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OSHA recently published a proposed rule that would establish a five-month enforcement delay of the new provisions in it’s recordkeeping rule. The new provisions require affected employers to report work-related injuries and illnesses to the agency annually in electronic format.
This week’s Highlight is our One-Day Optional Bonus Program, Managing Your People Profits, on Sunday, October 15th from 7:30 am to 3:00 pm at MSCA CONNECT 2017 Education Conference, to be held October 15-18, 2017.
MCAA recently released its newly revised MSCA Safety Manual for Mechanical Service Technicians. The manual, which includes substantive revisions to sections on CPR, choking, OSHA, arc flash and electrical shock protection, and refrigerants, and new sections on hexavalent chromium, manganese, noise, and zinc, is now available to you electronically as a benefit of membership.
Knowing when to service or replace aging plumbing equipment is critical to maintaining a clean, operational commercial restroom. Like regularly changing the oil in your car, consistent preventive maintenance helps avoid critical, costlier repairs down the road.
Members have access to a full-featured digital version of our Membership Directory & Buyer’s Guide. This online version enhances the look and feel of our printed directory with digital-only benefits.
MCAA is a sponsor of the industry-leading JB Knowledge Construction Tech Survey, so take the 10-minute survey and receive valuable benchmarking information at no cost to you. Your survey input also helps guide MCAA’s education and research efforts for the coming years. Take the survey.
MCAA recently released its newly revised Safety Manual for Mechanical Construction Workers. The manual, which includes substantive revisions to sections on CPR, choking, OSHA, silica, and confined spaces in construction, and new sections on noise, manganese, and zinc, is now available to you in electronic format as a benefit of membership.
In search of a way to track equipment efficiently, Icon Mechanical took advantage of Milwaukee Tool’s ONE-KEY™, the first digital platform for tools and equipment. Now, it has a full picture of the company’s allocation and location of equipment and has experienced a noteworthy increase in tools being returned.
CFI Mechanical, Inc. of Houston, TX has contributed $2,500 to the Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation (MCERF) bringing the company’s total contributions to the Foundation to $42,500.
Come learn about the latest HVACR and plumbing products and services on Supplier Partnership Day at our Exhibitor’s Display on October 16, 2017. The MSCA CONNECT 2017 Education Conference will be held October 15-18, 2017 in Boca Raton, FL at the Boca Raton Resort and Club!
MCAA’s Virtual Trade Show connects our contractor members with the members of MCAA’s Manufacturer/Supplier Council.
The MCA of Kansas City has contributed $10,000 to the Mechanical Contracting Education & Research Foundation (MCERF) bringing the association’s total contributions to the Foundation to $305,000.
This conference is designed to provide MCAA affiliated association executives with best practices education that empowers them to better serve their board and contractor members.
This annual conference is designed to connect future professionals with MCAA members and future internship and full-time employment opportunities.
This Week's Featured Resources
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PDF Editing Utilization for the Mechanical Contractor
This bulletin shows how one contractor has used PDF editing software to save time and money by paperlessly exchanging documents. -
Managing Retainage – A Critical Component of Effective Cash Flow
This bulletin offers ideas for effectively managing retainage, which has become a significant cash flow issue for mechanical contractors. -
Safety Manual for Mechanical Fabrication Shop Workers
This manual provides fabrication shop workers with critical safety information on everything from working safely with overhead and gantry cranes to preventing overexposure to manganese while performing hot work. -
5th Annual JBKnowledge Construction Technology Report
JB Knowledge, MCAA's construction technology research partner, conducts an annual report on construction technology practices. Participants came from across the construction industry, including 700 MCAA members. -
Model Silica Exposure Control Plan for Mechanical Construction
This easily customized model plan covers all the basics required to comply with OSHA’s silica standard and protect your workers. -
Silica Safety for Mechanical Construction Workers Safety Training Video
This video provides you with the information you need to help your workers understand potential hazards from overexposure to respirable silica, identify operations that produce respirable silica dust, and implement safe work practices. -
Technology Report on Field Service Software
Our partners at JB Knowledge surveyed MSCA members on the technology practices and software needs for their service operations before comparing 16 different software solutions in this report. -
Construction Technology Research Report: 3D Scanning
Technology is a challenge and an opportunity. MCAA partnered with JBK Labs to help our members keep pace by conducting independent research. -
Construction Technology Report – 3D Scanning Webinar with James Benham
This webinar explores and compares the differences in products, software and processes that contractors will see when they begin to utilize 3D scanning technology. -
