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Open To All Human Resources, Labor And Employment Specialists, Attorneys Thursday, August 20, 2015 7:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. at AGC Houston The committee serves as a resource for AGC Houston members on employment and other human resource issues facing contractors.
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"This program is by far one of the most significant that has been created by AGC to develop the next generation of construction leaders.This immersive development program helps participants become transformative leaders as they gain future positions within their companies and professional organizations." Bill Scott, III, AGC Houston Chairman, Executive Vice President, Linbeck Group, LLC Hurry! Application deadline is August 12, 2015. Nominate your company's up-and-coming young professional today!
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New series of program specially designed for emerging project managers! This five-course program covers the essentials of project management for emerging project managers. Project Manager Development Program Module 1: Estimating and Job Costing - Aug. 4-5 Module 2: Contract Administration - Sept. 22-23 Module 3: Project Administration - Oct. 13-14 Module 4: Risk Management - Nov. 17-18 Module 5: Leadership - Dec. 8-9 This class develops professional estimating skills, including: an understanding of the different types of estimates; the importance of documentation and formatting; and the link between design, estimating and project costs.
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Free and open to all AGC Houston members
Tuesday, August 25, 2015 8 - 9:30 a.m. Learn how cloud computing can help you manage your construction documents and mitigate your risks by safely archiving critical documents. You've heard the hype regarding the cloud; now learn how it can actually help improve your productivity. This free seminar is designed for general contractors, specialty contractors and suppliers who want to learn about the benefits of using the cloud in their business. Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=2014 to view the full article online. |
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has announced the launch of its annual Campaign to Prevent Heat Illness in Outdoor Workers. For the fourth consecutive year, OSHA's campaign aims to raise awareness and educate workers and employers about the dangers of working in hot weather and provide resources and guidance to address these hazards. Workers at particular risk are those in outdoor industries, such as agriculture, construction, landscaping and transportation.
Visit http://www.dol.gov/opa/media/press/osha/OSHA20140929.htm to view the full article online.
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Workers who are exposed to extreme heat or work in hot environments may be at risk of heat stress. Read more and access helpful information from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention.
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The Clean Air Act (CAA) requires facilities to implement robust air-emission-control practices, which are regulated and enforced through a complex permitting process.
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The new standard, which became effective August 3, is designed to help prevent construction workers from being hurt or killed by eliminating and isolating hazards in confined spaces at construction sites similar to the way workers in other industries are already protected. The rule requires employers to determine what kinds of spaces their workers are in, what hazards could be there, how those hazards should be made safe, what training workers should receive, and how to rescue those workers if anything goes wrong. Sign up today for this special two-hour program led by OSHA's Jim Shelton and a leading panel of industry experts. Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=2019 to view the full article online. |
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This course covers the OSHA standards, policies, and procedures in general industry. Topics include scope and application of the OSHA General Industry Standards, general industry principles and special emphasis on those areas in general industry which are most hazardous.
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This course covers the OSHA Excavation Standards and safety and health aspects of excavation and trenching.
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The following company has joined AGC Houston. Please support our AGC Members and contact them for your business needs.
BRAYN Consulting, Inc. Brady Bryan (888) 773-8356 Brady@braynconsulting.com P O Box 980962 Houston, TX 77098 BRAYN Consulting LLC is a consulting firm that supports CPA firms and their clients in taking full advantage of various incentives, including research & development incentives, meals & entertainment deduction recovery, growth incentives and production & construction incentives. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/hca-nwl/articles/?aid=333812&issueID=40177 to view the full article online. |
AGC Houston emblem stickers available to all members! Show your AGC pride. Contact AGC Houston today at (713) 843-3700 and get hard hat stickers while they last. They're free for members! Got the AGC logo on a jobsite banner? Send us a photo and we'll share it in Member's Edge and our Facebook page! Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/hca-nwl/articles/?aid=333893&issueID=40177 to view the full article online.
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The AGC Bookstore has a variety of safety products ranging from basic safety brochures all the way to OSHA regulation books for on-site construction safety. AGC also has several DVDs designed to help keep constructions workers knowledgeable about their surroundings and how to prevent accidents from happening on the jobsite.
Help your construction workers develop a well-rounded knowledge of what it takes to be safe at work with these safety products.
