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| MCAA National Update for May 21, 2012 |
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MSCA LIVE 2012 REGISTRATION IS OPEN!
 Start making your plans now to attend MSCA's 27th Annual Educational Conference (October 14-17, 2012, Carlsbad, CA), a transformation journey to acquire the skills and tools you will need to embrace the ever-changing world around us. At MSCA Live 2012, you will hear from some of the nation's most knowledgeable experts in the areas of business development and personal growth who will help you understand how change, whether it is personal, business, economic, social or technological, can be used to create positive outcomes and a better quality of life. Optional programs, roundtable discussions, the always enjoyable and informative Annual Exhibitors Display and entertaining social events make this conference one that you cannot miss. So don't! Check out the complete preliminary conference program for the excellent line-up of sessions, speakers and events and then sign up using our convenient online registration. Both are available at http://www.msca.org/msca2012. |
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OSHA ISSUES ALERT ON CSE CORPORATION'S SR-100 SELF-CONTAINED SELF-RESCUER
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued an alert to employers and workers who use the CSE Corporation's SR-100 Self-Contained Self-Rescuer (SCSR) respirator. OSHA reports that "some of these devices have a critical defect that may cause the release of insufficient oxygen during start-up, a defect that could immediately result in a life-threatening situation for workers using the respirator." OSHA goes on to say, "Employers should immediately take steps to replace these respirators with a different NIOSH-approved self-rescuer or other respirator suitable for emergency escape protection." Employers must remove CSE SR-100's from service no later than May 31, 2012. For more information, please visit www.osha.gov. |
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2012 E. ROBERT KENT AWARD SPOTLIGHTS UNIQUE IDEAS THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR INDUSTRY
All too often, great ideas become lost in the daily grind of keeping a business going and growing. The E. Robert Kent Award for Management Innovation brings those almost forgotten, taken-for-granted unique innovations to the surface for well-deserved industry honors and accolades. Named for an industry legend who believed strongly in the notion that the best ideas should be shared, the E. Robert Kent Award seeks out and rewards companies and their ideas that helped them overcome daily business challenges. If your company has an innovative way of dealing with a business obstacle, consider nominating that idea for the 2012 E. Robert Kent Award. The honors, acclaim and accompanying publicity in MCAA and national trade journals may very well bring your company new business and bottom line growth. Go to http://www.mcaa.org/awards/erobertkent. |
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TIMES ARE CHANGING...DO YOU HAVE THE SKILLS TO ADAPT AND GROW YOUR BUSINESS?
 The time has never been better to acquire or improve upon the leadership and strategic planning skills that are critical to building new business in today's highly competitive marketplace. MCAA's Advanced Leadership Institute is our industry's most effective educational offering to help industry executives develop the business acumen that enables them to find lucrative business opportunities and then successfully integrate them into their companies. The refined course curriculum, featuring a new and very challenging case study about a crisis on the jobsite, along with a dynamic learning environment and excellent networking opportunities adds an exciting dimension to the experience of acquiring leadership and strategic planning skills. ALI's Course 12 dates are September 30 - October 5 and November 11 - 16, 2012. If you need more information about ALI, go to http://www.mcaa.org/ali and then contact Dennis Langley (dlangley@mcaa.org) for an e-application. |
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LEARN HOW WATER AUDITS CAN IMPROVE YOUR BOTTOM LINE
 On June 7, the Plumbing Contractors of America is sponsoring a semina r in Boston, MA to help you learn more about and establish water auditing as a profitable enterprise for your business. You will learn how to audit a facility and estimate its water (and associated sewer and hot water fuel) savings, utilizing a cutting-edge payback estimating spreadsheet, and how to make the sale to building owners in a final water audit report. The seminar will also show you which building types, systems, and fixtures have better payback periods (and which ones do not) and you will learn about other key indicators to successful jobs. Access the program and registration details at www.mcaa.org/education. Please contact Sean McGuire (smcguire@mcaa.org) with questions. |
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CPMCA CONTRIBUTED $10,000 TO MCERF
The California Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Association (CPMCA) has contributed $10,000 to the Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation (MCERF). This generous donation will help the Foundation continue its education and research programs that help our industry grow, thrive and advance. The MCERF Board of Trustees is very grateful to CPMCA for the contribution. For more information about MCERF and its programs, please visit www.mcerf.org or contact Dennis Langley (dlangley@mcaa.org). |
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