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MCAA’s Virtual Trade Show connects our contractor members with the members of MCAA’s Manufacturer/Supplier Council.
MCAA is seeking to fill three vacancies on its Board of Directors. These directors’ term will begin in March 2020, at the conclusion of the Maui convention. If you are interested in serving, contact your local association executive for details.
MSCA19 officially kicked off this morning. Speakers really set the tone for a phenomenal conference!
When Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua, NH, started having problems with its antiquated chiller system, the facility was eager to make an upgrade and chose Daikin chillers primarily for the energy efficiency. As a result, it has cut energy use in half and reduced maintenance costs.
MSCA volunteers partnered with the Convoy of Hope at this year’s MSCA19 Education Conference to provide support to Springs Mission Rescue in Colorado Springs, CO.
Can encouraging your staff to have a wide range of interests help grow your business? Yes, according to New York Times best-selling author David Epstein. Epstein will share findings from his latest book, Range: Why Generalists Succeed in a Specialized World during the MCAA Technology Conference. Learn how innovation is encouraged by having a broad range of experiences. You won’t want to miss his insightful presentation!
MCAA welcomes our newest student chapter, Bowling Green State University! The chapter is sponsored by the MCA of Northwest Ohio. BGSU’s Construction Management program is tailored to produce industry ready construction professionals with a sufficient background in Mechanical and Plumbing.
Elevate your field leaders’ vision, perspective and performance when you send them to the 2019 Field Leaders Conference in Jersey City, NJ. Your field leaders are the frontline face of your company and the leader of your crew. At the MCAA Field Leaders Conference, your field leaders will hear from leading construction industry consultant, Kevin Dougherty when he speaks about Building Relationships: Communication on the Jobsite. Dougherty guides your team on how to communicate with different players, be a better listener, deal with difficult people, and bridge conflict. Give your field leaders the opportunity to be a better leader and grow your company’s profits and brand.
The 34th MSCA Education Conference is underway—you can find everything you need through the app and digital program book!
The aqua waters, the blowing palms, the sun-soaked days and torch-lit nights…join us in Maui at MCAA2020! MCAA2020 will bring you a tremendous lineup of world-class speakers, lots of entertainment, fun parties and an experience you won’t forget. Don’t wait any longer as rooms are going fast–register today for the best room selection. You can find all the details and register directly through the convention website. We look forward to seeing you there!
MCAA’s Virtual Trade Show connects our contractor members with the members of MCAA’s Manufacturer/Supplier Council.
To better serve our members we have converted all our HVACR 101 modules into WebBooks. All ten HVACR101 WebBooks are now updated and live on the MSCA Resources page.
This annual conference provides world-class, industry-specific occupational safety and health education for contractor and local affiliate safety professionals.
Join us to learn about the latest tools, software, operations and trends that contractors are using to leverage technology and be even more successful.
This Week's Featured Resources
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Guide to Line Breaking Safety
Benchmark your practices and protect your workers with the information in this guide. It covers common hazards, injuries from improper line breaking operations, common causes of line breaking incidents, and general line breaking preparations. A checklist is included to help ensure that line breaking is done consistently. See the related tools for educating your workers. -
Excavation Safety for Mechanical Construction Safety Training Video
The video teaches viewers how to work safely in excavations. Topics covered include: soil types and how they are impacted by weather, safe access and egress, the importance of atmospheric monitoring and what to do in case of an excavation cave-in. -
Excavation Safety for Mechanical Construction Safety Training Pocket Guide
This pocket guide highlights key training points from MCAA’s Excavation Safety for Mechanical Construction Safety Training Video. -
Excavation Safety for Mechanical Construction Safety Training Documentation Sheet
This documentation sheet can be used to document who has received the training contained in MCAA’s Excavation Safety for Mechanical Construction Safety Training Video. -
Excavation Safety for Mechanical Construction Safety Training Test
Verify that workers are retaining key training points from MCAA's Excavation Safety for Mechanical Construction Safety Training Video with this test, designed to be used in conjunction with the Excavation Safety for Mechanical Construction Safety Training Test Answer Key. -
Excavation Safety for Mechanical Construction Training Test Answer Key
