eTXAPA Newsletter
Up Front
The 43rd TXAPA Annual Meeting is scheduled for September 19-23, 2017 at the La Torretta Resort in Montgomery, Texas. We are looking forward to an exciting, fun and informative annual meeting. You can now register online at the TXAPA website.
AGC, TXAPA and TTI are sponsoring the accelerated construction workshops that are being held throughout the state. The first one was held in Ft. Worth, June 13, and was a success in bringing contractors and the TxDOT
Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.
Martin Asphalt
Roadtec, Inc.
Technically Speaking
The TxDOT highway letting is scheduled for July 11-12, 2017. The total tonnage for June is 981,233.
Safety

Heat - The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and OSHA have collaborated to update OSHA’s original Heat Safety Tool. The updated app, available for both Android and iPhone, provides a clearer user interface, while still providing the same information to help keep workers safe when working outdoors in hot weather. Extreme heat causes more deaths than any other weather-related
In The Works
Spreading the word about asphalt pavement mix types and their proper uses continues to be a popular activity for TXAPA. Recently, Chuck Fuller and Harold Mullen were on the road with our engineering partners at CobbFendley to discuss the latest technology and the many mix types
The TXAPA Associate Member Advisory Committee developed an Associate Member page on the TXAPA website. All associate members are listed under the 12 different categories. We would like all associate members to visit this site and make sure you are listed in the correct category. The website
TXAPA is in the process of providing a series of "Fundamentals of Asphalt" seminars around the state. To date, a seminar has been held in Fort Worth and in Houston. Both these seminars were well attended. These have been offered to all members, city and county officials and TxDOT. There are currently more being
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In the Know
TXAPA will host several webinars in the upcoming months. The first webinar — Texas Asphalt Pavement Mix Types — is now available to view on the TXAPA website home page. The second webinar takes place July 20 — Successful Pre-Paving Meetings hosted by Chuck Fuller and August 24 — hosted by the TXAPA EHS Committee. The webinars will begin at 10:00 a.m. In order to attend the webinars, please follow these
The following webinars are being held by the National Asphalt Pavement Association:

Back to Basics Series: Paving

Date: Thursday, July 6, 2:00–3:30 p.m. EDT

Speaker: Richard Kramer, Roadtec
Certification News From The HMAC
The 2017 class schedule is available on the HMAC website. Be sure to schedule your classes in advance because they do fill up quickly. The HMAC works diligently to make sure that all your certification needs are met and new classes are formed as needed.

For more information
Please review the new policy on retesting at the Hot Mix Asphalt Center. This new policy is effective immediately.

A minimum score of 80 is required to pass the written examination. A score of 61 to 79 will be eligible for retesting; any score of 60 or below will require that you attend the