MCAA Thanks Murray Company for Sharing Best Practices
Murray Company shared their process, innovation and philosophy with the over 200 MCAA contractors who attended the 2019 Fabrication Conference. Thank you.
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Find the Latest from Harris Products, Lifting Gear Hire and More in MCAA’s Virtual Trade Show
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:
The Harris Products Group
Harris Brazing Workshop
Help your brazing technicians succeed by enrolling them in a Brazing Workshop. This training program will lower your costs by teaching technicians to become more efficient, produce better joints and utilize proper safety techniques.
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Lifting Gear Hire Corporation
Hand chain hoists are available in 1-50 tons and are most ideal for shorter heights of lift. Electric chain hoists are available between 1-10 tons and can provide longer heights of lift. Air chain hoists are available between 0.5 to 60 tons and are lighter and require less headroom.
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Speaking of Smart Solutions
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!
Congratulations On 20 Consecutive Years of Steadily Excelling Safety Performance
MCAA member safety performance has steadily excelled since the association kicked off its perpetual Safety Excellence Initiative in 1998. Among participants in the association’s annual Safety Statistics and Awards Program, the aggregate incidence rates for recordable injury cases, lost workday cases, and fatality cases dropped substantially between 1998 and 2018. MCAA congratulates you for 20 consecutive years of safety excellence and looks forward to helping you continue to achieve it over the next 20 years and beyond.
| MCAA Member Aggregate Incidence Rates | 1998 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Recordable Cases Incidence Rate | 8.2 | 1.2 |
| Lost Workday Cases Incidence Rate | 3.9 | .2 |
| Fatality Cases Incidence Rate | .6 | 0 |
IES Uses XOi Vision to Drive Service Opportunities
Indoor Environmental Services (IES) of California adopted XOi Vision technology, paired with Key2Act’s MobileTech, to provide technicians with an easy platform for capturing video and photos on the jobsite and sharing that content with customers. That investment has yielded many unexpected returns, including reducing the lead time for sales follow-up on field-originated opportunities from two weeks to one or two days.
Looking for More Smart Solutions?
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.
Register Today for the UA-MCAA Labor Relations Conference
The 2019 UA-MCAA Labor Relations Conference: Succeeding Together is scheduled to take place October 29 – 30, 2019, at The Mirage in Las Vegas, Nevada and registration is now open!
The conference, jointly hosted by the United Association (UA) and MCAA, will feature panel discussions focused on topics such as growing apprenticeships, developing a joint labor-management strategic planning committee and retention of workers.
Acknowledging the importance of engaging the future of our organizations, the UA is asking all locals to bring one apprentice to the conference this year. MCAA will be hosting a breakout session with these apprentices to give them an opportunity to really dig into and ask questions about the management of the business with MCAA leaders one-on-one. Because apprentices are not only the future of the UA, they are the future of the MCAA as well.
To maximize our time together, MCAA is asking its members to plan joint dinners with their local labor partners following Tuesday’s reception. Exchanging ideas and experiences is how we will continue to thrive in this industry we all love, it is how we will be Succeeding Together.
Distracted Driving Accidents Continue to Rise – These Resources Help You Address the Issue Head-On
U.S. vehicle fatalities in 2018 exceeded 40,000, a 14% increase over the level just four years ago (2014). In 2017, the most recent year for which data on vehicle fatalities caused by distracted driving is available, there were 3,166 fatalities known to be caused by distracted driving. Distracted driving includes texting and cell phone use while driving, as well as other types of poor driving behaviors. MCAA resources can help you curb these behaviors.
Get Up to Speed Quickly
MCAA’s Distracted Driving Safety Bulletin will bring you up to speed quickly.
Establish Rules of the Road
MCAA’s Distracted Driving Reduction and Prevention Guide will help you:
- Establish a written policy to reduce or prevent distracted driving in your company
- Train all affected drivers/workers
- Learn about technologies to reduce or prevent distracted driving
Provide Additional Worker Training
MCAA’s Workplace Distractions Safety Training Video will help your workers recognize and avoid the four most common industry-related workplace distractions:
- Driving distractions
- Electronic distractions
- Environmental distractions
- Personal distractions
Accompanying materials are also available to assist you in highlighting key training points, documenting worker training and confirming that workers understand the training concepts:
Highlight Key Training Points
Document Worker Training
Download the Documentation Sheet
Confirm that Workers Understand the Training Concepts
Want Even More Safety Resources?