Check your workers’ responses to the Excavation Safety for Mechanical Construction Training Test to ensure they’re retaining key training points. -
Career Development Initiative Podcast
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. -
Scheduling Best Practices
This bulletin looks at how contractors can adapt and improve skill and competency at scheduling, which is necessary to deliver the value that customers expect on time. Prefer to listen? Check out the podcast! -
Scheduling Best Practices Podcast
Host Bob Lindbloom and co-host Paul Alexander discuss scheduling best practices with Michael McLin and Brian Lightner of Maxim Consulting Group. This podcast complements the Management Methods Bulletin on the same topic. Play the podcast directly from the WebBook, or listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Google Play. -
2018 MCAA-Focused Construction Technology Report
This report enables MCAA members to see how their companies' use of technology compares to other MCAA members as well as the industry at large. -
Developing Improved Labor-Management Relations Podcast
Host Bob Lindbloom and co-host Brodie Arndt discuss various collective bargaining approaches with C. Richard Barnes, an internationally recognized mediator, facilitator, skills trainer and speaker specializing in dispute resolution, workforce training, and leadership coaching. This podcast complements the Management Methods Bulletin on the same topic. Play the podcast directly from the WebBook, or listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Google Play. -
Developing Improved Labor-Management Relations
This bulletin reviews the various options for transferring ownership of a company and showcases the advance planning and analysis needed for a successful transfer. Prefer to listen? Check out the podcast! -
Aerial Lift Safety Training Video
The video teaches viewers how to protect themselves while working with aerial lifts. Topics covered include: load capacities, inspection and function testing, what to do in case of a problem, fall prevention and protection, and safe operating procedures. -
Aerial Lift Safety Training Pocket Guide
This pocket guide highlights key training points from MCAA’s Aerial Lift Safety Training Video. -
Aerial Lift Safety Training Documentation Sheet
This documentation sheet can be used to document who has received the training contained in MCAA’s Aerial Lift Safety Training Video. -
Aerial Lift Safety Training Test
Verify that workers are retaining key training points from MCAA's Aerial Lift Safety Training Video with this test, designed to be used in conjunction with the Aerial Lift Safety Training Test Answer Key. -
Aerial Lift Safety Training Test Answer Key
Check your workers' responses to the Aerial Lift Safety Training Test to ensure they're retaining key training points. -
Fleet Safety for Mechanical Service and Construction Supervisors
This video will help you combat unsafe driving behaviors by teaching your supervisors how to properly screen drivers, the components of effective driver training, how to monitor driver behavior, and how to ensure proper inspection and maintenance of the company’s fleet. -
Guide to Silica Safety
MCAA's Guide to Silica Safety incorporates provisions in OSHA's new Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard. The guide provides mechanical construction employers with the information they need to help their workers protect themselves from overexposure to respirable silica. -
Alternative Retirement Plan Designs
This in-depth analysis of Alternative Retirement Plan Designs was prepared for MCAA by actuaries Cary Franklin and Jonathan Feldman of Horizon Actuarial Services. It offers a general risk-factor analysis for plan trustees to consider in any more in-depth analysis of particular plan circumstances and plan design options. It focuses on six areas: 1) traditional defined benefit (DB) plans; 2) variable DB plans; 3) cash balance plans; 4) money purchase plans; 5) profit sharing plans; and, 6) proposed new composite plans (not yet enacted into law). -
Inventory of Construction Industry Pension Plans
This ground breaking analysis of historical trends in pension plans' key operating data will aid stakeholders and public policy makers in ensuring plans' futures with fact-based, in-depth analysis of plan experience over ten year periods. Prepared by MCAA and Horizon Actuarial Services, LLC. Looking for information about FASB? Check here for answers to frequently asked questions. -
The Next Generation of Data Security
Anything related to technology or cyber security can no longer be taken on faith. It should be protected like any other company asset, but with different tools and strategies. This article is intended to provide guidance and insight of current tools and techniques to protect your data and operations. -
Concurrent Delay
This bulletin provides an overview on the subject of concurrent delay. In some instances, contractors or subcontractors may be able to recover extended performance costs. They may also receive an extension of their performance time and as such, relief from liquidated damages. -
