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certification examinations, hands-on training and interactive train-the�trainer workshops.
MCAA will host two special courses, the Masonry Foreman Development Course on Jan. 16-17 and the Silica Train-the-Trainer Course on Jan. 17. OSHA rolled out the new silica rule in 2016, and one of the components of the rule is to have a competent person on each jobsite by June 23, 2017. Attendees of the Silica Train-the-Trainer Course will learn not only how to create the required written program for the new silica rule, but also the essentials to pass along to the foremen who will be the competent people on jobsites.
At the 2016 World of Masonry, Franklin Wagner demonstrated a saw from IQ Power Tools that Other seminars for which
collects nearly 100% of the dust while it cuts.
Here's what's in store ifyou attend:
World of Masonry
WORLD OF MASONRY will showcase more than 40,000 square feet oftechnology, tools and equipment pertaining to masonry. New for 2017 will be a Concrete Masonry Area in the North Hall. This area will feature everything for produc�ers ofconcrete masonry, including admixtures, pigments, and equipment and supplies. The World ofMasonry exhibit will start on Tuesday, Jan. 17 and continue through Friday morning, Jan. 20.
Topgolf Night
JOIN MCAA for a fun evening at Top golf Las Vegas at MGM Grand Hotel and Casino on Monday, Jan. 16. Topgolf is a golf enter�tainment complex where players hit golf balls containing computer microchips that track each shot's accuracy and distance while also awarding points for hitting targets onthe outfield.
All proceeds from this event will help support MAC PEC ( the MCAA political education fund) and MCAA political issues.
Don't miss this new and fun event!
Educational Courses
MCAA members can receive
special pricing include a Masonry Wall Bracing Seminar and a Storm Shelter Program. The Storm Shelter Program was created partially in response to the new code requiring schools to have storm shelters. This program is broken down into five different courses: Introduction and Background, Anchoring Dowels, Connections, Quality Control and Assurance, and Reinforcing and Grouting. Classes can be taken as a series or individually. Upon completion of all five courses, the participant will earn a Credentialed Storm Shelter Installer ( CSSI) credential.
WOC OFFERS DOZENS of Bill Lula of Masonry Estimating Service taught the Advanced Masonry Estimating Class during woe 2016.
educational courses, as well as
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