Entries for 2023

Mike Hernandez, technical director The Voice Newsletter March 2023 ASCC has been an organization that I have admired for years. I am thrilled to be the new ASCC Technical Director. I have been blessed to work with a lot of great teams on projects in the last 25+ years from a few thousand sf of commercial building additions to bridges, airport terminals, high rises and an NFL stadium. A successf...

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February 20, 2023 – The American Society of Concrete Contractors, (ASCC), St. Louis, MO., has scheduled the following events for 2023.

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Joe Whiteman, director of safety services The Voice Newsletter February 2023 You may have missed a press release from OSHA on January 26, 2023, where they have introduced changes to how they administer their “Instance by Instance” (IBI) citation policy. The new policy will take effect sixty days from the date of release. The purpose of the change is to make the citation process more...

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Jim Klinger, The Voice Newsletter February 2023 Full Disclosure: Over the past year, the ASCC Technical Division fielded several Hotline calls from members experiencing difficulties related to ASTM C 595 portland-limestone cement Type1L, hereinafter referred to as "PLC" (as opposed to "OPC", ordinary portland cements, brand X,ASTM C 150 Types I and I/II and so on). At fir...

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February 13, 2023 - The Decorative Concrete Council (DCC), a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, MO, announces its International Project Awards 2023 Call for Entries.

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January 25, 2023 – Chris Klemaske, Sundek National Accounts, Grand Prairie, TX, has been elected president of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, MO for 2023-2024.

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January 25, 2023 – Michael G. Hernandez, P.E., DBIA, has joined the Technical Division of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, MO, as technical director. This position oversees all technical activities of the organization including serving as the technical voice for ASCC in verbal and written communication, providing technical support for the members and the organi...

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Joe Whiteman, director of safety services The Voice Newsletter January 2023 With all good intentions, each year the holiday season brings an influx of fires, fall related injuries,and vehicular accidents. The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) recently reported two out offive holiday fire-related incidents are from decorations placed too close to heat sources. TheCenters for Disease Control...

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Jim Klinger, concrete construction specialist The Voice Newsletter January 2023 ASCC Hotline Question: We are building a post-tensioned concrete high rise with a 30,000-sffootprint divided into three placements per floor level of 10,000-sf each. One such placement atthe 5th floor level is scheduled for Thursday, December 22. For supply-chain reasons, thisconcrete placement date cannot change...

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