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It is sal~. la~tc.>r u.nc.l m<Xorchablothan dangerouspowder 1ooisor incons1montwelding rnetl'-OOS.

nm ~101) Coltics. Dallas Cov.'bOys<Intl llv, lndianapdlS Colts <l!C~111 1c~•d1.rs •1 ti~( fiokjs They becc1111e ~~1dt:1S 1.lyi,ldophnginnovationswtuch \Vt:neal'!Aa~of their tim~;. It you are ready to move OOyond obr.o!ctc mcttlotls of stool dock attachrnor-t. jOri the htNldie<iS of 1rt1ova:i\•Ousers d Pnoulok: tools. To \cam more, cc!JIor go onli1'1C.

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A steel erection company located in Southeast Georgia specializes in constructing structural steel buildings.

Providing service mainly in the southeast area, stretching from South Carolina to Florida.

10 President's Message 12 Bob Beckner Receives William Davis Award 14 PROJECTOFTHE YEAR FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ADDITION, FORT WORTH, TX li,,s,lcn Steel

16 SEAA Board of Directors 26 PROJECTOF THEYEAR A BU LDING ON WHEELS

42 Turning an Uncertain EconomY. into a Competitive Advantage

DEPARTMENTS 8

from the editor

50 2009 SEAA National Convention & Trade Show

24 man of the year

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92 advertisers' index

PROJECTOF THEYEAR

68 seaa news

GAME-WINNING PERFORMANCE NATIONALSPARK Bosw«u-lh Stt·d 1;re,cror.~

58 Equipment Pitfalls

Insurance

S.L. Sh3w Company

32 AISC Erector Certification Onwar<laJld Upward

38 New OSHA Crane Standards?

64 Certified or Not - Quality Management System Is Still Good for Business 72 Membership

Directory

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p,·o-si(l~nJ/CEO:O<Md M(:0ono.t1 Chief Flnondol Officer: Nici: Croni Edil-or•in•Chlef: Genii~ Swope Po,cnto Vice President ot Mcukct Dcvclopm<int: K<in M onili Publisher OOV'elopment Monog1M: leri Suri:e Olre.ctorot Publisher Development; HOW01dL(l(;(Oll(.l MaJkel Oe.,.elopment Specialists: UUho Oovis. Stcph(Jr>ie Mi¢h0ud Manager of Soles Admini;frotion: Cindy M(l()SfOSVice P,eskfent of Cre<itive Services: TylEt-f Hordck◊PI Produellon Manager: ronno Kempe Edilorlol MQnogcr: Sh<)Ml01l Wisbon Production $pllcloll;t Manogct: ~1endn lfol1wt>• th c,·eotive Services: Kristy Corns. Oovid Orow. G¢11y Ovnlop. B1ao,,no fellows. Kristen Gonller. Amelio Gotcs. Tes:. t<'lnc. Covrlrmy 1iU!Qr, tone Moy, Jodi Niclf.Cnl,Si Rotil'-6 Conlrollec OorreU Orogoo FlnonciQI Services: l()(i rmo11.Allis.on Jeffrey. Shoroo Lordoo. Ct-rislion wiltoms Circulation Mor\Oger: Belh t.o!lm Monogerof tiumon R9$Qurcc;,: C<:u(ll) Hifd!()lh Mal'\.Oger ol lnlormollon Technology; (ric llibb$ Circulation OlroctOf: Holly C<1rn<;1n<:1n vice rre,idenl & G<:ncrol Monogc;r of Sun~hlne Medio Printing: Wil!iom H. Hibbs me 2008edltk)n of The SEAAConnector is pWiSh¢d t:ivSunsnine r000iC>.lnC., 87.!DN Hoyden kd, Ste 220, Scottsdolo. Al 85258. Phone 480.522.2900 I suf"6hlnemedio.com AC1•1crtis1n9 rote-. on rcqumt.

Although <~v<nvpn1-coulior'I is tel:011to (HlSV'8 occurocy of published motcriots, the ?006 ~diliOr'oof SCAA c-0..-u'l~CIOf co1'lr'o0lbe held ,esponslbte for opinions c,q:,rcsscd 01 focls svppied by ilt authors. Copyrighl 2004·.

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2008 EDITION

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BASDEN STEEL Structural Steel Fabrication & Erection

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lhis dt,~ign-huild leam put in place a $234 million bri.lgc with no lost ti1"l"I<· injuri<"~. Ama1.ing! lt just goes to show what a dedicated, mo(ivaktl profession3l ('0nstruction ,~am can accomplish. Although I pt·rsonally would have

I want to thank <.'vcryo11c that has bcc.·ninvolvc.·d,from artidc suhrnitt<'rs, to adv(~rtising sale~, to

n:~i~tanl:<.:to another titcd bridge. The importanl thing: is a. critical transportation link for Minneapolis is now

I r.:an't bdic"e another year has passed. Tim\Z rlies when you arc h;,wing fun, I gLl('SS. As this is 1'11)' 1::ist vc•;;ir :i:,; <'dilor

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tbc publishn. It b,,s been a pleasure lo work with you all.

Sp<:ciJI n ..·<.·ognition

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lo go to SEAA's Exf'CU1ivf'

pn.:-forred a steel structure,

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opt·n. l think this issue of thc Conoeclot sho\VS

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the local

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prf'vious issue the range of capabiliti<·s of our member <:ompani<;·s.The- Project of the Year ,vinners arr- c-ach truly outstanding in n·ry diff(:rcnt mark<·t~ of the, Sled erection

Dirt;t.:Lvr, P.1o'h::k1 Pocol..'k, for her work on our most sue <·cssfulconvention yet in San Antonio, TX. Many of you may not even know, but at the last minulc our aln:o.1<ly-hookL-d industry. There is a SEAA member f(w any job, no matter how .:,mall or how large. convc-nl ion hotel rc;ilizc:d they would nol hl· finis}w<I wilh construction in thnc and cancelled. Pamt·.ladicl_n'tpanic and <JUickly n·organiicd the whole convention dl a ucw ,·cnw ..•.

The convention "ent gre,lt th,rnks 1.0 lots of h,u·d work and long houl's. Thank you, Pamel,1.

Congratulations to Flatiron Constructors dn<l Manson Construction Minneapolis.

for ('Ompletion of the nf'w I- ~S\N bridge.~in In kss than a yca.r rh)rn ''notice· to pro('f"f'd,>'

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President's Message Well,

th~ lost

by

yc.w has gone

lo n)m,..,

You can n:;,H.lmor<.·about ,his i1)a11artit·lc·

..:-ffortsm;:irkt·<lorn: or

.1hout tht" OSl lJ\ l.)r:ift crane and derrick

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son"t•:-,sc:swc.·'v,·

sundar<l and Cran<.:sal(:ty.

fost and it has h('('n

<..'njoy<..·d, lwc·,1uSt-,,1s,1 (lirl'•<·t r<"sn1tof our

busy! Tht.· year hJ~

mc..•(•ting,tlH' Corp has no,, a<lju.'iH:<l its

b ...•t•n nMrkc<l

polky rcg,:u-ding mt.11tipl<" lift 1·igging arul i:-.

1hank SH•,·<" MillC"1'for his ckdic.:.\tionto

nurnh<·r of ~cc<.·ss slorit.·sthat will cli-

allowing ll1<.·pr,.Kli<.'t wilh c·(•tt.\in ca,,cats.

Sl::AA and to this indt.1stn. l lis knmvlc•d1,t"'

n('w You c-.mdow11l0~<.I tht" Anny (.°<1rp1'

' nwdings ;,md prl"p:'lra(i01l for tll<"st~

n-c,ly lwndit SF.AA

potic·y .\11dp1·00.xh.m.·for multipk· Iii\ rig-

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n1cmbcrs for ycar:5

ginf!_from 1ht•SEAA wc•bsih'.

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A~ W<"'II) the- p,1~t ye-Jr h,):-.also lwld

On.-r tlu..• p.)Sl ye.u, I h,we h.,<Itlw honor the: SEJ\1\ m,:mht:rship

I would lik<.·to t,1k<.·this opporlunity to

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Al:-o at our n,ccting Army Corp

!(.flint· clisapJ)<)i1ll1rn·1'1B.

of n·prcscnting

n.·<.:t.·i\'ingvari.mc·~:-.·rhis m(·(·ting and our

oppononity

paramount J.nJ has m:idc the <liffor~ c-nC'e!St<'Y('1Vtillcr, like· oth(.'.r \'O)untc<"rs,

,vlth th,· U.S.

or Engin<•t•rs,

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tlwir own

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lo .lttcnJ me~lings on

h..-halfof the-a1'sodation and its nu:mlx:n,.

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In fact, SEAA only lM~ two l>did st:iff

to ~dd'rt ..~S Sl'V<"l"alodwr

t·haogt•s under c:onsider.ition by th(· Corp

nwmb<·1-.s.Ot ~wrwi~t')SEAA counts 1'olcly

to thefr saf<'ty manu~,I fcw<.·onsln1<.·tio",

on .m "Army of Volunteers." Our Army i:;

Most 1't'<'<'ntly,Steve Miller of Miller Sal~l)'

also k1H.1w1)a~ EM HtS. These issues in

Consult,Ul(S, 01;.'m·~r, CO, ;:md Chairm.ui

t·lud(•cl J)OtentiaI c-h:11wr~ to tlw er.an<.·and

oF ti"' Si,AA Safety Committee

dc•rric.:kscc..·tion, St(.·d t·r,•<..'l iot'1~<·<·iion ,lml

compri1'ed of rrwmlx·r$who an"'intt'l't'fitt"d irl giving lx1('kto tlw industry in which tht'y m,tke their living. I w<1uld<,·nc<>-t11-.:1g<..· ;_myont" who wanls lo join us in ,.rndforl lO 1nak~ lliis inclu.-.t,·ybetleJ' to contact C'ithc-rtllC'

~l lllllnbt·r

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timt·$

in \V.lshington.

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and I mad.:- 1wo s<•paratc trips to IJC to lobby for po.sitivt'd1ang(· in ruk-s a1ld regulations

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frill pn•l<·<.·linrl .'i<Yfion.

Mr. M ilk-r an<I I .\)so rccc:utly mc..•t

SF:AJ\ otlicc or a mc:mlx:r of th<.·ho,1nl or

the Offin_• of M.w.1g<"·1lwnt ;1nd

Lhal affot·t SE1\A mc·mlwrs. On our first

\\'ith

lrip, wf• mN with the U.S. Army Corp:-

13odg<·t{0MB), in iht• Ol'fi<·t·of the Vin· Pn•:,iclc·nlof the Unite<I Statf'1'. <)ur mN·l-

<linTt<>1-.s lc1r mon· inf(u·rn,Hion on joining

of l:nginN•rs to cli:-c:ussSc\·cral diil~·n ..•nt

onr of our C"ommittc.·cs.1 can gu~lnmll'<'

issues that din•ctly il·np;1("tour f'rector

ing \\'as lO <.·ncouragc 0MB lo •·t·lt·asc the

that you and dw c·omp,iny y<)Ur<"pn"sent

memb(•1-:i..The- fir~l i~suc· w.is th<: Corps

OSHA SuhpJrt N draft cram· ancl dc:rrid,

,viii g<'t morc- out of your parlidp,llion

policy of not allowing

stand.ucl. This stan<lar<lhas b('1,,.'1) :,l.llk<I jn \•V.:i.shinglonfor 111ort'lh,1n four yC"ars.

The- fa<"tth tit this standard has lx:t.·n .stalk<I for so long rcpn·s<.'J>lsllw only rt':al disappoinlml~nl of th(• past yc·:i1·, especially giv1,,.•11 tht"'number of ltlgh-protik <.T,uw,KddC'nts and th<..·1.:irgl"nlm'lh(·r of fatalitks liMl h,wl" o<.·curn:d in the cr;:ine inc:1o:-.t1')' during the- fin:t thret: <1u;,1r\1.:rs of 2008.

than it cost.

thl·

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or rmrltiple

lift rigging on Corp projc.cts. \Ve took our· opportunity

to remind Corp olllci;;1b

that tlu.·}'\\'(.T(.' a pan or the St<.'d fax.·<.'tion Ncgoli;Hl'd Rult-111.JkirlgCommittee

that

clf·w·lopul the- <'t11Tc.'nl OSI IA rcgulalion.s ancl lhal a goo<l numbl'T of our rnt:111l~1·s

have recently :5a(t:lyi:rHployNI the pra<.'tice oo Corps projl't'ts ;;ift,·r :ipplying f(>r ~md

Anoth(•r St.1('('('SSf..tory this yt·ar has lwt·n tlw 1·ca1izationof the SEAA <.'N'-·w~.

