June 3, 2019
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OCA /OSHA TRENCH SAFETY DAY! 

Please join OCA, OSHA and other industry partners for TRENCH SAFETY DAY on June 25, 2019. The event will take place at the George J. Igel & Co. Training Center, 3500 Alum Creek Drive, Columbus, Ohio. Registration/Check in will open at 7:30 a.m. followed by programming from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The event is FREE and includes continental breakfast and boxed lunch. 

OCA will be on hand with OSHA Area Directors, and other industry partners to discuss safety regulations, rescue and recovery, and hear from someone who experienced a trench collapse fir
st-hand. Trench cave-in protection systems will be on site for demonstrations. 

BWC’s Division of Safety & Hygiene has confirmed that the event will count as an external safety council credit or a group 2-hour safety training credit. 

OCA extends a special thanks to Mary So, of OCA Member George J. Igel & Co., Inc.; CompManagement, OCA associate member and TPA for our group rating program; Buck Buchholzer, of OCA associate member, Safety Controls Technology Inc.; and Ohio Laborers Employers Cooperative Educational Trust (LECET) for their lending their expertise and/or monetary contribution to make this event a success. 

OCA members are encouraged to come out and join us for a very worthwhile day devoted to one of the most critical safety issues faced by excavation contractors. Pre-registration is required. Please click on the following link to register for the event: Trench Day Registration Here



ODOT Sets DBE Goal Setting Public Input Meetings 

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is in the process of developing its Federal Fiscal Year 2020 through 2022 Triennial DBE Goals, which are required by the Code of Federal Regulation 49, Part 26. Through this process, ODOT is establishing two separate DBE goal methodologies – one for contracts funded by Federal Highway and one for Federal Transit. 

For more information click here 

Your comments and feedback are important. Please register for one of the following Public Meeting location and times. (Registration is not required) 

June 24th Columbus 10:00am – 12:00pm 
  https://dbegoalmethodology-columbus.eventbrite.com

June 25th Cleveland 12:00pm – 2:00pm 
  https://dbegoalmethodology-cleveland.eventbrite.com 

June 26th Toledo 10:00am – 12:00pm 
   https://dbegoalmethodology-toledo.eventbrite.com

June 27th Cincinnati 10:00am – 12:00pm 
   https://dbegoalmethodology-cincinnati.eventbrite.com 

June 27th Dayton 2:00pm – 4:00pm 
   https://dbegoalmethodology-dayton.eventbrite.com
 

Mechanics Apprenticeship Program 

The Ohio Operating Engineers Apprenticeship and Training Fund is expanding to include a Mechanics Apprenticeship Program. This program requires 35 weeks over 4 years of classroom study and hands on repairs. This program is open to all contractors signatory to the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 18. The initial program with start this summer. To get more information about qualifications for admittance into the Mechanics Apprenticeship Program you can contact any of the following locations. 

Central Office                                       Administrative Manager Don Black                937-974-7171 
Richfield Training Center                     Regional Coordinator Manuel Gutierrez         330-659-4115 
Cygnet Training Center                        Regional Coordinator Mel Yates                    419-655-3282 
Logan Training Center                         Regional Coordinator Mike Cooper                740-385-2567 
Miamisburg Training Center                 Regional Coordinator Maurice Davis             937-859-5211



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