President Biden’s speech detailing a national strategy to combat the COVID-19 pandemic introduced two executive orders and certain administrative actions that will increase mandates for vaccination in both government and private workplaces. Alston & Bird summarizes these measures and provides links to additional resources.
The Biden Administration’s Executive Order Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, Executive Order 14042 issued September 9, 2021, applies to direct Federal prime contracts above $250,000 and all lower tier subcontracts for work performed at the project site and facilities where work is performed pertaining to covered prime contracts and subcontracts. It does not apply to Federally assisted contracts or suppliers on covered prime contracts. The EO pertains to both prime and subcontractors, irrespective of total employment, while the other Biden Administration EO on vaccination applies to all employers (Federal contractors or subcontractors or otherwise) who employ 100 or more workers. MCAA will keep you apprised on regulatory developments along this ambitious and unique regulatory schedule.
The primary elements of the Executive Order are:
Each week, MCAA will highlight one or more of the educational resources that are free to MCAA members as a benefit of membership. This week, we focus on MCAA’s Mechanical Construction Workers Toolbox Talks. Each of the six volumes in the series includes 52 talks, everything you need for a year of weekly worker safety training without the stress of having to prepare the training from scratch.
Topics covered include:
Additional training topics emphasize the importance of worker safety to help ensure that workers are on the lookout for all potential safety hazards.
Instructions and a worker safety training documentation sheet are included to further simplify the process.
Contact MCAA’s Raffi Elchemmas.
Two weeks ago, we announced the launch of the NEW MCAA/CNA Microlearning Safety Video Series. Together with our partners in safety, CNA, we developed a series of easy-to-watch safety videos that are under 3-minutes! We have already seen Safe Lifting Techniques & Proper Material Staging, and next week, we will highlight Distracted Driving.
Please enjoy our third microlearning on Personal Health to Help Prevent Musculoskeletal Injuries.
The Manufacturer/Supplier Training area of MCAA’s website connects our contractor members with training opportunities available from the members of MCAA’s Manufacturer/Supplier Council.
Participating companies highlight and link to new webinars and training opportunities across their product lines, services, solutions or web pages. Here are just a few of the recent additions:
Watts Water Technologies
Watts eLearning system provides access to a wide selection of products and solutions from our family of brands. Courses can be accessed anytime, anywhere; perfect for your busy schedule!
A.O. Smith
We offer top notch training, available 24/7. You can learn about our Residential, Commercial, and even Tankless. Training includes items like How it Works, Installation, Application, & Service tips.
Be sure to visit the Manufacturer/Supplier Training area for all the latest offerings.
Member involvement from those serving on MCAA’s national committees helps all of us run more successful businesses and strengthens our industry. MCAA members who are willing to serve on a national committee in 2022 are encouraged to learn more and complete the application. Completed applications are due to MCAA by November 5, 2021.
MCAA’s Virtual Trade Show connects our contractor members with the members of MCAA’s Manufacturer/Supplier Council.
Participating companies highlight and link to new products, product lines, services, solutions or web pages of particular interest. Here are just a few of the recent additions:
BuildOps
BuildOps is the only all-in-one operational platform built specifically for the modern commercial contractor, combining service and projects under one roof.
Galloup Company
Galloup is a premier industrial distributor of pipe, valves and fittings, dedicated to service and support. Serving Michigan, Indiana and Ohio with nine facilities, including two distribution centers.
Find many more smart solutions in MCAA’s Virtual Trade Show!
Visit the Smart Solutions Case Studies area of our website to learn how other mechanical contractors found their win-win with cost-saving and productivity-enhancing applications from members of MCAA’s Manufacturer/Supplier Council.
This section of our website also includes tips and ideas to help your company save money and enhance your productivity. Don’t miss it!
MCAA President Armand Kilijian and UA General President Mark McManus issued a message highlighting the importance of the COVID vaccine to protect not only ourselves and our families, but our jobsites, our fellow members and contractors, and our end users.
CRW Mechanical won the bid for a parking garage’s gas piping project by switching to a Milwaukee® M18™ Force Logic™ Long Throw Press Tool rather than using a traditional all-weld approach. The Press Tool saved CRW Mechanical 15 percent on the project’s labor costs, and the crew saved 125 hours—all with just one Long Throw Press Tool onsite.
Visit the Smart Solutions Case Studies area of our website! You’ll see how other mechanical contractors found their win-win with productivity-enhancing and cost-saving applications from members of MCAA’s Manufacturer/Supplier Council.
Plus, you’ll find tips and ideas on other ways you and your company can save money and enhance your productivity.
Each week, MCAA will highlight one or more of the educational resources that are free to MCAA members as a benefit of membership. This week, we focus on MCAA’s Scaffold Safety Training Video and its materials. This video will teach your workers to protect themselves from the hazards inherent in working at heights on both mobile and stationary frame scaffolding.
Your workers will learn about:
The video comes with a pocket guide that highlights key training points, a training documentation sheet, a 20-question multiple choice test, and a test answer key.
Download the Video and Accompanying Materials
Video | Pocket Guide | Documentation Sheet | Test | Answer Key
Have Questions or Need Personal Assistance?
Contact MCAA’s Raffi Elchemmas.
Last week the MCAA announced the launch of the NEW MCAA/CNA Microlearning Safety Video Series. Together with our partners in safety, CNA, we developed a series of easy-to-watch safety videos that are under 3-minutes! Last week we highlighted Safe Lifting Techniques and each week, for the next three weeks, we will highlight the following videos: Proper Materials Staging, Personal Health, Distracted Driving.