John c;c•rst or Big Uoy Er<.'C'tors<1ndB·1•uc.:t· Ha~dl'II or Bc1:,.dt·I\ Skd ha\'e spent (.'Ot,llll-

less hotn-s to hring rncmbtrs !)('\VSwon hy

artkks

that i1np<.lt'ls their

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lmsiut:"..~S.The ll<'Xtpha:-c· o('our t.·lc:ctrook 11c:wsktter

will b..:-to grow t ht" r....-ader-

SEAA Mission Statement The Steel Erectors Association of America (SEAAJ is dedicoled to advancing the common interests ond needs of oll engaged in building with steel. The Association's objectives in achieving this goo I include the promotion of safety, education and training programs for steel erector trades. development and promotion of standards and cooperation with others in activities which impact the commercial construction business.

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Steel Erectors Association of America 2216West Meadowview Road, #115 Greensboro, NC 27407 (336) 294-8880 www.seoa.ne1

STEELERECTORSASSOCIATION OF AMERICA PRESIDENTS

,:;hipby l'Onti11u,1lly p,·m·icli11ggornl,nn-v:-.

,J.s,n~JIas lht~:\lSC North American Stc-d

worthy .:inkksan<l lo providl· a<ln·rtising

ConstrlH·tion Confl'l"l'H<.:c.

opportunities for vcrn.lors.

01 hn- Mil u.--s.~sov(·r the p.lSt year in

l woulcl likt' to take this opportunity to thank OuffZimm,·rman for all ofh.is hdp

1972-1973

dudt· SEt\A's c;ontinm~dac:tivercJ,1tjonship~ ,, ith othc-rindustt·y trade group~ sudl as the

ou thi:; gn:at rnagJ·_,.i,u..· ,uul al:m to wi:-.h

1974-1974

Amc.·rkan Institute.· of Sh~~·IConstruction

g r-1.•at,l:--soc:i.tlion.

(AISC), Steel Joist Institute, National lnstilulc of'S,cd DcLailing(KISD) an<lLhc Stcd Dc<·kln:-.'titot<".

him the best as the next Pn·si<.knt of this J\ very special "thank you)>is al~o in or-

<lcl'fof another r.>t'rson'"ho has hdped

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l:<l<licWilliam,, (Colotmder) Sonny l\kfvt:r (Cofouncll'r)

197S-I975

RillCoop,•r

1976-1976

l'red Stagg john Wd,l,

l9n-l977

more th;in any other during my two yit:.trs

1978 1978

a_;; Pn...sidt•nt..

That p(•rson is my wifo and the Executiv~ l )irc-rtor of th(' :\ss,x'l.:ition,

1979 1979 1980-1980

Sonny l\•h·lwr Charlie Stcxldard falclk Willi,uns

lx-haJfof it.'i n\ern.bcrs to ensure the J\lSC Lln·ctor CcrtHi<·.-tion program maintain:-. the important balance between what is

Pamda Poc0<.·k.1 <:an1\1.:vcrn:IXl)'ht:r for

1981-1981

Jack Moss

the tirclcs.s tlc.•c.lic.llion and hdp she has

1982-19$3

provided to me an<lthe assoc:ialion.Thank

1984-19~4

Wade Cooper l'n-d Sirkd

.<:l.md.lrd indu$l ry pr.h ·tin--, no1 b<"O\'c-rly

yout P.mwb!

1985-1985

hurdt'-nsomt' wlth rN1oin.,,me-n1S, yt'-t also provides a program th.-.t assures owners

1986 1986

and spcdfi<-•rs that Certified Gr<-·ctor~will

I would also lik<"to c-xpn·~s my very sincere thanks to each and every mC'mbcr of th<:~,:;sodation for allowing m~ to

perfonn their projects with <Juality and safety heing 1:>a1·.1mount.

EAA and the NISD arc in the pro<·ess

serve as your President these past two y<'ar~. It has h<-·<·nt·hallcnging. bul il has bt·cn ~\n lmnor and pri"ilcg:<· J will not

1990-1990

jlU1cSparrow jf:sse Gibsoll DougPiar

of produring Vohnnr- 2 of th<'ir ,·c-ry succpssful stcc-1 <ktaiJing manual. This

forget. My hope is thitt the association ,viii c;ontinuc to grov,r,md prospl'f wbilt· prm·icling 1hc~hc•lp1ha1 ils mt'mbt'-rSllt"e<I

SEAA <.."'Ontinu('1.I work will, AISC and d,c En ..'f.:lor Ccrtiricalion

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nwr<-· "industry

recommended" <lctailswilh pcrimtt('r'

to clo

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the 2009 SJ'.AA and NISD convention~

1988-1989 1991-1992

Pde.· \Valh·r

199,-1994

Jim Larson

1995-1996

Kevin O('m(Y...C)'

1997-1998

Tom Underhill Bob Beckner

1999-2000 2001-2002

ChipPocock,

2005 2006

John Garrlwn.

E<l<lie\;\iilliams 1.km:e Ua.sdcn

SEAA l'rcsicknt

2006-2008

Chip Pcx:oc.:k

framing l)("'inga focal point. Volume 2 \\'ill h-1.·<:omph-h· by yc.·ar's end and will d<:bul

1987-1987

Teddy Dixon Billy D,·Witt

2003-2004

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Bob Beckner Receives William Davis Award l)uring 1lw :annu;lt Aw;m.l:-I )inn<•r n~W"hrd-

lion in Sa.nAmonio, TX, $1.::t\Ahonored Hoh A. fkcknrr. a principa.1with l'<·tc1-ron.lkckncr lndustric.s, lnt· ., wllh th,.,\rVilli.un O.wisAw~rd, d1e .:is-:ociatinn1s most pix:stigiou.shonor.

Tht.., \Villia.rn Davis Aw:'lrd is a,v::u·dt~d .mnu,1lly to r<'cogni7£ individuals who hav(" performed Jong term, nol~1l,lc .tnd dist.in gui:-11, ..d :-,--rvin--lo lilt- l-'-:-.<)(·ia.tion J.11dthe St<"d

c·n:'clionindu:-try. Named for Davis lx:causc of hjs outstanding k·Jdt·r:-.hip in th<' ;,,dvam't'r'tlnll of'thC' stc-d c-1x-~ion in<lustry, tht JW;,lrx\ d,>,·s m>tnwn.•ly hcmcwa:-ingt.•ac'tii,•\'('nwnl, hut th('

contributions over an cnlin: <-'<lrt'Cr.Jk<.'.k.n,:r w.~snc,mi11,11rclhy hi:-:colll"i'lgurs for Mtaining ;:-. pilu1adc ofsu(·cc.ss wjthin the sted cre<.•ljon

industry and <-ontributing

to

SEAA.

Reckner cxprcss.c<l his appreciation,

say.

O\\•ned erector to the industry':; l.,trg<;_.s1 ."

Ala,l St·a,·s, who heads SEAA's /\wards Comm)lti:c, cnw:i:u:nH1.·dB<.·<.:ktu.:r's maoy <..'ontrilmtions to th~ u1-g.tni;,.;;\lion: • Sf'AA Po-,•sickn,, 1999-2000 • Current

boa.nl m~,n~1·

• Long-time member of S.EAJ\ • Ch;.lir of tit<' Tnsur.mn• Committee,

who

hrouohl individuals to lht" tablt> for mcrn-

"'

hers "'ho w<:1-chavU'ig <lltli<.·u1ty getting inf;\.1r::i.nC'<' covc-r3g<..· • Host of the 2007 SEAA co,wcntion

(L to R) Chip Pocock, Bob Beckner, Alan Sears

in

San Antonio

lfoc::kn~·rha.s had a :..uc..x:c:,,sful an.J <li.stin guish('cl 'Vi-)'<.'.ll' C'J.l'("('r in th<..·stru<.·turJI

Dc.·-M-rihedas "quilt' a gt•ntk·mao" and a Gt"11L1t" Giaul who's .'t t·ross l><·ln'C'C'll Cri1.7ly

sh•d indu$.try~ including four ycar.s \\'it.h an 1\ustralian <"omp,my ovrrsC"c-ing projr<.·ts

Adams and Clint Walb·r, lk('knc·r h.1s l)('t·n willing lo <lo ,my t.,.sk .-skt.•d ol' him. Said

throughoul

or 1·\·ti.:rson lkcknc:r

ing, ..I'm proudof1hi:,,4:-..•1oci.t1iou, whid1 h,ts

S(.;J.fS,'"A.sbu.sy as he js \Vith the: husinc:.ss

rcmainC'cl close to its l'Oots and its mission

or his l.1rgl..<·ousl rue! iou t'J"t'.t.·tiuo t wnpany,

hy ,,ssis1iog 1wopl~.,.in the· s1<-1~I in,htstry and

it's amazing how he's had the time to h,:lp

h<·lph,g ('v(•rybo<ly from the· srnall. family•

dw bo.ntl and the organization."

Ht' n1rr(•1nly

Au1$lr..tli;;i,.inti Soullh•a.:,,1 Asia. st"I'\•('::; as St"nior Vi("(' P1·(':;idC'nt

lndt,1slri<·s, Inc., a J lmJslon-b,tst>tl Stt'd <~onstruction com1xmy

hridgt·s, airport:,,, that sp<..xia.U•(.c,".') in high-ri:;c."-1), MIW<.'ntion powc-r pbnt.s, pro<.'t'SSfat.·ilitic.~~.

<.'cntc.·rsan<l sports fudHlics .1<.·ro))S th(· U.S.A . .md PU(•rlo Rico.

Under Bed~m.·r's dirt-ct.ion in <.·onslruclion projt•ct m:mag.c.·nwnl, hi:. ti rm Ii.is t'l"t'<""h"cl the steel and/or pr<.X'J.Stnmcn·tt· structure's ltn· Ct'u1uryTd Ct<1)1<'r- Hos.,;ifr C-ity, LA;

LM.ituck One - Miami, H.; Ahbott Lihs Pl1<·rto Ric~,; .anti Aw;tin Bt'rgstrom Airport Terminal

Austin.

TX. A ft·w

or

Bol)s

<'ompany pmjt"t1.-. in the l):.lla.s arl"a indudc the Nokia Thcalre, Lnfomart D,lllas and 1lw C:iykml T<·xan R<•S<fft and Co1W("ntion Center

located at Lake Grapt·\·lm:. 'f'hroughoul his <'."tft"t'r, Hc-dmrr has demonstrat<:d superior knowlc·clgr .anti prnf<'s:.;:ion.-•il <·xpertist", St"rdng a$ a din·c

tor on several prof<.·:;sional I-morelsincluding thmw of th<· Amt·ri<':tn ln:-:lilult- 1)1' Ste-t'I an<l the Sled En:t·lors Construction A$soci:ition of Anwrica.

B<"ckncrhrraduatc<l from the Uni\'t·rsi1y ,.r 'JC'x.:i,._ ,1t Arlington, w1wr<.·lw pl:tyt·tl li-,otlx1JI and \\'as known as "iron man" Beckner, for his !':\m1m.-rimnworking .:intihis lineman':-: ski I1:-.

I k· and hi:::\\'ilt' joy ha.,·ctwo ~nild1x:n,md Ii\•<.. in

ti)('

D.111;:is Jl'<'.:t,

SEAA Prc-~id<•nt Chip Poc.:oL·k comnlc.'nk<l, "\Vc-congr.1tol.:ttc-Bob for his 04,llstam.lingnmtrihution to the-stc-c-1cr('ction industry.» • 12 I THESEAA CONNECTOR 2008 EOITJON

Adams & Smith, Inc. has been providing u njque engineering construction scrv icc.·sfor the con$truction industry since 1965.We work side by side with architects, engineering firrn:sand contract<">rs 10 meet

their steel fabrication and e1·ection needs.

General Steel Contracting

Commercial Steel Erection Bridge F.rcctioo Industrial Sleel trcclion Seismic Vpgr~1des

ADAMS & SMITH,INC.

@

OUAUTY CiRl\flCA.TION AOVJ.NC('OctAWY.0

Slf.HfiltCIOfl

~d~\11,:i,3ndsmilh...:<Hll 1380 V1lcs1 Cc:11terSlreel

tinJ~,n, Urnh S40-42 S<u.78~.'°'900 Pa:<801.7~5.6400

PROJECT OF THE YEAR

CATEGORY I, ERECTION CONTRACT UPTO $500,000

FIRSTPRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ADDITION, FORTWORTH,TX Basden Steel In 1873, the Fir,, Prcsbytcr;an Church of fort Worth consisted of five to 10 memhcrs who gad1('rcd in a room ovct Knight's Livery Stable al Third and Calhoun. The church huilt a dedicated .'itrm:turc on Jone::,;Slrt:t'l iJ.1 1877 and moved to Fifth and Taylor Street in 1916. In 1956, the Hrst f>rcsbytcrian Church rdocatc:d lO 1000 Pc·nn Street, • site ato1>the Tl'inity River l>lurfa.