Guide to Human Resources Policies
Designed to assist you in developing a human resources manual for your company, this publication reflects current trends and law on human resource management. -
Management Methods Manual
This manual has it all! Written by contractors for contractors, this is THE definitive guide to the basics to help you keep your company running smoothly, efficiently and profitably. -
Employee Reviews
Get tips on making the most of the employee review process, including how the review process can be used to improve the performance of employees and management alike. -
Guide to Subcontractor Safety Management
This guide provides mechanical construction employers with the information needed to objectively select subcontractors that are committed to jobsite safety and health. -
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 Safety Apps Report
Written by JBKLabs exclusively for MCAA, this report found that most applications for safety professionals are geared towards documentation. There is a growing trend analytics on this data to identify root causes and trends. -
Toolbox Safety Talks for Mechanical Construction Workers – Volume VI
These short duration safety training toolbox talks focus on a variety of common hazards, including silica; confined spaces; hazardous substances; energy sources and equipment and more. -
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. -
Membership Directory & Buyer’s Guide
This full-featured digital version of our Membership Directory & Buyer’s Guide enhances the look and feel of our printed directory with digital-only benefits. -
Safety Manual for Mechanical Construction Workers
This comprehensive, user-friendly manual is designed specifically for the mechanical industry. It contains recent information about safe work practices and color illustrations highlight what you need to know. -
2016 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. -
Benchmarking Data for Mechanical Contractors
MCAA members can compare their business performance against industry averages for 20 key financial ratios and other data with this new report. -
An Explanation of Certified Pipe Welding
This publication helps educate technicians and customers about ASME Code requirements for the proper installation and fabrication of welded piping systems in accordance with Welding Procedure Specifications. -
Webinar on BIM to Field Software Construction Technology Report
This webinar offers additional insight into the results of the 2016 Construction Technology Research Report. -
Robotic Total Station
This bulletin compares the traditional layout process with the technologically advanced Robotic Total Station, which integrates with BIM and 3D modeling. Readers will learn the benefits of the RTS and what to look for when selecting a system. -
BIM Software Analysis Webinar with Josh Bone
In this webinar, Josh Bone, the lead author of MCAA's second Construction Technology Research Report on BIM, presents some insights from his research findings. -
BIM Software – A Comparative Analysis
This second report in the Construction Technology Research Series was written by JBKLabs exclusively for MCAA. BIM technologies in the area of construction and maintenance can expedite work, increase precision, and prevent mistakes. -
BIM to Field Software – A Comparative Analysis
MCAA has now released its third installment of the Construction Technology Research Series with a report produced by JB Knowledge Labs on BIM to Field Software, free to members. -
Change Orders, Productivity, Overtime—A Primer for the Construction Industry
This publication is a planning tool that helps you determine the costs associated with unplanned events, circumstances and factors that may impact the outcome, productivity and schedule of construction projects. -
Achieving Spatial Coordination through BIM – A Guide for Specialty Contractors
This guide helps mechanical contractors incorporate leading-edge technologies into their project spatial coordination efforts. Developed by MCAA, SMACNA and NECA with funding from MCERF. -
Factors to Consider in Establishing, Operating and Maintaining a Fabrication Shop
Whether you're establishing a new fab shop or looking to keep yours operating at peak performance, this bulletin provides tips to enhance your company's productivity and profitability. -
Pre-Fabrication Operations Guide for Plumbing
Whether you’ve been thinking about pre-fabrication or want to ensure that your pre-fab processes are using the latest technology and tooling, this guide can help. -
Enforceability of Contractual Fines/Penalties for Subcontractor Safety Violations
This bulletin explains how provisions that impose fines or penalties for subcontractors' safety violations could impact a subcontractor and how best to avoid them. -
Conditional Relief from Some Category 2 PPE Under NFPA 70E – 2015 Safety Bulletin
This bulletin explains the circumstances under which mechanical service technicians are permitted to wear less PPE than what is typically required for work on HVAC units pushing 480 volts or less. -
Final Recordkeeping Rule Safety Bulletin
This bulletin summarizes changes to OSHA’s recordkeeping rule that require affected employers to submit occupational injury and illness information to the agency via electronic means. Learn what this means for your company. -
Project Manager’s Manual
This manual covers all aspects of mechanical industry project management, including key topics like managing change orders and claims, job cost and labor control, productivity, scheduling, safety and much more.
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!