Please enjoy our second microlearning on Proper Material Staging to Help Prevent Musculoskeletal Injuries.
On Sept 13th and 14th at 2pm EST MCAA’s Career Development Committee will be hosting welcome back meetings for all involved in an MCAA student chapter.
Contact mwalsh@mcaa.org if you did not receive an invite.
MCAA’s Virtual Trade Show connects our contractor members with the members of MCAA’s Manufacturer/Supplier Council.
Participating companies highlight and link to new products, product lines, services, solutions or web pages of particular interest. Here are just a few of the recent additions:
Lochinvar, LLC
Setup and service are a snap for contractors thanks to KNIGHT’s SMART SYSTEM. Ensuring comfort and efficiency for your customers is our first priority!
Seton
Since 1956, we’ve been providing contractors with quality service and products designed to meet your critical project requirements. Our complimentary services allow you to free up resources to work on other critical aspects of the project.
Find many more smart solutions in MCAA’s Virtual Trade Show!
Visit the Smart Solutions Case Studies area of our website to learn how other mechanical contractors found their win-win with cost-saving and productivity-enhancing applications from members of MCAA’s Manufacturer/Supplier Council.
This section of our website also includes tips and ideas to help your company save money and enhance your productivity. Don’t miss it!
When you have a team ready for MCAA’s 2021-2022 Student Chapter Competition please email all members’ names and emails to mwalsh@mcaa.org.
The project will be released virtually on September 28th at 2pm EST.
For a demanding new warehouse project with a nine-month timeline, Current Mechanical counted on Victaulic’s experienced virtual design and construction (VDC) team, fabrication services, and grooved mechanical couplings to save installation time even as its workforce was stretched thin. “With the labor shortage, I am not sure we would have been able to complete this project without using Victaulic’s fabrication services,” said Steve Lewis, project manager at Current Mechanical.
Visit the Smart Solutions Case Studies area of our website! You’ll see how other mechanical contractors found their win-win with productivity-enhancing and cost-saving applications from members of MCAA’s Manufacturer/Supplier Council.
Plus, you’ll find tips and ideas on other ways you and your company can save money and enhance your productivity.
Each week, MCAA will highlight one or more of the educational resources that are free to MCAA members as a benefit of membership. This week, we focus on PCA’s Pre-Fabrication Operations Guide for Plumbing. This guide provides insight to help plumbing contractors build their fabrication capabilities. It also includes ideas and processes established fabricators can benchmark against.
The guide introduces the pre-fabrication concept and highlights the various aspects of implementing or fine-tuning fabrication operations:
Find the full range of plumbing-related resources in the PCA Resource Center, where you can use the blue Find A Resource bar to pinpoint exactly what you’re looking for.
Have Questions or Need Personal Assistance?
Contact MCAA/PCA’s Sean McGuire.
MCAA is pleased to announce the launch of the NEW MCAA/CNA Microlearning Safety Video Series. Together with our partners in safety, CNA, we developed a series of easy-to-watch safety videos that are under 3-minutes long! Each week, for the next four weeks, we will highlight the following videos: 1. Safe Lifting Technique 2. Proper Materials Staging 3. Personal Health 4. Distracted Driving.
Please enjoy our first microlearning video on Safe Lifting Technique to Help Prevent Musculoskeletal Injuries.
The Manufacturer/Supplier Training area of MCAA’s website connects our contractor members with training opportunities available from the members of MCAA’s Manufacturer/Supplier Council.
Participating companies highlight and link to new webinars and training opportunities across their product lines, services, solutions or web pages. Here are just a few of the recent additions:
SLOAN
Sloan touch-free sensor faucets, flushometers, soap dispensers and hand dryers communicate their status in many different ways. Learn all about Sloan sensors and what those blinking restroom lights mean.
Victaulic
From one-hour seminars to full-day events, Victaulic University Continuing Education courses provide training on key industry concepts, including piping movement design, grooving and installation fundamentals, and gasket technology, as well as Victaulic HVAC and fire protection solutions. Request an instructor-led course or enroll in an online course today!
Be sure to visit the Manufacturer/Supplier Training area for all the latest offerings.
Don’t forget these important dates! All Fall 2021 important student chapter information is here at a glance for you.
You can also find this in the @mcaagreatfutures story highlights on Instagram called Important Info.
MCAA’s Virtual Trade Show connects our contractor members with the members of MCAA’s Manufacturer/Supplier Council.
Participating companies highlight and link to new products, product lines, services, solutions or web pages of particular interest. Here are just a few of the recent additions:
Ridge Tool Company
The RIDGID® K9-306 FlexShaft™ Drain Cleaning Machine, utilizing a full suite of specialized chain knocker accessories, quickly delivers wall-to-wall clean in 3 to 6-inch drain lines up to 125 feet.
Sioux Chief Manufacturing Company, Inc.
The FinishLine is a complete drain and cleanout system that is adjustable before and after the pour. The FinishLine is complemented by Sioux Chief’s full offering of commercial drainage products for all types and sizes of projects. Specified by engineers and installed by contractors across the country. Why use anything else?
Find many more smart solutions in MCAA’s Virtual Trade Show!
Visit the Smart Solutions Case Studies area of our website to learn how other mechanical contractors found their win-win with cost-saving and productivity-enhancing applications from members of MCAA’s Manufacturer/Supplier Council.
This section of our website also includes tips and ideas to help your company save money and enhance your productivity. Don’t miss it!