In 2006, in its 133rd year, the Fina Presbyterian Church of Fort Worth was becoming inc.·r,i:.a:,;ingly challenged to accomn-'lodatc a steadily growing t'.Ongrcgation and n1on.· div(.·rsc n<.·t..·ds.

A:-. p,U'l of the master plan for tho Futun:, tlw c.:hun.;hoptt.--dto c.:reatean addition that \.vould <.·xp3ndlht': ca1npu~1 capacity to ~(·rvc its c.:ongr('galion.

Tlahni,:ld l lofr,•r St,,nfonl of fort Worth designed a 60,000 ~(1ua1·e-footaddition that v,ras to Lu:~n1bcdtk•<Ibet W('<'1) hvo cxisling portions or the fo<.:ility.Constructing the addition involvt·d ~on'l<:'de-molition of the (·xisting structure and extensive- surv<•ying to obtain ae<:ur,\k dim<..·nsion:-., sil''l<·ethe original dnnvinos<> w<'r<· ,,ot :wailablt"'. ~ The site, b ...·c-aos<:'of' th(• stc-eply sloping terrain and n:irl'ow corridor between th<' twc'\ <'Xisting sections, pr('s<nt<"da number of logistical chal.lcngcs. Nature provided an

14 I THESEAA CONNECTOR 2008 EDITION

additional, uncxp<'ctcd hurdle: J(>r Basden Lo ovcn.:ornc.

According to Andn ..• Choink·n.·, proj~~<·tmanager for Basden St<:el,aEighty-onc da)'S of unu:-ually wt.::Lweather <luring d1t project frequently !loo,lc<I th,· j<>hsit~ and trnnsfol'mccl the hillsi,k into a quagmire of slipptry, km·,, dcq> mud. It "'"' challenging to maintain momentum on the proj~:<·theC'.)U~t" of the interruptions <·aus<·dby tl1ewet conditions.n H was nol possiblP for material to be stored on sit<,_· during c-om:truction, so multiple trips were mad<' to bring th" mat<>• Production and ship111<.·nl rial to die fid<l a:; j\ wa:; 1l('t"'<k•d. lra.ddng W(l~ :i critical asp<·ct of th<.·project.

PROJECTOF THE YEAR

CATEGORY I, ERECTION CONTRACT UP TO $500,000

Da(adrafl S1ruclural D1.•tailing, a det:-iiling supplie•r loc-ate-d in ~•1onti·cal, Cana<la1 was sdcde<l to produce shop and erec-

~<"pa.rat<'lifts to <"n·ct th<' truss pairs. These truss<.·:-arc ~upuinlc:n:; a valut· <..'twint·t·rino ilcn"I 1>0rtcd b)· two 01)<..'n-wc:b 0 '' 0 0

tion drawings.

proposed to replace the plate girders that w,•rt originally

D;:tt;:i.draft Stn.1<-tur.11Od;:.iling d(•mont-lrat('d

tlw·ir ahilit.y to suc:cC'ssfullyhandle the- most cornplcx details. ·nw d<.•tJikr us<'<fa l-1) mod(·kr to produn .. pr<.·<:is(• drawings for fabrication of railings for th<' addition's two grand

specified. The new open ,veb girders were supplied by Canam St<·d Corpor~tion, where Choiniere o,,ce worked as a st-ructural steel detailer and project 1nanager.

Two cran<.·swen· n:quin·d to asS<·mbl<· ' the Ul'll:il~bk the high roof; one to l>r,t<.:c side ,mrl one to erect the tn1:1.st>s.The high-roof structure was creeled in a single clay. ''Hahnfl·ld Holl<•r Stanf<>rd provid(~d invaluable gui<lann.· through a rcpn.· scutativc with expertise ill strncrnral engineering, so we were ahle to get any <-1u<:stions answered a~ soon as they 1 arost·,' notes Choinjcrc. rounded in 198S, Bnsd<"nStPel was t·stablil:ihc<l to provide l(>r the structural steel needs of the con;<-;tn1ction industry. Basden Steel offers custon1ers t·ompll·tc and !)l'amlcs.s service hy ha\'ing fabrication and erection. operations st.iircases. The load capacity of the design ,vas reviewed by an within the same company. Hasdcn Steel's turnkey solution mean::; gr<.:atcr cflit:icncy an<l less ha::;sh.:lOr lhc t.:onslrucl'ngin..::crfor saf<:ty.Th<.:stain.:asc:s,made of heavy ¾-inch plate, f(•atun ..• r.Jdius1.:d orn.;mu,•nl41 r;;iiling,s ,1c,_·n·ntt·dvvidt dc..·•torativt.. t ion managt"r. Both fahriC"at.ion and erf'<•tion divi$ions are crossC's at 4-foot intC"rvals.Th<"radius pcwtion is 15 inch chan hous<.~<lunder ll1c same roof, diminaling prol>kn1s and bet w<"t"nst"pal'att" suhcontraC"tors that the rwl, which only a h::inclfulnflnc.:-3tionsin Nonh Anwrica h:;ivc..• dis::,igr("'t"'l'l1f'ttts rustom<·r normally has lo medial<.~and resolve. This ckmcnt the capability 1:0 -roll, so this unique c0tnponcnt \Vas s<:-ntt.o i.sa t1·;,1C:lition r<..·sp<.-ctcd and highly v;,,lucd hy any Basden Steel Albina Pipe Bending in Oregon for forming. custorncr.

Th<· :-an<:tuary portion of th<.·addilion is topp<.:d by six "Although the First Presbyterian Church addition was no( archih•dur.'.llly cxpo.st•d pipe-truss<.~sthat give the project its tmi<]U<"ness.Tlw tn1:-s<'s,v<'r<'<'r<'Ct<'din tandnn, using thn·<.:

-

the larg<'Stproject in the Basden Steel portfolio, it prcscotccl a numhc-r of interesting and rewarding challenges f'Oreveryone on tlw t<·am." notes Choiniere. "The result is rcprc::;cu.tativc of th<.'pride that Ha:;<l<.-1, Sl<'·d tak('.,; in f•vf•ry joh, reg.uxl les:1of its sizP ."

Project name: Fir::;tPrt·.sbytcri~m Chun.:h Additit>n tocalioo: Dmvntown Fol't \•Vorrh.TX

Ar,;hitet:t:

l Iahnfeld I loller Stanford, f'ort Worth, TX Engineer: M~tm Structur:il Consultants, fort Wm·th, TX Detailer: Canada

l)ataclraft

~tructural

Detailing,

Montreal,

Fabricator: Bas,kn Stcd Corporation, Burleson, TX Erector:

BnsdPn St<'el Corporntion,

Burleson, TX

General contractor: Steele & Freeman, Fort Worth, TX Tonnage: 155 tons of strurn1ral steel Square footage: 60,000 square ft-cl• THESEAA CONNECTOR 2008 EOfTION I 15

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chip

Pocock

-

Buckner

Co1npa:o.ies, G:raham,

NC -

J\ m<·mbcr of the Stc·d Erc<'tor:-

Associatioo of America (SEAA) siocc 1983, Mr. Pocock was inducted as President in Mard1 2007. Mr. Pocock was instrurncntal in aiding th<" ilSsociMion with thr cleveloprnent of dght bilingual .:4('(•1('r(-ction progr.-t111sth;H aid «.'mpJoycrs with

OSI lA's m<1.nd,Hory Suhparl R com pli;,nc.·tl raining. Mr. Popo:x:k was on<.·of' 23 jndustry ('XfKTl1' in 200~ lo hC' appoint<'d hy OSI IA 10 scrrc on the Crant· & l)crri,·k Advisory Commiuc·c (C-DAC). The ,Ollllllillcc was c·hartcrcd to fwiction as a 1>art of OSHA's rule-making process to n:viSt' l11t-~xisling stan<lan.Js for cranes :ind derric,k.sin construction. I It>is also a nwmber of iJu.1 A(;C lo N;ilion;iJ Safety and 1-fpalth CommittN'

::md ~<'n'<'S

was involved in the SEN RAC Subpart R OSHA Steel Erection Standard, NCCER Swel El°<'rtionTraining Manual rewrite, AWS DI.I Wdding Code Committt·c and Lh<'AISC Roundtahk promot(' th<. ...u.'t('of stc..'<'I. He currently is.,,, the AJSC Code·ofSt,mdar<l Practice Committee, as ,veil as the Stet"'!

10

Joist Institute"'RC"',·ie-w Committf'l'. Mr. 1;.r..<Jn, .along with his hu~iness partn{·l', P(•te-\.Yalkt...r, hoth vvorkc<Ifor larg<·East Co.1st stC'd cr<-cl01~bcl(>r<'l(u-ming Phoenix StPd Er<"<'tion.They were

instrumt'ntal in s\aningSEAA-MAC, the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of du: Steel Erectors t\.ssodalion of Am<.:rica.J\fr. Lar:--onwas the first recipientoft11e \Villiam Da,·isScrvicc A\\•a1xl,pr1.'st·nH;d hy SEAA f0r outsc.-.ncling ·"t.,.vkc to (he..· ;:1.ssod,llio1J ,mcllhc..· slt.'t.'I incluslry. psc2(4}vcri;,..on.nct.

on th<' Er('('tOr ('('rtifl(·.:i(i<)nT1:--kGroup for the J\mcric-.1n Tn:--titut<'for Stc-c-1Con~trnction.

Mr. Pocock is the Saft"f)· an<l

R i~ki\·1an:clgt•r or Huckrwr Con,1xn,icsfidd operations. Buc..:kner Comp,mll':; <.:urn:ndy r,u1ks at No. 245 on the: 2007 ENR's Top List of'Spt•ciahy Conlr,l('lOrs, h:i.s(':clnwclthe c..·atcgoryor A<h',mn'(IC'◄-rtih('d Sh-t•J En..·<.·lor,a:;wdl J.!), bc:ingrankcdasonc of th(" top crane rental companies in the International Cranes & Spe<·i.,li:t.t"dTr.rnspor1 IYl,\gazi1w.I lis f:unily indud<·s his wife•,

P;)mt·fo,::mdtwo -s<ms.l lis int<.·n·stsinduc:lc-sgolf, hunting and ofTuhor<" sport fishing. chipp@huC'kn('l'C'ompaniC"s.C'om.

Duff

Zinuncrman,

P.E.

Cooper

Steel fabricators, Inc., Shdbyvillc, TN Ml·.Zinu11t-rni.u1 is serving his second term as a Vircctor ofSJ:;\A, is thr-n1rr(·nt Prc-sidr-nt-Ekct and is t~ditor of' 'flic Sl:i1tl Conncc10r m.lgazirw. I le i.sal.soa mcrnbc·r of 1lw MSC Safety Task. Group. Ht' holds a in civil 1.-·ngin,x-rfr1g.

At Cooper B.S. from Unin'J':'iilyofTcmw.ss..·<.· Slt'.'df.tbric.ttor.s,Jnc:.• d full-~r\'ic:c .sled fabrication .tn<lcn:ction <·ompany.h<'is th<'Mr1n.1gc•-r of ( )j"Wrntions.I le and his wift>of26 years, Meg, have three children, ,111 currently in rolk'gc, Matth<·w, 21, and r\\'ins, l.aurt'n and Dadd, 19. I lis intert'SISindud,, run nin,g, flying .and mounlaincering. duff(¢,coopcr~tecl.com.

Charlie Johnson Steel PcdOrlnancc Inc., Grccnshoro, NC Sc.•1-,.'lng a$ Trcasur-er and Chairtnan of the Finam:1.·Comn,ilt<:<.:, 1whas lx:1.:na SE/\/\ nwmlx•r:--int'l'1995. Mr. Johnson, l he Vin: Prt.·sidcntand Gt.·nc..•ral MJ1)J1•t.'r l;> ' and his brother. Butch, ;.1rcco~ownct-s of Steel Perf0rrnance, Inc., an AISCC'f'rtifie-dAdvanct'd En'-Mor::;J)t'-C·fa)izing io fo~t-tr-.Kke-rt'-<1ion or lru-gcconul"h:tdal and in.dnsrrialjobs, as ,,•('U"s er<·ctionof prl'cast and lill-up panel:--.I k :-<.·rvt·d21 Yl'ars in dw Navy~wh<·n'h(' w.is sc·ll·t'lnl fi,r 1h,· N,wy Enlish•<ISd,·nlifit· Eclut·atit>nProgmm. a1 lcu<liug North Carolina State..·llniV(.T:sity.Aft<.-rgr,uludtion ,n)d being commissioned an officer, he was an assistant profCssor at thP Citadt"l. I le also has ma~terts dt'grffs from M 1·1·in mechanin'll 1.·ngi,,(•(•ringand naval arthitN't un\ and mar in(•e-nginc:-ering.