MCAA has you covered, with a full range of resources to help you protect your workers from injury and comply with applicable safety regulations. Here’s where to find them:
On our Direct Links to MCAA & MSCA Safety Resources page, where they’re listed by category with links.
In the Resource Center, where you can use the blue Refine Your Search bar to pinpoint exactly what you’re looking for.
Have Questions or Need Personal Assistance?
Contact MCAA’s Pete Chaney.
Would it Help You to Know the Current Mechanical Industry Injury Trends?
Mechanical industry workers are much safer now than they were in the past. For example, the aggregate MCAA member incidence rate for recordable worker injuries fell over a 21 year period from 8.2 in 1998 to 1.2 in 2018, and the lost workday cases incidence rate fell from 3.9 in 1998 to 0.2 in 2018. However, there is still work to do, especially in the areas of manual handling of materials/physical stress, falls, and struck by object hazards. Recent data shared with us by long-time partner in safety CNA highlights where we need to focus our attention concerning mechanical industry injury frequency and severity. The data is specific to MCAA member firms insured by CNA.
| Mechanical Industry WC Claims (Frequency) | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual Handling/Physical Stress | 23% | 26% | 23% |
| Slip/Trip (Same level with or without a fall) | 15% | 13% | 15% |
| Struck By (Moving/flying object/liquid) | 21% | 17% | 19% |
| Sum of Incurred WC Claim Losses (Severity) | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falls from Elevation | 7% | 7% | 53% |
| Manual Handling/Physical Stress | 28% | 28% | 9% |
| Slip/Trip (Same level with or without a fall) | 18% | 17% | 13% |
| Struck By (Moving/flying object/liquid) | 18% | 14% | 9% |
CNA Mechanical Industry Loss Trends
MCAA Safety Resources Will Help You Address These Areas…and More
If you’re ready to start addressing the areas that still need work, MCAA is here to help. Our website includes a full range of resources to help you protect your workers from injury and comply with applicable safety regulations. Here’s where to find them:
On our Direct Links to MCAA & MSCA Safety Resources page, where they’re listed by category with links.
In the Resource Center, where you can use the blue Refine Your Search bar to pinpoint exactly what you’re looking for.
Have questions or need personal assistance?
Contact MCAA’s Pete Chaney.
Explore the Latest from Jay R. Smith Mfg. Co.®, Josam Company and More in MCAA’s Virtual Trade Show
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:
Jay R. Smith Mfg. Co.® a Member of Morris Group International
Saving on labor with Zip TrenchTM starts the moment you unpack the crate. Each 3-meter run comes pre-assembled and each run is numbered specifically for your job for faster installation. Discover more products that save you time on the job.
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Josam Company
Josam Company’s comprehensive line of drainage products offer labor saving features and benefits with the installer in mind. In addition to ease of installation, we also offer customized solutions for the most difficult applications.
Quality Engineered Drainage Products.
Need Something Else?
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Speaking of Smart Solutions
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!
Interested in Plumbing Service? The PCA Roundtable Is Open for Registration
Commercial plumbing service offers a lot of benefits to contractors. Although it can be difficult to begin or optimize, it offers a lot of benefits including higher margins and reliable work flow. This roundtable is a one-day meeting intended for both established plumbing service operations and contractors interested in getting into plumbing service.
Located at the Loews Chicago O’Hare, it offers attendees the ability to fly in and out the same day or minimize the amount of time away from the operations.
IFS Replaces Cooling Towers Without Disrupting Government Offices
Thanks to careful planning, prefabrication, and easy-to-install Marley NC cooling towers from SPX Cooling Technologies Inc., Integrated Facility Services (IFS) replaced two large wooden cooling towers with two new steel cooling towers at a St. Louis, MO, government building while keeping the chiller system operational throughout to avoid disrupting essential county government services. The $1-million cooling tower replacement project received the Outstanding Mechanical Installation Award from the Mechanical Contractors Association of Eastern Missouri.
Looking for More Smart Solutions?
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.
Innovation on Display at Murray Company for the 2019 Fabrication Conference
At MCAA’s 2019 Fab Conference, Murray Company in Los Angeles, California opened its doors to over 225 contractors to learn fabrication, process and digital integration. Over three days, they helped move the industry forward by demonstrating their processes, technology and innovations. In addition to learning about the Murray approach to the fabrication process, attendees learned how pull planning and enhanced coordination can help drive schedule and increase productivity.
