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2012 PLATINUM SPONSORS
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2012 Gold Sponsors NEW CONCEPTS
ALL AMERICAN PRECAST
2012 Silver Sponsor
HIGHWAY SUPPLY CALVERT MENICUCCI
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From the Executive Director's Desk
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 I wish you a happy and safe July 4th Independence day holiday!
- As a NUCA member you are entitled to receive a free copy of the Utility Contractor Magazine and additional copies for your company too. If you would like to sign-up for your free copy, CLICK HERE and fill out the form online. If you are an Associate Member of NUCA, please ensure that your listing is correct because the annual Buyer's Guide is being published next month. Contact Bonnie at NUCA at 703-358-9300 or email Bonnie@nuca.com
- The NM Regional Common Ground Alliance is holding a fundraising golf tournament for the upcoming EXPO in Albuquerque on August 17, 2012. The tournament is open to all. View the flyer by Clicking Here. Or you can register online HERE. You can call Jane at the Association office for me details at 505 888 0752.
- Just a reminder that NMPRC adopted amendments to the Rules Governing Pipeline Safety General Provisions which includes Mandatory White Lining for a regular 10 day ticket, and also requires a call to 811 if damage occurs. If you need additional information, including acceptable use of white lining, please contact Jane at the NUCA of NM office at 505 888 0752.
- Thanks to everyone who came out for the NUCA of NM Night at Isotopes park on June 9. With perfect weather, and good food at the picnik pavilion, 115 of us were able to visit and share time while relaxing at the baseball game and enjoyed a spectacular fireworks display.
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 Don't forget to mark your calendars for our Annual Golf Tournament: Last Ditch Open on September 28, 2012. Sponsorship opportunities are available now! Call for details or watch your mailbox for more information.
NUCA of NM is on Facebook!! This page will be used for announcements and posting pictures from events. It'll also have links to articles, newsletters, and online registration. CLICK HERE to view our page and "Like Us" on Facebook.
**You do not have to be a member of Facebook to see pictures and postings**
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| July 2012 Dates |
- 07/04/12 Happy Independence Day!! (office closed)
- 07/10/12 CICA 10:30am
- 07/10/12 Membership Committee 9am
- 07/11/12 Safety Committee 8am
- 07/12/12 Planning & LDO Committee 8am
- 07/19/12 BOD Meeting 7am
- 07/26/12 NMRCGA EXPO Planning 9-11
- 07/26/12 NMRCGA General Membership Mtg. 11-1
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Gentry Retires
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NUCA of NM took a big step years ago and became committed to work with NM OSHA in order to improve relationship with the agency, and to improve health and safety in our industry. Starting with an OSHA Alliance and progressing into an OSHA Partnership, we have relied on the expertise, cooperation, advice, consultation, guidance, and friendship of Howard Gentry, NM OSHA Compliance Assistance Specialist. Howard has been a part of NUCA of NM for many years serving on the Safety Committee and assisting with our Alliance and Partnership while serving on the Zia Verification Committee. Most of all, he was always only a phone call away for many with a general question or concern, and his main objective was always to promote health and safety in our industry by education and consultation.
Happy Retirement Howard!! You will be sorely missed. We do look forward to working with, and warmly welcome, Laure Dreher as our 'go-to' NM OSHA liaison.
Please join us at the next Safety Committee meeting on 7/11/2012 at 8am at the Association office.
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Good News/Bad News on Highway Bill
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The Final Step
Both the House and Senate are scheduled to vote on the conference report to accompany H.R. 4348, the surface transportation reauthorization bill. Our message to lawmakers is simple: VOTE FOR IT! Read the TCC coalition letter in support. This is a critical vote and victory for our industry and association. There are some bill opponents, so your immediate calls to Capitol Hill are important - the U.S. Capitol Switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. Once connected to you lawmaker's office, ask them to "Vote for the Surface Transportation Bill Conference Report."
Unfortunately, the PAB language we worked so hard to maintain in the measure was pulled at the very last minute due to a tactical manuever unrelated to the substance of the PAB language. The silver lining is that we impressed the conferees and House and Senate PAB bill sponsors throughout the process, who have vowed to find an alternative legislative vehicle to advance the bill this year. More details to follow in the next NUCA Washington Report.
Reprinted with permission from National Utility Contractors Association
NUCA Report 6/29/2012 by Bill Hillman
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NUCA Safety Director's Forum
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NUCA's Safety Directors' Forum Oct. 16 & 17
SAVE THE DATE!
We'll return to Ft. Worth and the Renaissance Worthington Hotel, for the annual Safety Directors' Forum, sponsored by NUCA's National Partners on October 16 and 17. Watch this space for details in the coming weeks.
NUCA's annual Safety Director's Forum brings together utility construction safety and risk management professionals for two days of networking with peers and information-packed learning from experts and from each other to create and maintain accident-free job sites.
The program's topics change each year. It is designed to keep safety and risk managers informed to better serve their company and prevent OSHA fines and unnecessary accidents. This unique combination of theory, regulatory updates and practical information is structured to deliver the construction safety techniques practiced by experts. Topics to be covered in the 2012 SDF are to be determined.
Past topics have included:
- Fundamentals of Rigging
- Next Generation of Operator Training
- Contractual Risk Transfer
- Motion is Money
- Silica Dust in Construction
- Safety Perception Survey
- Near Misses
- Seeing is Believing
- Your Legislature in Action
- Open Discussions
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Contact Jane at nucanm@nucanm.org or 888 0752 for more info.
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Mark your Calendars for Last Ditch Open
|  Last Ditch Open
September 28, 2012
9am Shotgun Start
PAAKO Ridge Golf Club
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