Ht· and hi:--wil;·, )l·nny, li.t,·<·two .son:--.Mr. Johnson c·njoysgoH~ ha::;kc:tba11 and skiing. charlic(qJst:0<:lpcrformanc:t.('om.

Johnny S. Quinlan-Quinlan Enterprises,

Claxton,

(;A

Quinlan is S('rviug ;.1s.',('(.T('l,1ry

[\,fr.

or

the Sl'AA. As a llircctor, Johnny was ret·,·ntly ,1ppointecl hy the hoard fulfill tlw n'maining term for bis fathn. John H. Quinlan. Johnny, a lhi1·d-g~·,wratitu) stt'\'I ,·1'\'<tt1r.~c....-kd hi!;<.·an ..•t•rin 1984 whik-dHt'1ulingG1.:orgiaSoutlwn1U11iV(.·r.sity. lO

JimL.'lrson- Phoenix Steel Erectors, Inc., Manassas, VA

A member of SEAA for 20 yffirs, Mr. Larson has served

on th<' ho.1rdfor thc-pa~t f S y<'ar~.:u: wc-11a.c:a p.1.c:r prt--~idr-nt and

Chairman of th<' I.ong~Rang<'Pl::i.nningConHr'litk<'.Mr. l.::u-:c.on I k is cu •Tt'ntly the Jvlanagcr of Field Operations for Quinlan

16 I THESEAA CONNECTOR 2008 COIJION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Enccrprls:cs, a 1wcmi('T s.trm:-t.ural sH-<•1('h·ctor lot·at('<I io south e~\St GrorQ'i.\, ~

JWirn.,ril)' :,;,:rvid,w

~

the Soul ~w:i.st.,vu ioll strdc:hirw ~

f'rmn South CJrnlin;:i to rloricb. Tk- and his wif,,, Sw•an,

lw

Comp:H'lil'S,

Sl'l'\fl'S

a..'i

CEO

vf

Stcd Plus Network, LLC.

Mr. lb:id<·n ~u'ld l.y1H'1 h.:av-..· fivt· c:hi.l<ln.·n. He i:; ,\ graduate

~

of

'Texas A&M and hi:; interests indude water :;port.sand traveling

h.:iY<.'two

son~. I Ii:::int("l'('Sts indud(' hunting and t,-aditional blacks1nithing.

throughout Alaska. brucc@basdcnstc>el.cmn.

joh,, f)J(Jl.' in Ian {?gl>el1$1.'.>uth. "el.

Bob Beckner Bruce Basden - Basden Skcl and Erc<;tion, In<;., Burleson, TX A nwmbcr of SEAA since

Ile<.;kncr

lnc.,

r.-.,m

as Sl:AA presicknt 1999-2000 ,tnclas a hoard director for 13 yc..·ar:;.

1lc currently is Chairman of the Jnsuranc<·

past prc.si<lcnt of lhc association. He

Committee and rnf>mhe-r-~t-h1rgeon thr Exccutjvc,.. Commilt<·C'. Ik i:- S<.'nior Vic<' Prc·sidnH and

Mf'dia Committ<"<' Chain-nan

an<l was the lil'st editor of The SEtlA

2005 Man or llw Year, h,· and his

An·.t. Manager c>fPeh'rS<m Hcckn<·r ln<lu~tri<·s>Inc., a national stf"f'Ier<-<.:tion <·ontr,:wtorspc..'<.·iali:r.ing ir, the erection of complex

wife', Lynn, .served on the 2005 convention chairper~ons. 1Vtr. Rasdf'n is m::ijority ownc-r of Basden Stcd and trcetioH, Inc., an

slruclurcs requiring unique: construction and engineering skills in th(' commercial, indu~trial and in~ti<utional st<.:lur:s.He i:sa gr::iduat<' of th(• Univ<•rsily or·1c:xa::. :,1( Arlington. I le and his wifr·, Joy, havt.· {\.VO d,ildren. 1lis int<-·rcsts include golf, f<>Otb.111 and travel. hl->C'ckn<'r@phi~<'el.com.

l:NR Top 600 company that is dually certified by the AISC as both an Advann ..<1St Pel EreC'tor and Fabricator. I le also own!; Hig B Crane and Rigging, ~ cr:in(' S('l"vi<X' w·ith op<'r~tions in th<' north T<'xa:-r<'gion. In addition to the Basdcn Group of

.......

Tndu~trics,

A member of SEAA since 1991, Mr. 11,,ckncr.m·vc,I

hoard for 10 years, and is immediate

Co1111ettor. Awa,xlc<l SEA A's

Peterson

Richardson, TX -

1997, Mr. Basden has served on the

S<..TVC"S as

-

6 "Serving the Ufting tie eds d the .Anmca"

•\Mrelq:Je & Sli~ • NylonSli~ • AU~Olain,rss :ntjies • Safety Harness • PIJlleis&O::meAlorg; ~ ·Wre fq)e Oip; ·Shackles ·Lift.irg,,'$preooerBearrs •Plate Lift.irgOarrps

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• 01ain ttists • M3ni~c lq:Je

·EmnOarrµ;

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Mani, FL (305)889-=

Hrirl!OJrj:eny l:>:e<er.NH

O!rclira Olain & cable, Inc.

HorristlorgPA (717) 657•TTOO

(603) 778-7070

(843) 86,0000

~rla

Sli'1iQ>

Atlsbu'8)1.PA (412) 364-3300

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A,pe & SJj:piy

S'o::lksMJle, R

OlaOestonSC

O..nc,,,,sc (864) 968-8900

(352)79<xl632

Tampa,FL (813)632-3700

Harolfl!QJri:eny North""""'

er

(203)865-0422

\\ejfand.lnc. lJlc1glslard Qty. NY (718)472-2722

R>leil')l,r-t;

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Scott B,·ooks - Mid Cities En,<.:lors, for( Worth, TX Fou1)dcr and CEO of Mid Cities En·ctors,

Mr. Brooks is si•rving his

first ten,, on the ho.\n.1 of directors.

He has been in the st<.·d crc<.:tion industry for more than 20 years.

His co1np<'Hl)' started ·with dght

employees in 2000 and has grown to almost 100 full-time ..:mployet:s erecting projects l\;)tionwide. He also rnanages a fleet of cranes ranging from 50 to 250 tons. His cxpcrjence in tilt-wall and prec-ast as wclJ as stc<"I erection is a orcat a<ldition to the c.:urrcnl board of directors. Scott "' his ,vifc, Lt.TAnrrn, have ,hn:c children, two <laughand ters an<I ;i son. When ht is not running a steel crc<.:lion bu:,in.:.ss, ScuH loves to fish aod js an avid bow bu1ltc,-. scott@middticscrcc:tors.c:0111.

a steel and prccast erector sc..·rvingtht..·Mid-Atlanl ic r<"gion.

His con1pan)' is committc<l to being an in<lustry lc,.nJcr, l>y providing profCssional, safr services to the.· stccl/prc.·c.ast industl'y by operating with integrity and accountability.

By joining the boin·d, he contirn.les to associate hirr1~elf with tht· indu:--try•~ cHtc pcrformt·rs, a:--he.:1nainlain:- hi:-own company'~ n~putation while (;()ntrihuting lo tht..·f'uturc strength of in<lus\ry. S&R Enterprises is prou<l \o be the recipient of' the 2007 Erection Class II Project of the Year aw:'lrd. S&R l'f'cogni':.-·.esthC"import:-inc-<"of'rf"lationships in the steel construction industry an<l .strives to maimain high levels of integrity in such a competitive markc.:t. H<· is 3. graduat<- of P('nnsylvania Stare Univer~ity and ;'l.navid golfc-r.

I liti c:ommitmenl lO hifi wife-, Lisa. two daughters, Alexis ancl Maur<1h, and son, Zachary is evident in all a:--pc<:tsof bis Hie. sl>urkboldcr@srcmcrpriscs.com.

Selena

Gerald Burk - Pioneer Steel, Mr. IJurk, Inc., New Castle, CO Pr('sid('nt, CF.() ;:mclfouncfe-rof Pionet-r

Ster!, has gainNl specialized trchninil kno,vledgf' and rnanagc•mc•nt experience during his 24-ycar career in the stcd industry. Panicular an~as or his tt•<+i.nic.~al <'Xpc-rtisc include briclgl.." 1..·n:ction, sk<:p ;)lpint.'·l:>tylt• :-.tc·c·I n·snr(

t•n·ction,

constructability

of safety

e,·aluation and implementation

adv:mn·s for hridgt• t·rt'.dion. ( lis 1l"'lanagen1entskills span all from cfoy-lo-<foy operations ;:isplTts of' g\'n<.·r;)I m~mo.lgcmt.•n( of the- ofhc<", n<'gotfatlng contracts. CPi\i{ scheduling LO llu.: ('r(•c-tion of th<' most cmnplkat<'d stc•cl structur<.~~-Mr. Burk is .marr.i<:dto Rl·vcr.1)',hi:; wil{· of26 year~, :)nd has 1,wo :..ons.

His interesls outside of work includes snowmobiling, c.:njoying tinH:

.:it d-H.·ir mou1H,lin

C..'o:ll,inand l,t•:,.l

of all, Hying his

airplane. gcr.ild(l9psicranc .coin.

Stephen

C.

Burkhol<lcr

- S&R Enterprises, .LLC, Serving hi.s Harrisburg, PA .se(;ond term on the: hoard of dirccton;, j\J\t. Burkholcle-r is a("tive- in the oroanizat ion, as he chairs tht "' Commit lt'l', a.:,;wc:I) as Sponsorship serves on the Jnsur<1nce Commith.·c..·.

Staying busy is not a problem fo,· Mr. llurkl10l<lcr, for when

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Erectors,

Dean -

Dean Steel

Harrisonburg,

VA

i\·1rs. Dean is currently serving on

the SEAA board of directors. She has heen the f'icld Operations Manager for th,· last 10 y<'arsi<>rtlw AISC-ccrtificd lkan Stcd. founcl,·,1 in 1969, Dc.·,mSt(·t.·J'sprim,.u-y ICxus i:; c.·rc<:ling structural steel throughout the Unite<l States, but al.so c.·rc.-ds insubh'•d 11'1(>-tal panels> prewengineercd n1ctal buildings, tiltup pands, pn."c;).Xt,hollow-corr plank~ :-ind hridge~. A 1992 accounting g1·aduat(· of Bridg<.',vat<.:rCollege in. Bri<lgcwatct, VA, htr <:-xp<;ricnc,in tit.I<·law and as a certified litl<.:insurer hdps her serve on the SEAA FiJ>anee Committ<:c. She and her hu:--band, Robert, enjoy traveling, shooting dnd b,1llroon"l dao<.:i,,g.s(·lt·nadean t J(i'Yhotrnail.com.

Robbie Edwards -

United

Rentals, Garner, NC - St·rvir1g his second term on th~ SEA A board of <lir<.:t:tors.Mr. Ec..lward.sis .Bral\th Manager for United Rentals, one of SEAA\; most loy:'11and gf"nerou~ sponsors. tlis 26 cxpt-rk·n<.·c.·yt•ars in the construction cquipnwnt industry m3k('~ him a valuable and strong voic(• on thl' hoard and on the-saf<·ty and tradc."show work groups.

He ancl his wilC..-,Lynne-·,havc-lwo child1Tn. Hjs jnlcresls an:

rcad;og hi.slory and most sports. rc<lwarcls@ur.com.

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John M. Gerst - Big Boy's Steel Erection, Inc., Hazelwood,

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Mr. (;erst ,vas appoinLcd

to lhc SEAA board of directors ;n 2007. Mr. Gcrsl is Ch•inmm of the SEIIA £news, a bimonthly publication 1-c-<:c·n1:1y dcvdopc<l to keep member companic~ infonl1cd on "hot topic~n

in the steel erect ion industry. He is Vice Pn:sidcnt of Big Boy'$ Steel Erection. Hi~ influence and experience in lhc 5h:d <'1T('l ion indusl ry conws from a long history wh('n hi~ father startrd th<"company in 1963. Mr. Gerst enjoys woodturning aml gardc:ning. johnm@bbstt:d.c.:om.

