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Association & Industry News
The estimated ready mixed concrete produced in October 2022 is 39.5 million cubic yards, 8.8% higher than that in October 2021. The estimated production in the U.S. through October is 345 million cubic yards, approximately 4.6% higher than that during the same period in 2021. Ready mixed concrete production is estimated from cement shipments reported by the U.S. Geological Survey. More detail is available here for NRMCA members under Production Statistics. 
Buildings
NRMCA Senior Director, Building Innovations, Frank Mruk was invited to present at the January 11 meeting of CSI Boston held at the UMass Club. The meeting focused on material health and was keynoted by Gary Brock, associate and sustainability leader at HMFH and president-elect CSI Boston, and Matt Root, senior project manager at Integrated Eco Strategy (seen here at the podium are Matt Root at left and Gary Brock at right. Photo by Frank Mruk). The event brought together over 60 architects and sponsors. The NRMCA Build With Strength program is a leader in supporting material health in New England. For more information, contact Frank Mruk at fmruk@nrmca.org.
The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), put into law in 1986, requires industries to report on the “storage, use and releases of hazardous chemicals (and materials) to federal, state, and local governments.” This specific reporting requirement under EPCRA is commonly referred to as Community Right-to-Know (CRTK) reporting, Tier II reporting and/or Section 311/312 reporting. The reporting deadline is March 1. Click here to learn more about EPCRA, chemical/material thresholds and how to report. For more information, contact Gary Mullings or Kevin Walgenbach.
SEO
Due to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvement Act of 2015, federal agencies were required beginning in August 2016 to institute upfront “catch up” amounts to bring civil monetary penalties up to present day adjustments since many penalties had been at levels set in 1990. The law also requires those agencies to tie the penalty amounts to “inflation each year based on the Consumer Price Index.” As a result, effective January 15, 2023, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) civil monetary penalty increases are as follows:
Click here to view OSHA’s penalties website. The NRMCA staff contact is Kevin Walgenbach. Beginning February 1, employers need to display their OSHA 300A log where employees have access to it. The summary log needs to stay posted until April 30, 2023. Click here for more information on OSHA recordkeeping requirements; here to access OSHA 300A forms and instructions, and here for more information on required electronic submissions. NRMCA staff contacts are Gary Mullings and Kevin Walgenbach. 
Calendar
Please note that e-mail and direct registration links to each event listed below can be accessed from NRMCA's website. January 24 - 27, Charlotte, NC *Sold Out January 24 - 27, Manchester, NH January 31 - February 2, Orlando, FL February 6 - 10, Orlando, FL *Sold Out February 14 - 16, Dallas February 21 - 23, Nashville, TN March 10 - 13, Las Vegas, NV March 14 - 18, Las Vegas, NV March 21 - 23, Nashville, TN March 21 - 24, Columbus, OH *Sold Out March 28 - 30, Dallas April 4 - 6, Orlando, FL April 18 - 20, Nashville, TN April 18 - 20, Oklahoma City April 18 - 20, Los Angeles April 25 - 27, Manchester, NH May 9 - 11, Orlando, FL May 23 - 25, Manchester, NH June 6 - 8, Orlando, FL June 20 - 22, Manchester, NH September 29 - October 3, Nashville, TN November 7 - 9, Charlotte, NC 
Pavement
The owner of the Rio Grande Golf Club and Resort in Colorado decided to use a concrete overlay over an older asphalt parking lot to enhance its appearance (seen here, photo courtesy of Leonard Velasquez), reports NRMCA Vice President, Local Paving, Don Clem. The resort is located along the Rio Grande River in South Fork. Leonard Velasquez, an American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC) member, promoted the project; he has completed numerous concrete overlay projects in the metro Denver area over the last several years. Velasquez worked closely with Clem to develop a concrete overlay design through NRMCA Pave Ahead Program. The project was constructed under the direction of Atsa Valdez, SLV Quality Concrete, an ASCC member company. For more information, contact Don Clem at dclem@nrmca.org. 
Business Advancement
NRMCA's sales certification class, Fundamentals of RMC Accounting, Finance, and Business Law: CCSP Module III, Business Knowledge, will be held February 14-16 in Dallas. This class stresses profitability, when costing a job, how to use break-even analysis, fundamentals, cash flow, fundamentals of contract law, collections and antitrust regulation. Each is critical for a producer to assure that its sales staff sells every cubic yard at the biggest, competitive margin. CCSP III is a required class in the STEPS Sales and Promotion program. The curriculum stands alone; attendees do not have to attend CCSP I or II before taking CCSP III. For more information, please contact Jeffrey Bowers at jbowers@nrmca.org or 703-706-4835. Engineering
The 102nd annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) was held last week in Washington, DC, with more than 11,000 transportation professionals, academics and industry officials in attendance - still below the pre Covid peak of 14,000 attendees. There were more than 5,000 presentations and over 530 sessions and workshops.
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