From monthly archives: March 2015
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
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2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) / 12:00 p.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (PT) |
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60 minutes |
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Free |
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Gary Clevenger, CNA National Risk Control Director, CNA
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AQC |
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WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
Falls are a leading cause of fatalities in the construction industry. This webinar covers fall protection issues directly related to construction hazards.
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Thursday, March 26, 2015
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1:00 p.m. (ET) / 12:00 p.m. (CT) / 11:00 a.m. (MT) / 12:00 p.m. (PT) |
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60 minutes |
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Free |
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Stuart D. Kaplow, P.A.
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Will Kelley, Drewry Simmons Vornehm, LLP
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Training and Education, Green Building |
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WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
The 2015 version of the International Green Construction Code had been approved. The IgCC is spreading across the country and it is in your future. Are you ready?
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Thursday, March 19, 2015
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2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) / 12:00 p.m. (MT) / 11:00 a.m. (PT) |
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60 minutes |
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Free |
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Michael Picone, LEED® AP ID+C, Google
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Hawkins Thomas, LEED® AP BD+C, HITT Construction Inc.
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Training and Education |
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WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
The introduction of the newest iteration of the LEED rating system has left many people scratching their heads. As some may know, the LEED v3 project registration sunset date is approaching and quite rapidly. It’s safe to say that LEED v4 is here and it’s here to stay! As with anything new, there is always a learning curve associated.
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ABC’s Regulatory Alert provides an overview of federally mandated rules, regulations and enforcement actions from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other federal agencies. Following are brief summaries of current issues, as well as links to more detailed information and guidance.
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Lawmakers in a number of states have made reforming outdated prevailing wage laws a major priority so far in 2015. In the past month, legislators in West Virginia, Nevada and Indiana have advanced legislation that attempts to narrow the types of construction projects affected by prevailing wage, and in some cases, to remove the law entirely.
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In conjunction with 17 other employer organizations, ABC sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) urging them to issue a two-year delay until 2018 of the expansion of the small group market definition in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Under the ACA, the small group market definition is expanded to include employers with 51-100 employees, which is effective in 2016.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance in December 2014 clarifying their Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) policies regarding employees who are subject to federal prevailing wage statutes.
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OSHA issued a Letter of Interpretation Jan. 15 clarifying the new reporting standard for severe injuries on the jobsite which went into effect Jan. 1. The interpretation letter provides a definition of an amputation and also how to distinguish between an amputation and an avulsion. In addition, the letter goes on to discuss whether the loss of an eye includes the loss of sight.
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ABC is reminding its contractor member firms that 2014 Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Form 300A work-related injury and illness log summaries must be posted in a visible spot on all construction sites Feb. 1 through April 30.
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ABC of Texas and the Central Texas Chapter of ABC filed a lawsuit Jan. 13 challenging the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) ambush election final rule. The suit was filed jointly with the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Texas in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.
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