Tom McAleese - lndusco Group, Baltimore, MD - Mr. Mci\leese has hccn an rmploy<'<' of IND USC() Wir~ Rope & Rigging for mon· than 26 years. llis easy-going, yet din·ct, lo lhc-poi11l dc1ncanor bas allowccI Mr. M,·Alt'\':.;c.• to forg<·unic1uc: customer relation:; with many ofthc.:ir valued cuslorner~. Over the years, he has ac9uin:d val\lahk· knowkdo<..• almul the· riooina (bl'·lo,v V ~ ~ the hook), and ,vire rope and saf<"ty/fullp1·otc:ctionfidcls. As Vk:c Pn ..'!:liclt·nt and S(1lc:s!v\anager for tht'" Baltimor<"region, h<.· is an involved mcmbcr of scvc.:ral lJ:ad..._· associations. including

f\SS()(.iationof Equipment Management Prok:;:;ional, lh<.'Bu.ikling Congress an.d Excha1)gcand A~:--odak<lBuilding Contractors.

J\s a board mt·mhcr for SEAA, h4:,1.lso S1.'rvc:s d:-3 Chairman vf

firm, John Metcalfe Company, is locakd in Piusburgh, PA, where they have been involved in stcd detailing and <.."Onstruction sincx: 1951.Ilis ln.tcrc:-;ts indudc hi:,;grancld)ildren, doing c.:onstl'uctionand children's mi:;sion work in Haili ~tndSudan, am.l<lisastcr relicf ;., \he U.S. metcalfe51@aol.com.

Steve Miller - Miller Safety Consult.ing, lnc., Denver, CO -Mr.

Millcrhasovcr 30ycarsofrx-peri-

<·nc:t: jn c:onslruclion, crane and rigging ma.n~"<'Jncntan<lsafoty managc-mcnt.l le ha:;L>e.,'t.TIan iodqx·ruk•1)t s3fc•t y con~ultant for Con.strnction Safetyand I lcalth si11(X' 1990, ~p<"<fali:zing in ~neral sa.fi!typolicy and program development, stc·clcrc<-·tion,rigging and safety progr,uns and fall protection s.p<x·ialization.

1Vtr.M illcr ha:-dc"dopc<l and pat,'rllcd two lronworkcrs and Riggers fall protection safhy devices gaining wide u:-a.gcin Lhc U.S.A. Mr. Miller ha:; wrilt<.:n extensively on the suhjc<.1of<..:<>nstructi<m an<Icra1\t' safety indud

ingParmeringinU>nstrvction, ~kCr•w Hill (Hank-ov<'r). Mr. l\lWler has participated on several saf€:tystandards writing comm illt't..~-; indvdingV dw ACCSH 1nnhilecrane standard review comn\irtcc and SENRAC. I le is a NCCCO c,·rtilicd c,·anc operator and practical (•x;)miner. Steve is the achninistrator of the SEAA'~ sistt·r orga.n.i;,...alion, the Slcel Erectors Safety A~wciatfon of Cokn-ack,(SESAC) d)at nm:-i:-t"of .50stcd <.:rectors. I le has lx."Cnhappily 1..narric...<tl to Par for 12 )'l~aJ);and has one son who chos<.'ph.unbingfor a <..·art:>er! stcv..._•rr1i lltr@rn ii lt"rs;)fety.com.

George R. Pocock-ConstJ"uction

lnsuraoce Agency,

and daughm", Mdissa (24) and Melanie (20). Th,'y n'sid,, in

Int.:., 1\i\anassas, VA - Cl·org<· i~ srrving in bis second tctm on th,· SEA.'I lx,ard of <lin.:ctor::;,aud at·tivc: n)c..•1nlwr and l)ir<'Ctoron the SE.'\AMid-i\tlaHti,·

Hamwcr, MD. lom(~indusc-ogroup.com.

Ch,pttT \,uard. (,rorg~ has O\'er 40+

the $EAA TrJdc $ho,v. On the personal side, he and his lovdy wifo. Chc.:rvl. have share<l 29 wonderful )Tars of m,1niagc, and , have·three young adults they are proud of: son, Michael (26),

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years' cxpt'rit.·ru.x.·:-iJX"da lizing in irn:ur-

John Qack) Metcalfe-National J nstitutc of Steel Detailing, Oakland, CA- Mr. Metcalfe serves on the SEAi\ I>ctailing Committee and has hcc-nthe NISD l.iaison to Si:AA f;,r mor(• thandglu years. Hcan<I his wife', Pam, arc.:familiar faces at SEAA fun<.:-

tions. Hr is a past president of' NISD, currently serves on their hoar<l of' dir0nors> is Chair of the Quality Procedures Cc.~rulic:itionConnnitt<?-(•,is a professional member of AISC and a lilctim,· mi'mhrr ol' AWS. Mr. ilJktcall<''s 20 I THESfAA CONNECTOR 2008 EDITION

ance coverage an<I risk l'nanagc-rnc·nt .,;e,r,;ce~for the constru<:tlon industry.

Ceorgc has signific.1nt knowlcdg<.· and <~x1xricnccof all com-

merda11.in<.·siosuran<·c, largt cquipnu·nt ~d-H·dulcs, primarily hl ·avycranes, daiins, bon<ls,in:,;tira0<x: ccrti fic-..atc-s, hold harmless agrccrncnL~, audits, additional U1sun·d,wa.ivcrof s1.1hroga1 ion :ind oth<.'rrdatcd 1inc-s. e.•~pedallyalternative funding of ,vorkcn.' compensation. G<.'orgc..· was a pasr 1)<):)rdmen1her) ofliccr and director of the Northern Vir-vinialn<.l<-p<.·mkrll lnwrance Agents • "' As..~ciation. He h;iss<·rv<.;da:--th<' adminislrativt' national <lin:ctor \tt P,-is,• 11

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and is a lifCmember of the Virginia Jaycees. He is a past president of the Sp1•inght'"ld Cham her of Connnen"e and ,vas honon~d "vith tl-w I fcrh<'rl' C. I h,1nt<..·r Ciliz(•n of' tht"'Year award. In addition

Alan Sears-NUCOR-Vulcrafl Group, Flo:rence, SC-Vukraft has

to serving on scvcr.tl corporate boar<l::;> George w:lS one of the founding directors of Continental Bank & Trust in Springfidd 1 VA. Jn 2005, Gcot'gc was hono1-ed with the SE.AA William

member for many years, along with

n~wis s~rvi<..."CAv,,a1-J for his OllL'ilanJi,,g

lifctiln(!

t.:OJ'\trihuti01"1S

lo d1c ::;tcd crecUon in<lw;try.Gtorgc an<lhi~ wife, Lin<la,enjoy traveling, coordinating SEAJ\ golf outings, fishing and sharing great food and wonderful times in their waterfront home with fomily and friends. grpkp@aol.mm.

Roland (Ronnie) D. Ranson, P.E., - CSE, Inc., Madi~c.rn Heights, VA- With more than 35 yt·a.rs of c:xpcJ"it•ncc.· managing largeand small-structural steel erection projects, from estim3ting, \OOr<linati ng. rnann ing and clo~(•outof projc.YL~.

Mr. Ranson is Vic<' President Ste-cl

Erection f<>t CSE. Inc., a steel erector, indnstrial maintcnan~x:, rigging. h<'avyhauling and crane service operating in the lvlidAtl.antk sttit<'$.I le.•iii:(I grtid1.1ah.~ of Virginia l'olyt('chnic Institute and St.ale University, with a n.s.in civil engineering and is a ,·cgistered engineer in the st:i.te of Virginia. I le has served four krms on our ho;:in.l, ho1tling (ht,_•ofli~·l•~ of(ir$;1and ~ec·ondvicl"

pn"'sident. I IC'and his ,vlfr·, Cynthia, hav<.·a :,;onand a <l~u,ghL<:r. rdran~on@CS<"onlin<•.com.

David A. Schulz

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Schulz

lron Works, Inc., Raleigh, NC Rringing in ov\'I" 15 yi .. arsoft'.xpericncc in the sted C'rectlon ind1.1stry1 Mr. Schulz joined the SEJ\A board of directors in 2007. Mr. Schulz chairs the SEAA Decking CommitLcc and is overseeing Lhe developnh:nt and production of the SEAA's newest safoty training rnodule.

Mr. Schulz hegan hi:-icareer in con..strm.:tion in 1973 in tht' of grain dryers and boi1cr..sbefore cvcntua11y forming Schulz Iron Works, Inc. with his wife in 1999. Schuh Iron \-Vorks i.s located in Halc·igh, NC, and provi<ks crc·crion

erection

!)Crvi<;c:,; primarily

in Lhc Southt.·ast region ancl also in Lhc Caribb,~an.Schulz Iron Works prides itself as a team-oriented

supplier of sled design, .supply, faliri<.:ation ancl tTl.'~lion.

When Mr. Schulz is not working, he an<l Cin<ly<:anl,e foun<l relaxing in Aruha. dmly(q}schul'l.ironworks.cmn.

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partnered with SEA/\ a:,;an indu:-.try providing lca<lcrship to the SEAA board. Mr. Sears is Sales Manager at the Florence Division. He is nirrently serving his :;t·cond term on the SEJ\A board of directors. Mr. Scars chairs the SEAi\ Annual Awards Committee and ";II serve as the 2009 SEA.IIconvention h<>,t.which is set for March 12-14,2009, at th<-Kingston l'lantiltion Resort in Myrtle lleach, SC.He has studied at Indiana University, P1.U·<luc U"ivcrsjty and Rivier College in Na.-,hua, NJ I. I Jc i, tbe Stall~P,u-i.,hRelations Chairman at I lighland Park United Metl"xlist Church. 1lis interests include church music and golr. a.i;e:;1rs@vulcraft-~c:-.c·orn.

Rick Starner -

Star Eroclcr$, Mr. Stamer is Pn.:sidcnl of Star Ereclcrs, Inc., a mcm~ her or Sr.AA since 1991.Mr. Starner is serving lU.sthird L<:rrnon d1t· board of directors and served as the chailmm of tht" 2006 SEAAc·onvt"ntion.I le is proud

Inc., Raleigh, NC -

lo

lx·parL of an assoc.:iationL}1~,tis (na_k.ing

an impact for th<•future of the industry that he has lx:cn in\'Ol\'edin since 1974. Mr. Starn('r graduar.c-dfixnn Local No. 84, IIou~ton, TX, apprcnticcsrupprogram in th,· sun11ncr of 1978,and wrn-kt>,I in the Houston area w1til 1988,then relocated to Rakigh, NC, aJ1cl ro1..md~'<I his c-rnnpany.He and his wife, Le~lie,have d·u-eed1ildren, Mdissa, 28; Jeii:sc,14; anclS..,111~mtha 9. I lisi1,tl.'rt~1.s inducle commerciaJkmddevelopment.travel, flying,walkingand bdng an active dad. nckstamer@aol.com.

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Rid>ru-dTuckcr-SouthCarolina Steel Corporation, Grcc,willc, SC St·rving for nine yNrs on the SE/\ A bo.1.r<l of director:;, Mr. TIJ(.,k.1,.•rc-urr{•ntly SPl-VP:- on the•Burlg<'t \•York Group. \•Vilh

40+ yea,s in the steel industry, his c.'X(>l'fi(·nn•:,; a.re.·availahJc.· to the a.c;tiodatkm, fortlwring lhe spirit or lcamwork bcLween the fabrk-awran<lcrc..."t:LOr. He is the !vlanag.:.·rurMarkding for South Carolina Stee], one of the region's most ~u,x.x."Ssful fubricawr,;. SC Ste~I '"'"_the fahric-atorof the 2003 SEAA Project of the Yc.•ar.I lis family irK·1uclts his wif<•,Kmhy,Lwo <laughtersand thl'N"' gramlchikln.·n. ridmnl.tut-kl'r(~c.:mcsg.com.

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Sherrie Wilkinson - L.R. Willson & Son,, Inc., Gambri 11s, 1'11D

SC'n·ing the SEAA board,

hi:--way to tl-w top hy working ::it mQ.'\t c,·cry trade and managcm<·nt position within his comp.my, as well as holding

fir.st lt'rm on Ms. Wilkinson,

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leadership positions in drlUa1ly ('vc-ry major 11-.1d'-"org~ni'l'.Jl iou in thl' stcd C'Oll~lrt.l(.'l ion industry. Through his

rt:pn·s<.·nl:-- L..R. \Villson & Sons, Inc:., an AISC-C'ertified a<l\'aocc:d cr<·ctor and l'CI Qualifk<l Prc<:ast Erector. Working for the familyowned busin(•ss thar has more th,in 50 yt>:;1r.c; in th<' .stc..·cl industry. M.s. Wilkinson serve~ a~ L.R. Willson & Sons, fnc.'s Hu1Uan Rcsouru•:,; Administrator. She ;:-indh~r hm:h,rnd, Oem1is. have six chilclr('n and two grandchildr(•n. Oulsidc· of her inn>h-<•n1C'nt in hf'r fan'lily\; c.:ompany,she t.·njoys riding rnotorcycle$. :md hor~<'~.~,vilklnson(q)Jrwil]sonand~on5:.<'0n'\.

