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NRMCA's annual member survey to measure regulatory action within the industry is used to determine regulatory trends on specific issues, issue types and in geographic regions. This year’s survey also includes specific sections related to COVID-19 regulatory enforcement. This information, while strictly confidential, will help NRMCA to better tailor its actions to address and combat any such issues, and to keep a finger on the pulse of when, where, how and why regulatory agencies are targeting and levying enforcement actions against the industry. NRMCA urges you to take the survey at your earliest convenience; it is open until 5 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, March 25. For more information, contact Kevin Walgenbach at kwalgenbach@nrmca.org. The Safety Contest & Benchmarking Survey has for years been a safety performance and incentive/award program aimed to foster safe practices at ready mixed concrete plants across the nation. It is a per-plant contest open to all facilities operated by NRMCA member companies in good standing in 2021. Companies with more than one division are encouraged to distribute entry blanks to individuals responsible for keeping safety records at each plant location. Entries must be e-mailed to safetycontest@nrmca.org by Friday, April 1. Click here for more information and to download the entry form. 
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The International Code Council recently changed the procedure for updating the International Energy Conservation Code away from the traditional code hearings to a consensus-based standards process. As part of that development a request for public comments was issued, with many comments submitted by multiple organizations, including NRMCA-supported proposals. The need for consideration of resilience when evaluating changes to the energy code, and the relationship between resilience and some of the major proposed changes that affect the concrete industry, are discussed in an article in Engineered Systems magazine by Scott Campbell, NRMCA senior vice president of structures and codes. The column is part of an ongoing series where Dr. Campbell lays out various aspects of security and resilience for a technical, but not specialist, audience and advances the concept of resilience as envisioned by NRMCA. Build With Strength is a coalition led by NRMCA that promotes concrete building systems through communications, project promotion, education and advocacy. To learn more, contact Scott Campbell at scampbell@nrmca.org or 502-552-5034.
The 2022 Fleet Benchmarking Survey is filled out by industry fleet managers and/or financial managers early each year based on data gathered from the previous calendar year’s performance. This year’s form includes new question on mixer drum composition, idle time and types of fuel being used. The Fleet Benchmarking Survey is used to establish industry benchmarking norms and procedures. Information gathered will be published in a full report this fall in Concrete InFocus magazine. A shorter Executive Summary of the survey is also made available to all. The deadline for submitting completed entries by e-mail to fleetbenchmark@nrmca.org is Friday, April 22. 
Please note the following NRMCA classes are available for registration:
For more information, contact Eileen Dickson at edickson@nrmca.org. Learning & Development
The last spring 2022 Plant Manager Certification Course will be conducted May 3 - 6 in Milwaukee; the only remaining class in 2022 will be December 13 - 16, in Kansas City, MO. The 4-day course is industry-specific and concentrates on issues that challenge plant managers all across the country. The intense learning course includes the latest on product knowledge and technical standards, safety culture and OSHA-based regulations, operational and maintenance skills, current environmental issues and regulations from EPA as well as labor law issues and the challenges of supervision and training of industry personnel. The NRMCA Plant Manager Certification is required for all Army Corps of Engineer jobs and is considered the industry gold standard of training for all ready mixed concrete plant managers. Click here for more information and to register. The staff contact is Eileen Dickson, edickson@nrmca.org. Calendar
Please note that e-mail and direct links to each event listed below can be accessed from NRMCA's Web site. March 22 - 24, Smyrna, TN March 22 - 25, Boston *Sold Out March 22, Pearl, MS April 4 - 8, Online Course April 5 - 6, Las Vegas, NV April 6, Online Webinar April 19 - 21, Smyrna, TN April 19 - 21, Online Course May 3 - 6, Milwaukee September 29 - October 3, Aurora, CO December 13 - 16, Kansas City, MO 
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