or list your company in the Event Program. Ads must be received by May 4th.

 

AIA Sandcastle Competition

Team and sponsor registration for the 26th Annual AIA Houston Sandcastle Competition is now open. This year, the event will be held Saturday, June 2 on East Beach in Galveston, TX. Details and registration forms are available at www.aiasandcastle.com

 

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