Mr. Eddie Williams Graham,

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Buckner

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()n..- would he hard pressed tu fiml ,rny lndi-

vidu.;tltha( has <lcvot<'dmrn·c-timt"1 t'e~ourte-~~ or <:0Ortworking for bCL(ertn(.'ll.t of tlw stt"l·I (·on:-;truc.:tionindustry. F1·om hi:beginn.ing :1s ,, n:h~ff lal.>0rcr in 1952, to CEO of one of the c·o\1ntry's most respected

sk-'-'1 l•n·<·ton.,

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l<'nacity, Mr. Vv"illi,1,ns Sl'<'On ..·d SEAA a voi<x-on th~ SENRAC Committee, prm•icling tlw organization the opportunity

struction industry \Voulclc:onclud business for the f<>1-c-sc.·cahl<' future. I le IMshl'•ldtlu-pn::;idc.:nt'sposition of SEA A thn•<· timts, induding th(• l<>tmding president in 1972. Ml'. Williams wJs awardccl th<.·<·m·ctcd \,Villi,un Oavi.s St..'l'Vi<.:c Awar<l hy SEAA for hh~numerous c·ontrihulions to the association. 1n 2005 1 ht..· \\ 1(1::; awarded AISC's Lil~·timc A<'hi<•,·cn'lf'nt Award. ( k· amJ his fam.ilybaxc dcdicatt."d th('l.-lives to th<·Buckm·r CmnpaniC"s.1nd tht· ir1dust ry as J whole..·.Following in hi:,;fath<--r'scxamplt>, Doug

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work and ha.rtt play

has volunteered their tim~--anti m;,1t)et"Xt.'t'.j)-

that d)anctcri;,.,c<l

lic)l)alcontributions to tlw organizati<>nan<l the stcc1 industry.

Pete \Valk<:rof Phoenix Steel Ei't.'clors,

the tra<lc ;;md the mc-n. Making al-

Jnc. was honor<..'da:; the l;;llest recipient at

thc."' nwney of prcvi

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(L to R) Chip Pocock, SEAA President, Pete Walker, Alan Scars, Awards Chairman

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in his blood .md his dreams often

clrif'tecl to on<' day h(:ing the Jargcst l'r..:-c-

vin• prt•.sid..:1\lwitho\'er 200employccs, an<I

tor in the 1\<le-tro\V,,shington ;i.n.•a, As ht·

hcinginvolvcd in some of the mosl <.:omplcx

,tml presidt"lll or(_' .j. R()hnts Rdnforcing

lc,.wnc:<lth~ fi(')d li..l<k'. ht""~oon rcaliz<.~d

Stcd Company.

there was 1nore to it than just spodding ;:i

projcc·ts in tlw \~ 1ashingt<m, lhltimorc.: and Ric-hmond ar<'as.

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I Ir ~l,lrt.:-c-1 in SITudur.,r

s((•t•I~•J'C'ction in

the summer of 1970 b<·fol"<' lw plannc-<lto go to college th::itfull. I It· ,vas imnw<liau•ly

he.am or cllmOing a coh.urut.

\Vhik thl' dn·~,m ofl>t't·orning the large-st

As he gained cxpt'rknc·<·

;,ind fri<·ml-

ship.s in th<:-(r;)dl:', hl'.'also ga,·(• hack and

t>re-ctorw;:isnot realized, hy 1984 h<.·b<.·c.U11c .-.hared his know•ledge with othc-rs, .-:uchas

bridging i~su<.'S with the.SJ I ,md .-;(•n•irlg on

ALLSTATE STEEL CO., INC. Structural

Fabrication

and

E.-ection

tht.· boar<I and l)('i1)g pr<·si<.lcnlof SEAA. As much as he loq_•d th<.·stcd crc<.:Uon busin1...·ss, llu.: col'npt•lilivc, sometime:- cutthroat

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.1~Iwcts m:.,<l<.: hirn

think about r1...·tin ..·tn('nl to

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hy ;:igc..· S). I It' "retirNP' befor<' h(' rcac:h<.·d that ag<'.only lo rcali:-r.c th,H st('<-'I<'rt•c1ion was ;:ill he-C.'\'('r<licl :'lod ir clidn'r hav<' to

IK1,·<: th(' nc•gativc sides.

I le sc-cms to rccall m.:etings Miller

se-vel"al dinnt"t·

wh('rl' the• nwnus turned

to

Lites and Rusty Nails th:.H helped

foc-u~on the posiliv<- ~spc<.·lsohlw lrade h-.·<.·an·d so mudl i'\bout. I le ha.s tlw opto give bac.:k to the busirH:s:-:; he has k nmvn for so long. I le has many frie,nd~ in this. tra(k as notc<l by the fn·-

portunity

<1uent c...·alls his business p.:irtn<·rg<'ls frrnu th<.·n1ofl~ring

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and I lal·lcy in bib overalls, gathering cg.__~~ still pr,lctidng .-;t<·<·I <·n·ction. •

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H<.·a1'\d his wilt' uf JS years, Nan<.·y~

ll~,y•narb·t wlh·n· ht· cao l* seen riding his

Reconditioned & Used • Air Tuggers & Air Tools • Beamers • C-Clamps • Chain Hoists • Combination Wrenches • Come-A-Longs • Cutting Torch Outfits • Gang Boxes • Harnesses • Hilman Rollers • Hilti Tools • Knocker Wrenches

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We buy your surplus or trade for other used or reconditioned equipment.

RENTALS • SALES • SERVICE KRIS K. BEACHAM,Product Manager

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GENERAL

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PROJECT OF THE YEAR

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$500,000 TO $1 MILLlON

HEELS

S.L.Shaw Company, Bakersfield, CA A critical component of su::;tain.ingthe U.S. Air force \Var

above the ground. Thc.sc pladorm strucmrcs arc· rcq,urc<l to

Fighter is the maintcna.tl.<:C of C- 5 Galaxy Aircraft. Th~ gigantic.: C 5 U,daxy, withitstn,rncudous 1xiyload<eapahility, ptovidcs th~

c.:ontourlighlly to d1c varying shape or thC'air,raft and m·C'dlO supply mechanics a safe and c·o,nfonablc platform to p,-rfonn their maintenance tasks.

The Ucpartmcnt of the U.S. Air Force 5421) Combat

Air Mobility Command (AMC) intcrthcatcr airlift in supfX>rt of LI.S. national defense. Th~ C-5 ( ;,laxy is the backbone of AMe's strategic airlift com:cpt. The aircraft c:dn carry fully L'qldpp<. ... d, con1hat-rea<1ymilitary units to any point in the world on short notice, tl1~n provide fie-Idsupport rN1uir('(I to help sustain the fighting fr,rc(•. In ord('r to rnainlain this aircraft, mc."chanicsrdy

IH..'i!Vilyon many tirrn..·s c·mnplk-3h.:d.mc1:mphisl icat.<·<l p1atl(>rrn structures that allO\•Vtheir tasks to he a(·c·ornplishe<Isaff'ly Jl arms n•ach. ln order to :-ervice the tail or~ in ~wiation terms, thc- "<•mpc-nnagc-" of thc- huge C 5 aircraft) it is require<! for to lw ahlc-to work ::it multiplf' k•vf'h:ovt"r 65 fN't

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Susla in irh:·nt \1/ing i~ in the J)l'OC('.~i::of rt"placing many of their outdalc:d C-5 i:-oChronal rnainh:r,ance- ~tandf( "'ith modern <'quiprn<'ntthat n1c·<·t:aJI the- C'urrcn1 n:quircnwnls scl forth by both th<-Occupation Salcty and Health Aclministration and Air Force Office of S,lcty and lkahl,. This is parl of an initiative to employ the LEAN Manufacturing Concept to the mainh.·nan<..'.<..' of th<..·C-5 ..-in:r,-1ft.Thj:; co11<:q,t::illow:-; the Air r:orce to substantially reduce turnaround time on the m;1intt"nance-and rep;:ifr of the~e aircraft and therefore keep

CATEGORY 2. EREC1ION CON1RACT $500,000 TO $1 MILLION

thc·s<· pbn('S

PROJECTOF THE YEAR

,nor<' r<'::-idily availabll~ f(>t·

th<.· dd(·ns<.· of our <.:ountry.

Tlw C 5 Empennage St~,n<lis the first arHl brgcsl

pi<.·ct<of t"<.luip1n...nt that the

USA r: h::is conlr;,H.:kd lo h~ s1..1pplied.

Tbc p.-oje~l wa.s competitively bid as a d..,·l)ign-l>1..1ild pn:.ljt.·<.:l,lnd w,lS ;:iw,vdcd

to Kern Steel fabrication, Inc. (KSF), Bakcrslidc.1,CA. KSF, in ac.lc.litionto bcinv a .structural and miscellaneous stcd shop, special i1,esin the design, fabrication ;md supply of large, cu.slom-clcsigncd ground support ")'-<Wnsfor hoth military an<lcommercial aircrafl. The conuact induclcd design, build dml installdtion of on<' prototype C-5 l:rnpennagc- Stand with options for seven ad,htio1ul stands over a l(>ur year li1ne frame. ·rhe prolo type unit was initialJy scheduled to go to Tr::Wi5AfB in Calif<lrnfa.;however, ::i last-n1oment decision regarding th<' regionaliz.1tion of maintaining Lh<·C-S a.ircrafl rhangecl the delivery location to Do,·cr AHl in I)dawar<', whcr<' the highest concentration of C-5 isochronal mainlcna.l'.l<.X" is p<"rforn.1.e<:l.

After th<.~ first unit was accepted, (he ll.SAf-was so satisfit-<Itftc'}' imn·wdi,,h'ly plan.·cl ortlns fclr two rnore stands and have intentions of ordering mort>stanch as soon as possihlt•.

Th~ two add it ion,11stands are sc-he<lule<Ito h<"<kl i,·<·n·d in th(' spring of'20()9 to 1\.\artinsburg, ViiV, and W<'~o,-ct",MA.

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Due to the ovcral I compltxity and uniciuc-m·;,;:-involvt:d in the:-erection of this project, it was chosen as Sl-:AA Project of th<' Yc·ar. Th<' erection company that acco1np1ishcd this task was S.I.. Shaw Company, B,,kt•rsfielcl, CA. S.L. Show Company spcdalizc.·s in stnKtural s(t.•d t.·n ..·dion or (·(>IHmerci.11 and industrial projects. As an A ISC' Advann·d (\·rtined Stf•t"I EreC"tor>the company i~ p.tsslonat<."·about p1·(.·pl~u1.ning_ ~u1denginccri ng to eliminate p<>t<'ntialprob .. work thc.·plan" rcJuld lcms in th1.'f1dd. "Plan the work. thc.•1). be Lhe company motlo. The end result is d sJr<•ty rt'corcl th,)t is second to none ln th<.·cr<.-ction industry.

The C-5 Empcnnag(.' Stand provides a $afe work platform for mainh·nancc pcr::..onnclco a.cccss the cmptnnagc or tail of th,· C-5 aircral"t; it is sdf-propd kd aml stc-erable. ·1"he stand includes a hydro.static ddvc ::..yste1Y1 for mov(:"ment, .1 hydraulic systt.·111lo provick· pressure for thf' hydrostatic driv<' and hydraulic safr·ty d~vis~s, an electrical systt·m l<> providt· lighting and power for dcetrical outlets and a pnt•umatic system to provi<l<.'c.:ornpn..·.ssc..•c I ~ i r on all deck levels. ·i·he C-5 m:iintenance stand is supported hy four cwo-wheel truck as~embJies;

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the rear two assemblies ,trc the drfring whc.x_•ls with hydrauHc

dc..·arancc of lhe horizonlal stahiJi~crs whik- docking. ·1·hcrc ,'.'ff<'

pow<•r supp1i<-•dhy diesel t>ngine--drin•n pumps. The front

aJso 28 ~ d<'ck :--lid<'rsthat

two ass<•mhlic•sprovide· stN'ring for tlw sran<I, and all four as-

a snug fit to the aircraft a f'tcr tngul ting the i:mp<:nnag<.·.Jn tJw dri,,c mode, the slau<l c..1.urcac.:hspc.:c<l.s c..·xcct.'diug5 mile::;pc.:r

sernhlics us<· dual six foot diam<~u.-r,:--olid l()am flll<.·druh1H'r

tirc:s. Pour hydraulically actuated f-tabilizcr jacks are used to lcn•I tlw stand on slop<"d surfuc<'s.

