The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) just released its new standard on Confined Spaces in Construction; it becomes effective on August 3, 2015. In preparation for its release, MCAA is developing the following safety resources to help our members comply with the new standard:

• Safety Bulletin: Highlights key differences with the existing industry standard and summarizes the new standard
• Model Program: Confined Space Entry in Construction
• Safety Training Video: 14-minute video for training mechanical construction workers subject to the standard
• Safety Training Guide: Highlights key training points
• Training Documentation Sheet: Assists with documenting the training of workers subject to the standard
• Safety Training Test: 20-question multiple choice test for training documentation and an affirmative defense against OSHA citations

These resources will be free as a benefit of MCAA membership, and will be made available to members prior to the date the standard takes effect. For more information, please contact Pete Chaney at pchaney@mcaa.org.

Are You Ready for the Next Big Industry "Thing"?

If you aren't sure and you're a graduate of MCAA's Advanced Leadership Institute (ALI) 

program, consider attending the new ALI-Graduates program. The program is designed to enhance the leadership and strategic planning skills that you learned and acquired in the ALI program so that you can take on any emerging trend, market change or industry crisis with confidence and success. You and your colleagues asked for this advanced curriculum, and the Advanced Leadership Committee responded by working with the academic leaders of Babson Executive Education to create a curriculum that will meet your demands for new strategies to help you take on the latest and future industry challenges. Attendance will be strictly limited to 30 ALI alumni. Attendees are accepted on a first-come/first-served basis. ALI-G takes place June 17-20 at the Babson Executive Education Center in Wellesley, MA. Contact Dennis Langley at dlangley@mcaa.org for a flier, curriculum schedule and registration form. Don't delay because the program is almost fully subscribed.

Learn How to Transform Your Employees into an Effective TEAM

Each company has four types of people, each of whom has the potential to contribute to a team. In the third installment of MSCA's the six-part webinar series (June 3 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time), Steve Thomas will teach you how to identify "The Effective TEAM Player." He will explain how each type of person contributes to or detracts from performance. You will also learn how to align these employees to strengthen the team and its impact on your company's success. Register today at https://msca.webex.com (or click here to sign-up via mobile device). Tentative dates for the remaining webinars are September 2, November 4, and December 6. For more information, contact Barbara Dolim (bdolim@mcaa.org). The first two webinars in the series, "Rethink the TEAM Thing" and "The TEAM Leader," are available to view at www.msca.org along with PowerPoint slides and handouts.