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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.

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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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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:

  • Other-than-Serious: $15,625
  • Serious: $15,625
  • Repeat: $156,259
  • Willful: $11,162 up to $156,259

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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Learning & Development

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.

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
Plant Manager Certification Course
Sponsored by Vince Hagan, co-located with CRMCA
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

January 24 - 27, Manchester, NH
CCSP Module I: Intro to Concrete Fundamentals
Sponsored by Northern New England Concrete Association
Email: Jon Kuell, 888-875-3232

January 31 - February 2, Orlando, FL
CCSP Module I: Intro to Concrete Fundamentals
Sponsored by Florida Concrete & Products Association, Inc.
Email: Tracy Leighton, 407-895-9333

February 6 - 10, Orlando, FL *Sold Out
NRMCA's Regional Short Course
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

February 14 - 16, Dallas
CCSP Module III: General Business Knowledge
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

February 21 - 23, Nashville, TN
CCSP Module II: Understanding the Concrete Contractor's Business
Sponsored by Tennessee Concrete Association
Email: Darla Sparkman, 615-360-7393

March 10 - 13, Las Vegas, NV
NRMCA’s 2023 Annual Convention
Email: Jessica Walgenbach, 703-706-4852

March 14 - 18, Las Vegas, NV
CONEXPO-CON/AGG
Email: Nicole Maher, 703-706-4858

March 21 - 23, Nashville, TN
CCSP Module III: General Business Knowledge
Sponsored by Tennessee Concrete Association
Email: Darla Sparkman, 615-360-7393

March 21 - 24, Columbus, OH *Sold Out
Plant Manager Certification Course
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

March 28 - 30, Dallas
CCSP Module IV: Professional Sales Skills
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

April 4 - 6, Orlando, FL
CCSP Module II: Understanding the Concrete Contractors Business
Sponsored by Florida Concrete & Products Association, Inc.
Email: Tracy Leighton, 407-895-9333

April 18 - 20, Nashville, TN
CCSP Module IV: Professional Sales Skills
Sponsored by Tennessee Concrete Association
Email: Darla Sparkman, 615-360-7393

April 18 - 20, Oklahoma City
NRMCA Safety Course
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

April 18 - 20, Los Angeles
NRMCA's Effective RMC Supervisor Course
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

April 25 - 27, Manchester, NH
CCSP Module II: Understanding the Concrete Contractor's Business
Sponsored by Northern New England Concrete Association
Email: Jon Kuell, 888-875-3232

May 9 - 11, Orlando, FL
CCSP Module III: General Business Knowledge
Sponsored by Florida Concrete & Products Association, Inc.
Email: Tracy Leighton, 407-895-9333

May 23 - 25, Manchester, NH
CCSP Module III: General Business Knowledge
Sponsored by Northern New England Concrete Association
Email: Jon Kuell, 888-875-3232

June 6 - 8, Orlando, FL
CCSP Module IV: Professional Sales Skills
Sponsored by Florida Concrete & Products Association, Inc.
Email: Tracy Leighton, 407-895-9333

June 20 - 22, Manchester, NH
CCSP Module IV: Professional Sales Skills
Sponsored by Northern New England Concrete Association
Email: Jon Kuell, 888-875-3232

September 29 - October 3, Nashville, TN
NRMCA’s ConcreteWorks 2023
Email: Jessica Walgenbach, 703-706-4852

November 7 - 9, Charlotte, NC
The Effective RMC Supervisor Course, NC
Co-located with CRMCA
Email: Jeffrey Bowers, 703-706-4835

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