Masonry Magazine November 2011 Page. 50
INDUSTRY NEWS
MCAA Certification Calendar
The following is the MCAA's education calendar for certification:
December 5-7
Foundation Skills for Paver Construction
Location: Franksville. MN
Discipline: General
Credits: 20
December 8-9
Foundation Skills for Segmental Retaining Walls
Location: Franksville, WI
Discipline: General
Credits: 12
January 22-23
Masonry Foreman Development Course
Location: Las Vegas
Discipline: Ethics and Business Practices
Credits: 20
January 22-23
Masonry Quality Institute
Location: Las Vegas
Discipline: Masonry Quality Institute
Credits: 16
January 23
Coaching Up: Building a Team That Works Without You
Location: Las Vegas
Discipline: Ethics and Business Practices
Credits: 1.5
January 23
Estimating Part I: Strategies to Determine Labor, Equipment and Profit
Location: Las Vegas
Discipline: Bidding Practices
Credits: 3
January 23
Estimating Part II: Job Costing, Accounting and Overhead
Location: Las Vegas
Discipline: Bidding Practices
Credits: 3
January 23
Introduction to the Power of Job Costing to Create a Competitive Advantage
Location: Las Vegas
Discipline: Ethics and Business Practices
Credits: 1.5
January 23
Surveying Basics 1: Using Digital Total Stations
Location: Las Vegas
Discipline: General
Credits: 3
January 23
Surveying Basics II: Using Automatic and Digital Levels
Location: Las Vegas
Discipline: General
Credits: 3
January 23
Time Management and Goal Setting
Location: Las Vegas
Discipline: Ethics and Business Practices
Credits: 1.5
January 23
Troubleshooting Masonry Part I: Cracks and Movement
Location: Las Vegas
Discipline: Masonry Products
Credits: 3
January 23
Troubleshooting Masonry Part II: Leaky Walls
Location: Las Vegas
Discipline: Masonry Products
Credits: 3
January 23-24
OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety for Concrete/Masonry Construction
Location: Las Vegas
Discipline: Safety
Credits: 10
Online classes available at www.masoncontractors.org. We now offer Masonry Live Education Webinars on Wednesdays at 9 a.m. CST.
For more information or to register for any of these programs, please go to http://certification.masoncontractors.org/education/index.php
(ISO) 14001:2004 Environmental Management System certification. This certification recognizes the facility's efforts to help identify and control the environmental impact of its activities, products and services. ISO 14001 certification also will help the manufacturing facility to implement a systematic approach to setting environmental objectives and targets, as well as provide guidance and accountability to ensure these objectives are met.
ISO 14001 was first published in 1996 and specifies the actual requirements for an environmental management system. It applies to those environmental aspects over which the organization has control, and over which it can be expected to have an influence.
Hoisting at One World Trade Center
RAXTAR and Hydro Mobile have been selected by Atlantic Hoisting and Scaffolding to provide hoists and mast climbing work platforms for use in the rebuilding of One World Trade Center formerly known as the Freedom Tower. The companies have joined forces with New York hoist provider Atlantic Hoisting and Scaffolding to allow transport of men and materials to each floor of the projected 1776-foot structure.
Tishmann Construction turned to Atlantic Hoisting and Scaffolding of New York/New Jersey to provide a full solution for its logistics concern of moving more than 1,300 men, women, tools and materials daily to build the tower. A long list of concerns was developed and applied to the selection of equipment to be used. Among many, a primary concern was that no Chinese content be used in any component of the hoists. A non-counterweighted design also topped the list as it related to safety and speed of erecting, since this was to be a fast-track project. As the plans unfolded, dependability was key.
Atlantic Hoisting and Scaffolding's team, led by Greg Karas, addressed the the idea of "the common tower." This is a structure typically made from a four-pole configuration of shoring, and scaffolding components decked at each entry level, to allow exit of the hoists and access to the building under construction, minimizing