MCAA Microsoft HoloLens Research Report
This eighth report in the MCAA Technology Research Series was written by our partners at JBKLabs exclusively for MCAA. It explores the possibilities for using augmented reality in the construction industry. -
7th Annual JBKnowledge Construction Technology Report
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Guide to Safety Incentive Programs
Encourage your employees to practice sound safety procedures by establishing an effective safety incentive program. This publication offers tips from those who have developed successful programs. -
NFPA70E – 2018 Safety Bulletin
The current version of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)'s Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace is NFPA 70E – 2018. This bulletin addresses work on HVAC equipment pushing 480 volts or less. -
Business Transition Options for the Mechanical Contractor
This bulletin reviews the various options for transferring ownership of a company and showcases the advance planning and analysis needed for a successful transfer. Prefer to listen? Check out the podcast! -
Business Transition Options for the Mechanical Contractor Podcast
Host Bob Lindbloom and co-host Rob Armistead discuss Exit Strategy Planning with Mario Vicari, business advisor to privately-held companies at Kreisher Miller. This podcast complements the Management Methods Bulletin on the same topic. Play the podcast directly from the WebBook, or listen and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Google Play. -
Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Guide
This guide will assist you in determining whether an injury or illness must be recorded and reported. It will also help you comply with applicable requirements in OSHA’s recordkeeping rule. -
Guide to In-Person Safety Training
MCAA's Guide to In-Person Safety Training explores effective techniques to help you achieve your safety training goals. -
Change Orders, Productivity, Overtime—A Primer for the Construction Industry
This planning tool helps you determine the costs associated with unplanned events, circumstances and factors that may impact the outcome, productivity and schedule of construction projects. -
Model Lockout/Tagout Program for Electrical Safety (Based on NFPA 70E-2018)
NFPA 70E – 2018 requires employers to establish a written lockout/tagout program. And, when complex lockout/tagout is required, employers are also required to establish a written complex lockout/tagout plan that is specific to each application. This model simplifies the process, saving you time. -
Recovery of Material Escalation Costs Arising From Steel and Aluminum Tariffs
This bulletin addresses approaches prime contractors and subcontractors may assert to recover under fixed priced contracts for the price increases resulting from new tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. -
Model Electrical Safety in the Workplace Program (Based on NFPA 70E-2018)
NFPA 70E – 2018 states that each employer shall implement and document an overall electrical safety program that directs activity appropriate to the risk associated with electrical hazards. This model program will help you develop an electrical safety program that is specific to your company’s needs. -
Tool and Equipment Rental Guide
Why spend time gathering equipment rates when you don’t have to? This is a comprehensive, current guide to cost recovery for commonly used tools and equipment. MCAA members can now access our Tool and Equipment Rental Guide via an enhanced web portal. There you can refine your search to find what you need quickly. A list of all rates is also included. Regardless of how you view them, search results can be downloaded as either a .pdf or .csv file. The traditional PDF format is also available for download. -
Safety Manual for Mechanical Service Technicians
This comprehensive, user-friendly manual was designed specifically for the mechanical service industry. Color illustrations highlight key points and enhance the reader's ability to find information. -
Safety Manual for Mechanical Construction Workers
This comprehensive, user-friendly manual was designed specifically for the mechanical industry. It includes new information about noise, manganese and zinc. Color illustrations highlight key points and enhance readability.
MCAA’s web-based labor estimating manual is an invaluable tool for your business. Free as a benefit of your membership.
WebLEM
Scholarships are just one way the Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation is investing in your industry’s future. Have you invested in it?
MCERF
You can make an impact on the future of your industry and your business by contributing to the MCAA Political Action Committee.
MCAA PAC
Looking for an intern? You can head to our improved student chapter website and check out the great resumes there!
MCAAGreatFutures
The year-round involvement of our manufacturer/supplier members is part of what makes MCAA special. Learn more about the Council and the value it brings to MCAA.
Manufacturer / Supplier Council
Our new online registration system is up and running. We’ve compiled the most frequently asked questions in one place – here!