Management Methods Podcast Highlights Career Development Initiative
In the Management Methods Committee’s latest podcast, Host Bob Lindbloom talks with MCAA’s Director, Career Development Harlee Gallo Mooney about our industry-leading career development program. This special pop-up edition of the podcast is available exclusively via the iTunes or Google Play stores. Have questions or need support? Contact us.
Registration for Popular MSCA Service Managers Training Program Now Open
The 2019 MSCA Service Managers Training Program is now open for registration. Scheduled for September 9-12, 2019 in San Diego, CA, this intensive four-day class will provide service professionals with critical management and leadership skills to enhance their performance, provide added-value to their company and ensure their success. The program was developed with the service manager’s typical day-to-day problems in mind and will address key topics in financial management, communication, conflict resolution, leadership, coaching and motivation. Class size is limited and program sells out quickly so register today. For more information and the register, click here.
Registration is Now Open for MSCA19!
Join us at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, October 13-16, 2019, for the MSCA19 Educational Conference.
This year’s conference is packed with relatable education sessions led by world renowned experts who will help you understand our ever-changing world and rebuild your road map for success in the upcoming years. Re-commit, re-connect and rekindle your excitement for reassured success!
The skies are clear in Colorado. Let’s reENVISION!
Give Construction Workers Quick Access to Safety Information
Do your mechanical construction workers need a quick reference to help them work safely? MCAA’s Safety Manual for Mechanical Construction Workers provides critical information on everything from aerial lift safety to preventing overexposure to zinc. Members can download the manual free as a benefit of membership, or purchase print copies for their workers who prefer them.
Find the Latest from Victaulic, Jomar Valve and More in MCAA’s Virtual Trade Show
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:
Victaulic
It’s been 100 years since Victaulic was granted its first industry patent for mechanical pipe joining solutions. On its Centennial “Innoversary,” the company continues to develop groundbreaking technologies and drive new industry standards in performance and safety.
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Jomar Valve
Jomar carries a ½”-2” lead free, press ball valve with stainless steel trim. The JP-100SSG is Italian made with dezincification resistant brass body. Buy American Act approved, NSF 372 Certified and has BIM/CAD files ready to download.
Need Something Else?
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Speaking of Smart Solutions
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!
Herman Goldner Increases Efficiency, Customer Satisfaction with Key2Act’s MobileTech
The Herman Goldner Company expected that adopting Key2Act’s MobileTech would help them streamline processes and become more efficient. The mobile approach has also helped make technicians more independent, because they can rapidly exchange information with the home office, and it has reduced manual scanning and archiving.
Looking for More Smart Solutions?
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.
National Construction Safety Week Starts May 6. Want to Participate?
National Construction Safety Week is a celebration of safe work practices by national and global construction firms. The celebration takes place each spring to remind construction workers and supervisors how important workplace safety is every week of every year. This year’s celebration takes place May 6 – 10.
For National Construction Safety Week 2019, MCAA recommends that you highlight the topics listed below to help prevent some of the most common mechanical industry incidents that often result in injury. MCAA has substantive resources on each topic that are free to you as a benefit of membership.
- Pressure Testing Safety
- Fall Prevention and Protection
- Ladder Safety
- The Safe Manual Handling of Materials
- Eye Injury Prevention
Need More Ideas?
Put Safety at Fab Shop Workers’ Fingertips
Do your fab shop workers need a quick reference for working safely in the shop? MCAA’s Safety Manual for Mechanical Fabrication Shop Workers will provide them with critical information on everything from working safely with overhead and gantry cranes to preventing overexposure to manganese while performing hot work. Members can download the manual free as a benefit of membership, or purchase print copies for their workers who prefer them.
Find the Latest from Key2Act, Metraflex Company and More in MCAA’s Virtual Trade Show
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:
Key2Act
Key2Act is the construction and field service technology leader, focused on mechanical and non-mechanical specialty trades, facilities maintenance and other large asset or equipment-centric industries.
Metraflex Company
Metraflex energy-saving LPD-Y-Strainer dramatically reduces pressure drops. ROI within 1 year. Larger screen with more holes. Re-engineered to reduce turbulence.
Need Something Else?
Find many more smart solutions in MCAA’s Virtual Trade Show!
Speaking of Smart Solutions
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!