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Government Affairs

Sparks May Fly Over Provisions in Electrical Safety Standards Proposed by OSHA

Marian J. Marshall
Director of Government Affairs, MCAA

On June 15, OSHA proposed new and revised electrical safety standard

Get back to work. You also bring in an extra crewmember for the next two days. Because you build stuff, you want to keep the momentum going, and you don't want to stop.



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Human Resources

# Avoid Costly Claims by Preventing All Forms of Harassment

Workplace harassment has become a major issue for employers, because a single claim can seriously damage a company's bottom line. And it's not just large corpo

MASONRY AROUND THE NATION

"We're doing the very same thing
these [masons] did 350
years ago, and it makes
you shiver."
- Jack Peet

Much of the chimney damage resulted from aluminum casing that had been placed over

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The fire, caused by green hay that had been stored there the day before with the expectation of rain, started around 1:30 p.m. when no one was home.

"We instinctively started grabbing onto the burning bales of hay and throwing them out

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# St. Louis

Darrell W McMillian, P.E., has been named Executive Director of the Masonry Institute of St. Louis (MISL). McMillian replaces Edgar F. Glock Jr, AIA, CSI, who held the position since January 1993; Glock will remain at

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August 2005

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Volume 46, Number 8

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From the Editor

Teach One More, Reach One More
Jennie Farnsworth, Editor
jen@lionhrtpub.com

This month, I will have worked with the good folks at MCAA and on Masonry magazine for three years, with over two of those years as edi

Making The Grade Student

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In the Spotlight

MCAA'S 2005 LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE

When G. Alan Griffin took office as the Mason Contractors Association of America's (MCAA) President, one of his goals was to reinstate the Legislative Conference. After months of planning - as well as quite a

President's Message

G. Alan Griffin
President, Mason Contractors Association
of America

MCAA National Insurance Program Has Something to Offer Everyone

The Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) recognizes th

President's Message

million working adults do not have coverage. In 39 states, at least one working adult in every 10 does not have healthcare coverage, while in eight other states, it's one in every five working adults who are uninsured.

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