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| MCAA National Update for February 6, 2012 |
IS YOUR COMPANY A SAFETY STAR?
If you believe your company is among those that have achieved excellence in its safety training and performance, then be sure to participate in the MCAA/CNA Annual Safety Awards program. This distinguished program honors contractor members that have made all the right moves to establish safety as a priority from the top down. To participate, you must complete and submit your company's 2011 safety statistics on an online form. If your program meets the eligibility requirements for an award, you will receive a safety awards application electronically. Completed applications are due to MCAA no later than February 17, 2012, so time is running short. Go to www.mcaa.org/safetyawards for more information and the online form. This program is free as a benefit of MCAA membership. Please contact Pete Chaney with questions (pchaney@mcaa.org). |
THE GOOD TIMES ROLL AT MCAA 2012...
if you're signed up for them: Along with general sessions that will inspire you, educational workshops that will help you grow your business, and exceptional social events that will amaze you are annual sports challenges in which you can show off your running/walking, golfing or tennis talents. But, you have to sign up to participate.
- The Annual Fun Run/Walk (sponsored by ANVIL International) will take you through the streets of Epcot® World Showcase Lagoon.
- The Annual Golf Tournament (sponsored by Victaulic and Carrier) takes place on two beautiful, but challenging courses-Disney's Magnolia Golf Course and its Palm Golf Course.
- And, tennis buffs will square off for the Annual Tennis Tournament (sponsored by NIBCO) at Grand Cypress Tennis and Racquet Club, a Top 50 Best Tennis Resort Worldwide facility.
- If stock car racing is more your speed, sign up for the MCAA Petty Ride-Along (sponsored by Ferguson) for three thrilling laps at speeds exceeding 125 miles/hour (a professional driver will make all the moves).
Don't let the fun times pass you by. Get all the program and registration details at www.mcaa.org/mcaa2012. If your friends start turning green with envy, get them to register too. And, if they're first-timers, they can register at the Early Bird rate, regardless of when they sign up. |
REGISTER TODAY FOR QUALIFIED-LEVEL ARC FLASH SAFETY TRAINING
If you missed the first round of MCAA's and MSCA's NFPA 70E Qualified-Level Arc Flash Safety Training sessions, be sure you catch one of the upcoming sessions on February 9, from 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time. This web-based, 90-minute course is being offered at a special rate exclusively for MCAA and MSCA members. Presented by the Hilgeman Group, the session focuses on mechanical contractor safety and covers all OSHA and NFPA requirements. NFPA's recent changes to the 70E requirements will also be covered. Employees who may be exposed to live conductors of 50V or greater while on the job are encouraged to participate in this program. Training certificates will be provided. For more information or to register, go to ahilgeman@frontier.com. |
FOUR TEAMS CHOSEN FOR MCAA STUDENT CHAPTER COMPETITION FINALS
A panel of four judges has selected the four MCAA student chapter teams that will defend their project bid proposals at MCAA 2012 (Walt Disney World®) on March 19. The teams are from the following schools: Illinois State University, Milwaukee School of Engineering, California State University, Sacramento; and Southern Polytechnic State University. The teams scored best out of 27 entries from 26 MCAA student chapters and a team from Canada. The project involved the renovation of an historic building in downtown San Francisco into the Asian Art Museum, a job that actually took place about 10 years ago. John Powell of Marelich Mechanical Company, Inc. (Hayward, CA) and a member of the Career Development Committee arranged for our use of the project in the competition. The teams will compete for a first prize of $5,000. The runner-up will receive $2,500 and the other two finalists will each receive $1,000. Our thanks to first round competition judges Kathy McCauley of McCauley Mechanical Construction, Inc. (Bridgeview, IL), Jim Jarvis of J.F. Ahern Co. (Fond du Lac, WI), Woody Woodall of the W.L. Gary Company, Inc. (Washington, D.C.) and Troy Aichele of Stirrett-Johnsen, Inc. (Silverdale, WA). For more information about the MCAA student chapter program and the competition, please contact Ann Mattheis (amattheis@mcaa.org). |
MANAGEMENT METHODS COMMITTEE RELEASES NEW BULLETIN
The MCAA Management Methods Committee is releasing Guide to Financial Statements (AF 6) for those new to the contracting business and/or needing some grounding in preparing and analyzing basic financial statements for banks and other lending institutions, sureties and potential clients. The publication provides clear, concise explanations of what information goes into the various financial statements and how to analyze that information. This is the first of several bulletins that the committee is producing or revising for release over the next few months. Be sure to stop by the committee's booth at the Annual Manufacturer/Supplier Exhibit during MCAA 2012 for hard copies of the latest releases. If you can't wait, go to http://www.mcaa.org/private/mgmtmeth to download your copies. And, Management Methods Bulletins are free as a benefit of MCAA membership. For more information about the committee, contact Ann Mattheis (amattheis@mcaa.org). |
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