The C-5 Mainte-nanct" .Stand ii::a multilf•Vf•l, opN)-fra111<'work struc-tur<'. Tl-w :--tand weighs appn)xim.:itdy 220 tons~ it is 70 fr•t"t high and 77 ft"et widt at the hori?.on1al :-:1ahili~e-r.

Tb<.·stand consis(s of on<: i.'<1uipmcnll<:vd, Which lloUSl'S th<: rnain hydraulic pow<--runit, auxiliary g(•ncrato1·, '\00-hp cli<.·:-d

;i1T

mc·chani<'alJy <>p-<'rat<'d to <T<'at<·

hour up a 2% grade> and it also has a creep fftode for precision rnating to the c.1il or tht> airC"raft.

Th<- insta11ation of this !)lr\KCun: provided for many chal lenges; howcYcr, careful pbnning starting at the design ph3~t' 3llowt·<I t(w (I ~u(·("t•:;~rulproject. Spt•c,:i3latt(•0liOr) to (h<.·('1Tction plan, including <.ksign cakulations, rEJ\ analysis and 1 D 1nodeling, when: l'ntploy<.·d to ~-nsuiT a sa(i_,and

<:ngin1...· ~\IHI l r~u\.'>f(;rrnt.'r.

Six additional k·vdi; ar<· l.H.>ll('d to lour V.:'rl iC'al lnts..<;..:'s, whi<-h ,ll'\' mo\lntc~d on th(· fOur lr\lck asscmhli("::-."It 1s -\<'tually J hoilding on wheels," said Gene Panelli, Vin,.• Pn:sidt'nt ol' Kt'rn Sted r:,\hric:.lion, lnc. E:wh ,vorki1,g

('llidc..•1)l!Yl('(ln!) of' as!)t...'fnl>li1,g and clisasscrnbling dH: ~tand.

<.k·t·kallows for a<.·n·ss to a i-p<.·<.·ific ar<.'aof tl-w <.'rnp('nnage.

Other f(·attnTs of thC' stand indud<' a jih cran<' and hoist, an

modules thal could hl on lt...•oalloads to travd {Toss countrv.

1.:ltvator ;:ind folding fr.·nc('s (ll dK· tipper level> "'hkh allo,v for

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Additionally, can.-l'ul coordin,;1tion bctwc..::n the design of the stand and the erection nt>eds wert" considl~recl e,1.rly on designc..·<1 i1,to shipp3hle in lht" projet·t. Thl .. projt'ct h¥l to h-..,.

"

' Mr. Tony llassillc of Tl Ill Design was employed hy KSF and was 1he lead designer on tlw ptojec1. Tony has nearly -io

PROJECT OF THE YEAR

CATEGORY 2, ERECTION CONTRACT $500,000 TO $1 MILLION

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for bolh 1nilitary and <.·on1111cn:ial Jirlinc <.·ustomc1·s.'l'ony's efforts were supplcmc-ntcd hy Mr. Tennyson K\'.vok>P.E., who <.:oonlinat....:<I rncchani<\11subtradcs and the (·rcction plan that \\'d$ ultimdlt·ly usc<l lo ,\::>scml>k: the stand.

The design and dc-L.iilingor the stand, which inc..~luded .J c..:ompklt:'3 L) mudd of both lhc ~a~mUaml ain.:rdft, took ~lpproximaldy six months. The .l D model allowed the Air force d v,:ry good umk·naanding of what was going to be supplied ancl allowt·cl l(>r~~ln10st;J pcrf<-ctfit upon its arrival in nov{'r, OE. The fabrication of the stand to()k place in Bak<'rsfidd, CA, at KSf's 17-dtTc ld.dlity «nd wok JpproximaLt·ly :-:ixmonths

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S.I.. Shaw Cornpany's <.·rt·wwa:, utilizl..'dat tht· fabricator's 1:u.:ilityto perform lh.: pn:,1sscmbly and disa!i.s<.'mbly of the stand. 'T'his allowed Shaw's c1·ew to hf'conw extrf"ll"l<'ly fo rnili.1r with thf" a.ssemhly procf"dui·0~ l'l"(JUirC'd 10 irH,1:;ill 1hi~ ,o,nplic-::ittd ~tn.1\tur<:'". "S.L. Shaw Company':-. tc.·an1 wc.'nt wd) beyond whal a normal t·n-c:1or ,vould be t·x1><·c.·h·d 10 clo when they instalkd this project. Their Fid<l Sopt•rintendcnt, Juan Martine~, paid card'ul allcntion to every detail from prcplanning to J-idd touch-up painling; he die.I an excellent joh, !mid Pant>lli.

S. l .. Shaw C'o,np~ny w~s d)o::-cn by KSF lo pc.·rform the.· i11slallation of this stan<I bcc~,usc of their succe~sful past per0

and 50,000 man hours to compk-tr-. 11 \\\1S ,tlso cle,rided to pr<'a«<'mhk and test the prototype stand lx:forc· l•C'ing11-.uc;pnrt<'d nearly 2,700 miles. The prcasscmbly would allow for

impcc.x:ablc safely n.'<:ord;Llwyan· profi·s.~ional and proactiv<·

a srnomhcr final assemhly and cause rninimal disn.1ption

tht"

in th<'ir approach to all 1wojt•cL~."Roth S.I .. .Shaw Compar1y

Air For(·c llaS<'in I)01'c'r. A i'tcr preassem hly an<l testing of all critic-al systems► the st.and was disassembled an<llini:,;hpainted. it took 27 trailer loads lo then ship the stand.

and KSI' ar,' AISC n·rtifoc·d; additionally, KSF is ISO 90012000 C<·rtili('c}, which was a requirement set forth by the Air fior<"eat the.·tinw of the solicitation.

;it

l(>rmancc working on multipk· suc<"es~fo}~tn1<Tot'.-)I s1t<-dand

GSE projects with KSf ov~r dw past fl,·"-·year.s. ..:Th,:ykwc.· an

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CATEGORY 3, ERECTION CONTRACT OVER $1 MILLION

up co build that hlock .md work "hil,· ,h,.,· cle-,igncd the

\.Vith a dramatic lat<.:-gan1e home: run

hy H.yanZii:n1ncrman,

next block. AH th<..·s<..',\tingart•.a:-.w<-n: pnTast. \•Vt" h~,d to

the season opc,wr mdc-d in a win for the home team, {-2

alternat<: between m~tt·ri(,ls, t.·1-c-<..·ting steel, then erecting

.1gdinsl th<.·Braves.

pn•<·a~t, thc·n more steel."

The: fust-tra<'k<..·cm.struction project t<:<tuirccla nonstop rday

The Bo.sworth St<'cl !";rector leam delivctc<la mcrnorahJ<', record-setting pcrform;ince- againsl <lifficult odds, lnaking Lhc

or steel design Jml \;l"C«:tion compkteJyfrom inskle the

end n·.sult that much S'W('(•ter.Of('ou1'SC, in the stc'<'Iindustry,

howl. J\ crew of 4$ ironwork,-,-,,using on(' BO-ton and one 300 ton heavy lift n-an,· work('(i 60-hour W('eksthrough the

as in basd,all, n·cords only Siami until they arc broken. flut

gray Washingtonwinh-r 10 gt·t the job done:.

Congralulation~, Bosworth St~"I Ercdor-grcat

On June 30, 2007, the l,tsl crane polled away from the job site, and interior work 011 the 1,050,000 gross-square-foot facility began. More than 700 work~rs gathered together on July11for the topping out ceremony. Thnmrkcrs signed their

General contl·~ctors: Clark/1 lunl/Smoot-ajointvcntur<: h<:tweenClark Construction Group, LLC of Bethesda,

l"a('(.•

name on tlw final pic.X.'l' or sttd, and some.. ....took th<'opporlu-

,vhcn a team pctforms like this one, they <k!>crvcto lw notict.'<I. game!

Group of Indianapolis and S1noot

lvlD. Hunt Con~tnu:tion

Construction of\,Vashington, l)C.

of support f(w the NaLionals. nily to leave heh ind a mcs:w.g<.·

I.cad architects and designers: The sportsarchitcctur~ firm HOK SporL and Devrouax & Purnell Architects/

In Novr-rnlx~r. holh th(' gr-~$~and lhc team h<"g~nLoset down

Planners in a joint ,·enturc

n<'w 1·oots,c1uit'tlygetting n·ady for :-.pring.

On M,lffh 30, 2008, the N~lllonals treakd f~n\.S to <1uit<.' a hrn.1:-.<.·warming in thdr nt''-v,stat:e-of:th<..'art baseb~ll faciliLy.

Engineers: Thornton Toma$etti/RcStl, a joint ,·cntur~ Detailer: Mom)tJi11 Engineering Steel fabrication: Blnkcr Steel Company, LLC • THE SEAA CONNECTOR

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AISC Erector Certification Onward and Upward 13yBrian Raff

On.-r tht' years.

tJ1t'

f\nit.."ric-anInstitute of Ste-ti Con:-;truc·tion

(1\ISC) has hn·n rnmmitt"I

lo

m,·,'ting the nc~d,; of the steel

('l"c.'Cticmindustry and growing tht /\ JSC Erector Ct·rUJ-ic.ition

l>rooram.

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LC'l ':,; takt• a

look at how far n•c/n_·com~.

What's in the Numbers? totol participants: as ofS.15.2007 total participants: as of 7.29.2008 annualized growth over the past year applicants in the process of becoming Certified

114 137

20°/o 47

One of AISC\; prim.;1ry objt>cti\'es for

tlw erector program has alway~ h._·t..·n to n·~,ch an inch.1s1.ry-wide critical mass.

This critical ma:;s rt..·pre-se-nt~a hidding

environment whcrt' at least thn.·(· AISC(·ertified steC'l erectors bid on t..·ac:hjob that n·quin·s c.:1.·rtific..'ltion.

On.c year ago>

we had 114 ct..·rtifo.,clt·n·ctors JMrtidp.iting in the p1·ogr,un. Tocl::'ly,WC'h,wt" 117 AISC·certificd crcc.."tor:;with 47 in thf' ~pplicJtion process. We rcalizc that w{· han•n'l rc..-ad1c..-cl this ('1itic;))rnas~y<•t► hut are Y<->ry optimistic ba:,;<.·d on th<•inc:rrase 1

in p<1rticip;mts W<' \'l' s<·cn on·r th<.·lasl coup)<·of years. lntc..-n ..·st in dH· cc-rtifica tion progr,un 1"«.."m ..1h1:s:;trong, and its ctr'O\Vt h can be attributc<l to A I. C'.s 1wo

"motional

<.·ffort~.ls well as those or our

certified fabricator:-. and e-xternal groups

s,,ch as SE,\A and IMP,\CT. \Vhile the- total number of program part id pants providc..·s a ~1,ap:,;hot of wlwn· W<· are, I thought it would he inl<:n::;ti,w (o dia a bit deeJ)Cr. If )"OU '•T

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" <.·t·rlification sc~,rd, familiar with AISC\

t~no-ine (www.aisc

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.oro/Cc:rt.S<.·~1rth), ~

l ho..~,, you know you can find how m.i.ny

t\ ISC-<.·o..·rtiGedc-ompanic..~:,; \"l'l'<·t

:,;t(>d

in a dc~ignalf.·d ~l.ilc. I've s1..muu.:irizo...·d

the <laca taktn froin our S<"arch engine and pul togdh<:r a m,1p dc.:piding these n·sults. Looking at the map, ~·ou'll nnlk<.· th::il i,, 15 U.S. 5t,1tes, lS or rnoro..· ('rector~ perform work.

A IS<..·n·rt i fi<•~I

\.Vhil<·this rnay :,;(·<.·m like a lot, there is certainly room for growth.

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.11..'SOLU·ccs tJ1,\t you

would Jike to&.--,·,p1(-a.M' ("wrn.,1ilus

at ccrtinfo@aisc.org. And

1't·111i,.·ml>1...·1-,

we ,.m: alw,iys

:rv;"lilahlt"'to ~n:-.w(·r any <Ju1,,_•stions that you may have.

For more ir_>formacion en ,.he /;,-ecu,r Cert/ficarioo Pronram

and che No Afore ll"1i,·trS!Pro9ram,vfalt wn·w.Qisc.<n;g.coll (311) 670-7,20 Qr c-moil ccrtin/o@ai.<C.OY//·

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Rri(lnR<!ffi.s Mana,qcr <;JfCenfficacior> Rusir)c.,~r>en:lopn1<.'1Jl .JOrAISC.I le istu) ardnttcturalengineering 9radual~fromPenn Swtc ll11h'f·r.•d1y.Rrji>re joining11/SC.lie workedasa srruaural

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If yo\l \·t· n.•;:idpa.st 'f/)(: s£,1.1 CoMJC('tOr editions, you know thal th...-C'urn.--ntpro gr,1m criteria ar<:n)oving from a d1c1,,_·klisl

lo a ,land.in! formal. Tlw AISC En-clor Cl·rtific.Hion

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work through comple.x i:;:mcs t1.Ml im:lude ~tak..-hulckr pen..x_•ptionsof \·aluc\ a1ign•

lnt'lll of lhe .-;tam.lardcriteria with current indu:-1ry pr,1<-ricc-and standard

or c,uT.

