Help your company’s safety director increase his or her knowledge of construction health and safety subjects, and improve that persons professional standing by encouraging the earning of the professional safety certification… Construction Health and Safety Technician – Professional Designation – CHST.

The Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) is the most highly recognized and respected professional safety and health certification body in the nation, and it enjoys the same recognition and respect in many countries overseas. The BCSP awards the Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) to individuals who demonstrate competency and work in the health and safety profession devoted to the prevention of construction illnesses and injuries.

MCAA is presenting a Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) certification examination preparation workshop in conjunction with its 15^th Annual Safety Directors’ Conference in January 2018.  The workshop will be presented shortly after the Safety Directors’ Conference concludes the afternoon of Thursday January 25^th, and all day the 26^th and 27^th  This is an incredible opportunity for your company’s safety professional to become even better at what he or she does for a living.

The workshop fee is normally $950 per person. However, MCAA Safety Directors’ Conference attendees, who are also attending the workshop, will pay $750. Information to help plan is below. If planning to attend the CHST certification examination preparation workshop, please send an e-mail  to (pchaney@mcaa.org) as soon as possible to let us know that you will be attending. We’ll send you a registration form immediately.

If you have any questions about it, please contact Pete Chaney at 301-990-2214, or pchaney@mcaa.org.

15^th Annual Safety Directors’ Conference Week Schedule & Information (January 2018)

• Location – San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina
• Pre-Conference First Aid and/or CPR/AED Instructor Courses – January 22 & 23 (Morning)
• Pre-Conference First Aid and/or CPR/AED Courses – January 23 (morning)
• MCAA’s 15^th Annual Safety Directors’ Conference – January 23 12:30 p.m. – 25 Conclude at Noon)
• Post Conference CHST certification preparation course – January 25 – 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 2018 – January 26 & 27 – 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Enforcement of the electronic reporting requirements in OSHA’s recently revised recordkeeping rule has been delayed to December 15, 2017.

Enforcement Dates:

Employers of 250 or More Employees (large employers) – Electronically submit to OSHA 2016 OSHA 300 A Summary information by December 15, 2017.  Going forward, large employers will be required to electronically submit to OSHA information from their OSHA 300 Log, OSHA 300 A Summary, and OSHA 301 Incident Report Forms once each year. The 2017 information must be submitted by July 1, 2018. However, starting in 2019 and each year thereafter, the information from the preceding year must be submitted by March 2nd.

Employers of 20 to 249 Employees (small employers) – Electronically submit to OSHA information from their OSHA 300 A Summary once each year. The 2016 information was supposed to have been submitted by December 15, 2017. The 2017 information must be submitted by July 1, 2018. Starting in 2019 and each year thereafter, the information from the preceding year must be submitted by March 2nd.

Electronic Submittal Information and Portal – Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries/Illnesses

MCAA Safety Bulletin – Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries/Illnesses

OSHA Final Rule – Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries/Illnesses

A written silica exposure control plan is required for compliance with OSHA’s Respirable Crystalline Silica standard, regardless of whether your company uses the exposure control methods established in Table 1 of the standard, or the standard’s alternative exposure control methods. MCAA has model programs covering both exposure control method options. Both plans are available for free to members as a benefit of membership.

Option 1 – Use of Table 1 Exposure Control Methods – Model Plan A

Option 2 – Use of Alternative Exposure Control Methods – Model Plan B

Are you in need of other mechanical construction industry-specific safety resources for silica? MCAA has you covered. The following resources are also free to members.

• MCAA Safety Bulletin
• MCAA Guide to Silica Safety
• Silica Safety Training Video
• Pocket Guide
• Documentation Sheet
• Test
• Test Answer Key
• CNA Silica Compliance Course

If you have any questions, please contact Pete Chaney at pchaney@mcaa.org or 301-990-2214.

OSHA is delaying its deadline for employers to ensure that crane operators are certified by one year until November 10, 2018. OSHA is also extending its deadline for employers to ensure that crane operators are competent to operate a crane safely for the same one year period. The final rule is effective immediately.

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Effective safety leadership is as important to the safety of our fitters, plumbers, service technicians, and other workers as all the rules, regulations, protective equipment, and other fundamental safety program componenets. The Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) has developed a 2.5-hour safety leadership course that can be presented as a stand-alone course, or included as one of the electives in the OSHA 30 Hour Construction Safety Standards course. Teaching materials can be downloaded for free…  Teaching Materials

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Legal challenges are bound to arise in a mechanical, service or plumbing business…and they often do. That’s why MCAA’s Management Methods Committee has compiled a series of bulletins that cover a wide range of legal issues from protection of lien rights to contractual provisions to pension issues to tax questions.

Bulletins are now available to provide basic information about an issue that’s confronting your business. Their content is not intended to equip you to resolve the issue on your own, but rather to provide you with enough information to consult with an attorney about strategies for moving forward. For example, Multi-Employer Defined Contribution Plans—Are You Liable for Another Contractor’s Delinquency? concerns situations where members of a bargaining unit may be held financially responsible for a contractor’s non-payment of pension contributions. Contract Clauses, Liability of a Prime Contractor for Interference with a Subcontractor and Employers’ Liability When Contributing to Union Testimonial Dinners will brief you on issues to consider when situations arise.

Knowing the basics of federal laws affecting your business is critical to its success. For example, you should review Purchases and Sales of Goods Under the Uniform Commercial Code, Tax Requirements Applicable to Travel Reimbursements, Advances and Bargaining Units Subsistence Allowance and Federal Prompt Payment Act to ensure your transactions and tax preparations are consistent with current law. And, be sure to review Records Retention, which offers guidelines on which business records to keep and when and how to properly dispose of those records.

These are just a few examples of bulletins that can help you get a handle on a legal issue. While all of these bulletins offer valuable and helpful information on a variety of legal matters, always consult with your attorney before entering into a legal proceeding.

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