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Dividends for Houston Chapter Members total more than $6.8M! Texas AGC Members who are actively enrolled in the CompGroup AGC Safety Group and had a loss ratio under 60%. Benefit from financial strength and superior loss control program. Managed by a board composed of CompGroup AGC members—Texas-based general contractors and subcontractors—it is a TDI-approved workers compensation purchasing group. Visit http://agchouston.org/files/13796_compgroup_discount_program.pdf to view the full article online. |
Office Depot and OfficeMax are now ONE company! AGC Members can save up to 80% on over 93,000 products. Great for all of your printing, cleaning and office supply needs. Shop online or in any Office Depot or OfficeMax store. Enjoy FREE next-day delivery on online orders over $50! Click here to shop online or print off a FREE Store Purchasing Card.
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The AGC Alternative can help your company build a better benefits package—one that benefits you and your employees. Take control of rising health care costs with a defined contribution strategy and give employees more choice and flexibility. To learn more or to request a quote, visit www.agc.org/exchange or call 1-800-210-5290.
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that clarifies an employer’s continuing obligation to make and maintain an accurate record of each recordable injury and illness throughout the five-year period during which the employer is required to keep the records. "Accurate records are not simply paperwork, but have an important, in fact life-saving purpose," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Dr. David Michaels. "They will enable employers, employees, researchers and the government to identify and eliminate the most serious workplace hazards—ones that have already caused injuries and illnesses to occur."
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"It is encouraging to see construction employment rising again, but the industry could hire many more workers if they were available," said Ken Simonson, Associated General Contractors of America's chief economist. Construction employment totaled 6,383,000 in July, the most since February 2009, but the total rose by only 6,000 in July and by an average of only 7,200 per month over the past five months, Simonson noted.
Visit https://www.agc.org/news/2015/08/07/construction-unemployment-falls-14-year-low-employment-hits-highest-mark-2009-data to view the full article online. |
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The July issue of Texas Constructor featured a double-page spread about AGC Houston's involvement in the Safety Stand-Down, highlighting several member companies that included Anslow Bryant Construction, Inc.; TAS Commercial Concrete Construction; MSA Safety; Compliance Safety Consulting; HP Safety Consulting; Lonquist Risk Management Services; W.S. Bellows Construction Corp.; SpawGlass Construction Corp.; and AGC Houston's Safety Director Kim Mason.
The positive news story reported on the more that 85 AGC Houston member companies that took part in the Safety Stand-Down May 5-15, 2015.
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Plan to join your peers at AGC's 2015 Contractors Environmental Conference on September 2-3 in Arlington, Virginia, to explore ways to turn environmental responsibilities into successes for you and your firm.
• Next Generation of Compliance and Reporting Environmental Violations • Stormwater: Self-Inspections and Documentation, Work in Sensitive Areas • Factoring Endangered Species Into Your Project • What GCs Need to Know about Asbestos, Lead and PCBs Visit http://meetings.agc.org/cec/ to view the full article online. |
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OSHA has proposed a rule that would require employers to "make and maintain an accurate record of an injury or illness" with no regard to the established six-month statute of limitations for enforcement. The proposed rule would require employers to keep "records for the year in which the injury or illness occurred" and notes that the duty "does not expire if the employer fails to create the necessary records when first required to do so."
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The Houston Department of Health and Human Services (HDHHS) urges everyone to take precautions to protect themselves from heat-related illness and death. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat advisory for the Houston region. The City of Houston has activated its Heat Emergency Plan. Houston activates the plan when the heat index, a computation of air temperature and humidity, reaches 108 on two consecutive days.
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The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) released a new report that finds more than 20 industries have received exemptions from the Federal Aviation Administration to operate unmanned aircraft systems commercially in the National Airspace System.
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Willis Group Holdings PLC, the third-largest insurance broker, agreed to merge with Towers Watson & Co. to add consulting operations and help take on larger U.S. rivals. Shareholders of the broker will own 50.1 percent of the combined company, which will be domiciled in Ireland, lowering taxes for U.S.-based Towers Watson.
Visit http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-30/willis-group-and-towers-watson-agree-to-18-billion-merger to view the full article online. |
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Air Worldwide's latest U.S. hurricane model has new features, including a storm-surge module and loss estimates that reflect local building codes and design practices. The model will help improve insurers' understanding of risks from wind and storm surge for risk selection, portfolio management and risk transfer, says Air Assistant Vice President Tim Doggett.
Visit http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20150629/NEWS06/150629843 to view the full article online. |