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If you’ve been thinking about joining us for MCAA19, what are you waiting for? You can find all the event details and register online at our special MCAA19 website!
The Management Methods Committee has released a two-part podcast in conjunction with the its latest WebBook on the subject of Developing Improved Labor-Management Relations.
MCAA congratulates University Mechanical Contractors for working more than 1 million hours without an OSHA recordable injury or illness.
The MSCA Sales Masters program is a highly customized program for intermediate to advanced HVACR and plumbing sales professionals looking to take their careers to the next level. The intensive nine-day program is designed to provide industry-specific training not found in any other sales program.
Online OSHA 10- and 30-hour construction safety standards courses, and the OSHA 10-hour general industry safety standards course (for fabrication shops and mechanical service work) are available to MCAA and MSCA members at discount prices.
Congratulations to everyone at J.C. Cannistraro, LLC for being named PHC News magazine’s Contractor of the Year! The company, which is a member of MCAA and the New England MCA, was selected for its reputation as a leader in modular prefabrication and a very early adopter of construction technology.
MCAA’s Virtual Trade Show connects our contractor members with the members of MCAA’s Manufacturer/Supplier Council.
We will of course be providing regular shuttle bus service to all of our off-site properties! Each property will have a dedicated shuttle. Additional shuttles will be added during peak times, so you won’t miss a thing! If you haven’t yet registered for MCAA19, there’s still time to do so. You can find all the event details and register online at our special MCAA19 website!
OSHA’s recent changes to its recordkeeping rule also changed the way that employers must implement their safety incentive programs. MCAA’s new Guide to Safety Incentive Programs walks the user through what’s permissible, and why OSHA is requiring the changes. The guide also provides sample programs for individual workers; groups of workers, such as a crew on a single project; and both categories combined.
This updated program will help new and experienced dispatchers understand their vital role in their companies and advance their careers by enhancing their ability to contribute to your company’s success.
MCERF, MCAA’s non-profit Foundation, quietly and generously funds some of the most important initiatives benefiting the association’s members. This support is championed by MCERF’s 12-member Board of Trustees. You probably don’t know them…but you should!
Congratulations to everyone at E.M. Duggan for being named CONTRACTOR magazine’s Mechanical Contractor of the Year! The company is a member of both MCAA and the New England MCA.
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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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. -
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. -
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. -
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!