Personal Fall Arrest Protection (PFAS) Planning Aron Csont, Safety Council Board  11-2019 When it comes to fall protection, there are many things to consider. Depending on the situation, this could take some time to plan out, but taking the time to plan your work will ensure your employees are working safely and that you are using the correct personal fall arrest equipment for your elevat...

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The Emerging Leaders Committee of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, Mo., presented its second Gaining Strength Award to Jordan Berens, director of project management and estimating for Kent Companies, Grand Rapids, MI. The award was established to acknowledge up and coming individuals aged 40 and under, from member companies, who go above and beyond to promote and pro...

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D. Thomas Ruttura, owner of Ruttura & Sons Construction Co., Inc., West Babylon, NY, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, MO on September 19 at the organization’s Annual Conference in Chicago.

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The Safety and Risk Management Council (SRMC) of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, is pleased to announce that Chris Plue, senior vice president, Webcor Concrete Division, San Francisco, CA, received its ASCC Member Owner Safety Award for 2019, presented September 19 at the association’s Annual Conference in Chicago. The purpose is to annually recognize one owne...

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Bruce Suprenant, Technical Director, The Voice Newsletter October 2019 American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) organized a study to evaluate laser scanning for F-numbers. The study was conducted on a construction site in Walnut Creek, CA, October 6 and 7, 2018. Eight participants (each comprising one to three individuals) scanned portions of the project, and their measurements were comp...

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Concrete contractors with exemplary safety records for 2018 were recognized by the Safety & Risk Management Council (SRMC) of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, Mo., at the association’s Annual Conference in Chicago, IL on September 19.

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The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) Education, Research and Development Foundation has awarded three scholarships to students in the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) program. Joshua Brinegar, Columbia, TN, attends Middle Tennessee State University, Murpheesboro, TN, and Elias Magana, Jr., Oxnard, CA and Tanner Olsen, Cotati, CA, attend California State University, Chico, CA. Each...

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Bruce Suprenant, Technical Director, The Voice Newsletter September 2019 Some time ago, an architect from Washington D.C. called to ask about polished concrete. Rather than answer his questions directly, we referred him to a CPC member. That CPC member developed a relationship with the architect and ended up doing some work for him. Recently, ASCC received requests from the facilities managemen...

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Annual Conference Safety Highlights   Seth Randall, Clark Concrete  9-2019 Protecting the human head from trauma cuts across industry and profession. It is a topic among parents and children learning to ride a bike, as well as among professional football players. In 2017, 971 fatal injuries occurred in the construction industry, with a rate that triples the overall US workplace...

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The Safety & Risk Management Council (SRMC), a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) has published a PreConstruction Checklist for Safety Policies & Procedures. The purpose of the document is to stimulate discussion of job-specific safety protocol and procedures, with all pertinent parties prior to project start-up.

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