Mca-kc & smacna joint safety meeting minutes august 1, 2011 mca-kc office

Mr. Greg Sweeney (P1 Group) opened the meeting at 8:00 a.m. with the following attendees present: Don Campbell (P1 Group), Ken Grist (SMACNA), Jim Pickel (Cates Sheet Metal), Chuck Paulson (MMC Contractors), Randall Walton (Rand Construction), and Steve Janasz (MCA-KC).

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   Supervisor Accountability Safety Training
   

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  Audience
  

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  Journeymen, Foremen, and Superintendents of MCA-KC, SMACNA-KC, and NECA-KC
  

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  Date (Proposed)
  

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  Thursday, September 22, 2011
  

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  Time
  

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  7:00-7:30 a.m. – Breakfast
  
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  7:30-11:00 a.m. – Program
  

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  Location (TBD)
  

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  Overland Park Marriott or Overland Park Sheraton
  

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  Presenters
  

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  Mark Banden, OSHA Compliance Officer – “Supervisor Accountability”
  

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  Discussion Notes
  

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  Mr. Janasz indicated that he had confirmed Mark Banden’s availability for September 22.
  
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  The group agreed that for this audience there needs to be a tangible take-away (i.e., CEU credits) and recommended adding a one-hour Fall Protection session to the morning’s program delivered by Mark Damon.
  
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  The group also suggested seeing if the Greater KC Building Trades would be interested in participating in this session.
  

2. 
   Contractor Safety Seminar
   

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  Audience
  

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  Contractor Members of MCA-KC, SMACNA-KC, and NECA-KC
  

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  Date (Proposed)
  

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  Wednesday, November 2, 2011
  

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  Time
  

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  8:00-8:30 a.m. – Breakfast
  
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  8:30-11:30 a.m. – Program
  

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  Location (TBD)
  

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  Overland Park Marriott or Overland Park Sheraton
  

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  Topics
  

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  Workers Compensation – MVP Law Firm (Robert Wonnell)
  
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  What Every General Contractor Expects from Subcontractor – TBD
  
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  Roundtable Discussion – MCA-KC & SMACNA-KC Safety Committee Representatives
  

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  Discussion Notes
  

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  Mr. Sweeney has confirmed MVP’s participation as a presenter for the Workers Compensation portion of the program.
  
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  The group suggested inviting Richard Jones from Turner Construction to deliver the presentation on “What Every General Contractor Expects from a Subcontractor”.
  
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  The group also suggested seeing if the Greater KC Building Trades would be interested in participating in this session as well.
  

The action items from the meeting are as follows:

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  Mr. Janasz will document the meeting minutes and distribute them to the Committee and other attendees present at the meeting.
  
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  Mr. Janasz will contact Mark Damon to check his availability on September 22 to deliver his session on “Fall Protection”.
  
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  Mr. Janasz will contact both NECA and KCBT to solicit their interest in participating in these sessions.
  
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  Mr. Sweeney will contact Richard Jones at Turner Construction to check his availability for participating at the contractor training session on November 2.
  
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  Mr. Grist will speak with Mark Banden regarding reducing his “Accountability” session to allow time for the one-hour “Fall Protection” session to be delivered by Mark Damon.
  
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  Mr. Janasz will distribute a reminder for the Committee’s next meeting, which is scheduled for Friday, September 2 at 8:00 a.m. at the MCA-KC office.
  

There being no further business, Mr. Sweeney adjourned the meeting at 9:00 a.m.