Jordan Barab delivers a speech on plans to enhance OSHA enforcement
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjCaXUwoCeI
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
Online Masonry Certification webinar coming up
Mason Contractors can now take certification classes online through MCAA.
Sign up now to participate in the next Certification webinars on Wednesday, May 6 at 10:00 AM CST and Wednesday, May 20 at 10:00 AM CST. The webinar is free to all who wish to attend. Space is limited! Please contact Sharyl Toynton at the MCAA office at 800-536-2225 or by e-mail at stoynton@masoncontractors.org with your desire to participate. Learn more about Certification
Sign up now to participate in the next Certification webinars on Wednesday, May 6 at 10:00 AM CST and Wednesday, May 20 at 10:00 AM CST. The webinar is free to all who wish to attend. Space is limited! Please contact Sharyl Toynton at the MCAA office at 800-536-2225 or by e-mail at stoynton@masoncontractors.org with your desire to participate. Learn more about Certification
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
OSHA inspections to dramatically increase
U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis announced that her department would strengthen the Occupational Safety and Health Administration by adding hundreds of investigators and spending tens of millions of dollars on enforcement activities.
House Democrats last week introduced a sweeping bill to beef up worker protections laws under the Occupational Safety and Health Act that lawmakers believe have been too lax, leading to injury and death. The Protecting America’s Workers Act would stiffen fines for violations of workplace safety law and create a new felony category for criminal violations. It also covers more workers and adds protections for workers who disclose problems on the job
House Democrats last week introduced a sweeping bill to beef up worker protections laws under the Occupational Safety and Health Act that lawmakers believe have been too lax, leading to injury and death. The Protecting America’s Workers Act would stiffen fines for violations of workplace safety law and create a new felony category for criminal violations. It also covers more workers and adds protections for workers who disclose problems on the job
Friday, March 13, 2009
Dividends for Safety
Members of the Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute’s Workers Compensation program will share in a group dividend of $106,764.
The nonprofit trade association’s Workers Comp group earned the sizeable dividend by having a strong commitment to safety and an active safety committee. Members of the group attend quarterly safety meetings and receive a number of complimentary services from Pinnacol Assurance. To be eligible for the group dividend plan, companies in the masonry industry must be members in good standing of the Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute, be insured with Pinnacol Assurance, attend two safety meetings annually and agree to implement steps from Pinnacol Assurance’s six-step safety program.
The group had an annual premium of more than $1,243,000 during the July 1, 2007, to July 1, 2008 policy period for which the dividend was issued. By combining the individual premium of group dividend members, a larger premium is established, allowing Pinnacol Assurance to reduce costs and return dividends to members based on loss histories. The dividend payment will be split among the 28 members of the group, based on individual loss rations for each member company. Each member’s premium is based on his or her individual loss experience. Members with few claims receive a greater portion of the dividend: those with a number of claims receive little or no portion of the dividend.
The nonprofit trade association’s Workers Comp group earned the sizeable dividend by having a strong commitment to safety and an active safety committee. Members of the group attend quarterly safety meetings and receive a number of complimentary services from Pinnacol Assurance. To be eligible for the group dividend plan, companies in the masonry industry must be members in good standing of the Rocky Mountain Masonry Institute, be insured with Pinnacol Assurance, attend two safety meetings annually and agree to implement steps from Pinnacol Assurance’s six-step safety program.
The group had an annual premium of more than $1,243,000 during the July 1, 2007, to July 1, 2008 policy period for which the dividend was issued. By combining the individual premium of group dividend members, a larger premium is established, allowing Pinnacol Assurance to reduce costs and return dividends to members based on loss histories. The dividend payment will be split among the 28 members of the group, based on individual loss rations for each member company. Each member’s premium is based on his or her individual loss experience. Members with few claims receive a greater portion of the dividend: those with a number of claims receive little or no portion of the dividend.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Rocky is gone
Farewell to the Rocky Mountain News. After 150 years, it will publish its last edition on Friday, Feb. 27. It's a sad day in Denver.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Catch the Oscars?
Anybody catch the oscars? The short animated french film that won was apparently about masonry. I'm looking for a clip that we can legally link. If you see it, send the link to info@rmmi.org please
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Immigration reform ticker
On the web site http://www.respectrespeto.org/en/ there's a countdown ticker to track how long it takes for President Obama to institute immigration reform. The group " Respect Respeto" wants immigration reform to be part of the stimulous package because of the number of immigrants who make up the labor workforce that will be needed to build the plan's transportation and school building projects.
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