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OPERATIONS LIABILITY
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Age should be maintained, because completed operations claims, as stated above, can occur many years after you have left the project and if you don't have a policy in force, you will not have coverage. Should you decide to leave the contracting business, your insurance representative can provide you with a special coverage to take care of any such future losses, even though you are no longer involved in contracting.
It's clear that anyone engaged in construction, repair, installation, alteration, and maintenance can ill afford not to have protection against the completed operations exposure. Your insurance representative can guide you in adding this to your construction insurance program.
MASONRY REVIEW COMMITTEE
Richard Felice and Donald Larsen (Co-chairmen), G. Alan Griffin, Mark Larsen
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
James E. Amrhein, Masonry Institute of America, Gregg Borchelt, Brick Institute of America; Barbara Campbell, Masonry Institute of Dayton; Mario Catani, Dur-O-Wal, Incorporated; Ken Dash, National Association of Brick Distributors; Kenneth Gutschick, National Lime Association; Al Isberner, Consulting Materials Engineer; John Melander, Portland Cement Association; Garth W. Miller, Ontario Masonry Industry Promotion Fund; Colin Munro, Chartered Masonry Consultant; Charles Ostrander, Illinois Masonry Institute; John P. Ries, Expanded Shale Clay and Slate Institute; Robert Van Laningham, National Concrete Masonry Association
THE PRESIDENT
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It has been said, "You leave something of yourself behind to the profession you have chosen or you were really never there." I can assure you that George has done all that and more. This industry and especially MCAA is better because he was a part of our lives.
On behalf of all the members you've served over the years, thank you, George, for all that you have done!-Richard Matthews, President
TMS MEETING
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Construction Practices Committee, John Tawresey of the Design Practices Committee, Bill Bailey of the Education Committee, Max Porter of the Research Committee, and Dan Shapiro of the Technical Advisory Committee with plaques noting their period of service.
SECRETARY-treasurer Howard Droz learns to operate high-tech equipment while explaining the 1993 TMS budget to the board of directors.
TMS will hold its fourth annual meeting in conjunction with next year's Masonry Expo in Atlanta, where we plan a similar set of presentations, seminar, and social events. Make your plans now to attend the Fourth Annual Meeting of The Masonry Society in Atlanta at the end of next February. Tom Noland, TMS Associate Executive Director
USING COMPUTERS
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Cult to achieve manually. Record keeping is complete and easily accessible when necessary.
On the other hand, a computer is not an effortless system that will run itself. It will take a serious commitment by the user as well as discipline in everyday use to be successful.
The cost of software and the time necessary to master it should be estimated before purchasing a computer. Leave yourself and your staff plenty of time to become accustomed to the computer, task by task. For a major system such as accounting, expect six months to a year before you feel really comfortable with it.
I invite all who have a question, comment or successful application of computers in their business to write a short note and send it to me. I will share these in later columns.
LARRY WENDT is a co-founder of RMI Computer Group, a computer consulting and software development company in Lombard, Illinois. Wendt spent thirteen years in masonry construction before getting a degree in physics and starting RMI. RMI services clients in the construction industry as well as the scientific research and general business communities. Wendt will answer reader's questions regarding computers. You can reach reach him c/o Masonry Magazine, 1550 York Road, Oak Brook, IL. 60521. His E-mail address on Compuserve is 72010, 646.
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