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Vlitl1 n·:-1>(->(:l lo 111arkc.·ting tht program, A ISC provides speakers anclsupp<>rlfor local tra,lcassocialion.son thesubjcctofAISC

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rn~~rn@1f Dlill@ rnm@I On the GreatTime me HadinTexas he 36th Annual Convention & Trade Show of the Steel Erectors Association of America {SEAA)held on February 21-23, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa in San Antonio, TX was one of the Association's largest attendances. This annual event brings together members to hear about the most recent changes in the steel erection industry, to exchange ideas with their colleagues, and to see live demonstrations of the newest tools, equipment and services availability to Erectors.

We would like to recognize the collaborative efforts of the experts that came to Texas to deliver excellent

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presentations on these industryrelated topics and show our appreciation to these Nleaderswithin our

industry"for their contribution to the SEAA2008 program: A very special thank you to SEAA's 2008 Keynote Speaker, Mr. Bruce Wilkinson of Workplace Consultants, for delivering our closing presentation. His message on Surviving

& Thriving The Storms of Change: Leadership Lessonswas educational, motivational and entertaining. Bruce partnership began back and SEAA's in 2003, when he delivered our keynote address at the Convention in New Orleans. The audiences during both presentations are a true testament to Bruce's unique style: passion and authenticity created ·rememberability' in any audience.

Thanksagain to Bruce for sharing his wonderful talent, and for giving us a great end to the 2008 Convention on an undeniably positive note.

To our sponsors we owe a debt

of gratitude for their support.

Conceivably. without OURsponsors, the "extras· that set us apart from other conferences would be nonexistent, items such as welcome bags, party themes and stage decorations.

We hope our sponsors agree that it's a mutually gratifying relationship with the benefits far outweighing the monetary value. Thanks to each sponsor who is recognized on our 2008 Sponsor liSt. Last,but not least. I truly can't say enough about our local SanAntonio member, Moore Erection, LP- especially their employees, Ms. Sharon Eichman, Ms. Donna Ibanez and Mr. Dallas Cloud - for their wonderful Texas-sizehospitality. Moore Erection

showed SEAA Convention attendees how Texas got its reputation ... everything is bigger and better in

THAHKYOU

Texas. And as it turns out, Texas was

a great venue for the SEAA annual meeting. Moore Erection's strong support could be seen in the number of company employees - more than 22 - who turned out for the event. But above all, we appreciate the long hours endured by Sharon and Donna to ensure a successful registrationprocessfor all attendees.

A very warm, heartfelt thanks from the SEAA to Moore Erection, headquartered in San Antonio, TX, for stepping-in to help the Association's staff with on-site preparations.

Each year the SEAA Convention Planning Committee strives to bring you timely education sessions, coupled with exhibits by more than SOnational companies, displaying the newest trends, tools, equipment and servicesunder one roof - and at one great location for a captive audience.

Consider joining us for the 37th SEAA National Convention & Trade Show, which is set for March 12-14, 2009, at the Kingston Plantation Resort in Myrtle Beach, SC. Return attendees know that the Kingston Plantation Resort is situat~ on 145 acres and offers a wide variety of beach accommodations, including Embassy Suite Hotel, Villas Condos and their adjacent sister property, the Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort.There will be something for everyone on the sunny shores of the infamous "Carolina Riveria" at Myrtle Beach: timely topics meant to inspire, motivate and network steel erection companieson a nationallevel.

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e would like to recognize the collaborative efforts of the experts / / that came to Texas to deliver excellent presentations on these I industry-related topics and show our appreciation to these "leaders within our industry" for their contribution to the SEAA 2008

PRESENTATION

SPEAKER

ProjectManager's Toolbox:Planning& Scheduling

Mr.GreggSchoppman, FMICorporation

liowTo PlanA Successful Tilt-UpProject

EdJavanbakht, TheTilt-UpConcrete Association

LethalLegalIssues& KillerContractClauses

TerrySalazar, Quilling,Selander, Cummiskey & Lownds

Rigging& Hardwact? forTilt-UpCOl"lstfvction

JimBaty,Thelilt-Up ConcreteAssociation

Attracting& Retaininga QualityWorkforce

GreggSchoppman, FMICorporation

AreYouSeismicReady?

WhatE!ectors

DuaneMiller,LincolnElectric

MustKnowToComplywith AWSD1.8 HowToPrepareA WeldingProcedure Specification(WPS)

TedSheppard,DuRoss Group

liability,AnchorsandYourBusiness

BernardCruz,Hilti.Inc.

Stackthe DeckIn YourFavor!Metal Deckingwith MechanicalFastening

HarryHaytayan, Pneutek,Inc.& Markr111cKenney, Hifci,Inc.

WhenAn AccidentHappensOnA

MichelleLorenz,OnTheHookClaims•

Construction Site

DevelopingTheIdealSafetyCulture(IIF)

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StevePianalto,JMJAssociates

March 12-14, 2009 2009 SEAA Convention & Trade Show "Erecting Steel & Connecting Minds" Kingston Plantation Resort• Myrtle Beach, SC

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New OSHA Crane Standards?

By Chip Pocock, Pref,ident, SEAA

My father always told me that "procra.stination never pays!'' Well. someone

~hould t<'IIth<· fc,ckral government about these words of wisdom, h<'cau:-.<'more-

P.O. Box 1170 3635 East Hwy. 134 :tvlidlandCitY,AL 36350 P: 334/983-5636 F: 334/983-6173 W: ehsteel.com "We Continue to Set t.he Indast,-y Standardfor

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than four yc,u"Safter~, group ofimluslry repre-~entatives <'omplt>tt>d a nt"w OSHA

Crane and Ocrrick Sali-ty Standard for the <·onstruc:tifln indu~try> tht" ~tandard has yc.'l to lw puhlislwd. This is despite whathasb<-"cnone of the most trat,!icvc::u;<: " ' in recent memory for major <.To'.Ulc...' acddt'nts. Some af'c-ount~have the death tol I from crane accidents through Julyof thi:; yc._•;.rr a:;hjgh dl> 90. This n:·pr<:'S('l)l~ what i~ typkally the avc.•ragtannual dtath nt<' in the U.S. for crane rcfotcd accidents.

Sc·parat,' accid~nts (two) in N~w York City, NY, ,)S Wf'II as crane accidents in Miami, l'lorida, Oklahoma City, Oklahum<1, D,1JJa:;,A1.1sti1)and Houston, TX, and Laurel, MD, h,wt· all n-n·i\•ed pn.'$S 3nd signifo..-anl J.llcntion from th..._• puhlic-and h:.vf"prompt<"clmany st.,t<'and local jurisdictions to take :;aft·ty l:ilMHl..lrd devdoprYu:.•nt i1)tO their own h,mds. The statt..•of North Carolina is poised to n..·lc.:i.scand lmplt-rru:nl ils own \'('~ion of theCrane an,1 lkrric.:k Advi:-;orv , Committee standard ;md Maryland and clw dty of Philadelphia h•vc abo l>otl, r~pidly de \'f"lopt'cf ne,v standards that wilJ imp<Kl <'ranc opt·rations in thoi:;e ju.ri~di<:tions.

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1V\iami, l),11k- C'o1.11ny,f7L,ha~a standard

hdd up in the.·court systt.·m, and both Austin and 1lou:-.lon, TX, haH"' also discussed tht potnlt ial dn·dopmcnt ('lHTtndy

of loca) regulations for <T;ui<.· ,5..1ft·t v ' '

;:i.i:: 3

n·.suh of aeddf'·nts in their loeals.

Jo 1989, following a tower crane coJlap:-:<'in San Frand.s<·o, CJ\, many juril:idktjon.s including Sl:lt<'~ and the feder;il govf'rnrrH'nt also bt·gan talking about promulgation of new t·rarh: :-.afc'1)' ~ta1)<fard~and e~pcdally (Tan<' 01wrator

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c.-c.·rtihcationor lin·nsing. ThC" thought of all of the multijurisdictional prohkms thi~ <·ould <'l"C':.'ltC" for thC"construction indusn-y ll~dto dH' dc-v("lopme-ntof' what i~ no,v the N,ational Commission for the.~Cct·tifir:at'ior1 of Crane Opcr,\lors. by the crane indusIt 1-x·ganas an C"ffo1·t try, including st",·<'ral tra<lc as.sot·iation.s ,md manufacturers, le) nmvinc..·t· loc..·al, state and kdcral officials that the crane industry could polkc itself and develop a certification program for crane op,'ra tors. This has ,vork<'d wdl for a while, but with the public ancntion thc,se recent accidents have•foc:us<'don the crane industr)' and "~th I he slow pace the federal gow-·n,ment has mo\·ed, the induslry is

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hack ro lh(• same issues it fa<'ed 15 ye;irs

ago ,.vitll the potcnlial for clifli.-r{•nt<'ranc safety standards literally from one county to th<' next.

One of the most Jcbatcd points of the draft OSHA standard seems to he a •~phased in" rC'quirement fur operator ccttHiC".alion.Th(•1-ean' some that hdicvcopcrator cer1,ificalioo j,s11ulncc<lc<l,<loc~ nothing to guarant('C the actual skill k\'d of the (.'.fanc operator or arc op-

posed for other reasonssuch as language or educational barriers. Vv'hi!c a great deal of d1'0rt has gom: into <k·vdopn1(.'nt of the- opl!r.'ltor certification proc<':;S and the pra<.:ti<.·al exam, a very average <>p<'ratort·an <·t•rt.;linlypa.ss the prat·tkal tc.•stif he or she has ~ome experience o" the type of <.:rancused dm·ing testing.

Th::it rn1.1c..·h ls true..·.\•Vhat is important, thollgh, is the knowl«lgC' nC'<'<'S~ary to pa~~ th.,..\.Vrit1·c-n tt":-1·.This knmvlc..·<lgc, induding the !-af<'tystancfards ;.:1ndthe hf'.!-'tindogrry practicc-sl hat govern and guic-lcthe crane industry. in addition to the abilily lo calculate cram' load chart data, is critical for opt•ra.tors to kno\',.r and understand. \Vithoot ~omc-tr::iining and without having Ll1isfundarnc.·ntal knowkdgc, ;m opc·nror will not pass lhe wrinc11 cxJ.m dnd will not bn.➔omc

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ccnilicd. Clearly, operator ccrtilication

crane operator certification in California

is n,, panac~:i,:ind operator ccrlification

(06/0l/02-05n1/0S)

.alone will 11ot pn.:\'Cnt all ao.:ic.knts.There arc, how<·vc-r)two slmlit-s that ckarly indic·au· the value c>foperator <.:crlific:ation and show that it m;iy clr,1matically n:duccbc>Lhfattil an<linjury ac.:d<lcnt:;.The mo.st r<'<'('nt .stucly look~cl at hoth fatal ancl injury accidents in California for a Lhrcc-

tl1e same three-year thne foHoviring the

05/31/0S).

year pc;-rio<lprior to lhr: re<1uirc.::mentfor

i ,,<·eof

compared to

in<·'-·plion of th<· operator cc:•rtHication requirement iJl Calirornia (06/01/05-

The stucly shows an 80% reduction in fataJacddcnt~ and a 57% reduction in injury ac.xicknt~.

The second study was done in the prm·-

Ontario, Canada, over a m\lch

The largest inventory

of quality

long<:r period of tim<: hut also ch...~r)y indicates the .sam<•dramatk n~~ult~f<>f lmving implementation of crane operat<>r ccrtifi<..""aOon in Ontario, <...:anada. \+Vhile training and certification of crane op<'rators is surdy a good start, tho.-.e in the c-1·aneinclu'-try must :ilso go further and cn:-urc propc'r training of signal per.sous. This n.·quin·n1('nt l::;al::;o included in the draft OSHA standard. floth the draft state of Maryland standard and Philadelphia, PA, standards also indude training rN1uireme.nts for riggers as well as those din:cling. lift op<·rations.

In the c::1::;cof this artkk I procrastination may flnally ha\'c paid off as the Dcpanm1.;nt of Lal>or indkat<.:<lit wollld puhlish 1he draft OSI IA Crane and Derrick Sundal'(I on O<'tob<·r 1, 2008 . .tlut don't pank! Thcr(' is a mini1n1.nn60-clay comn,cnt period and then public hearings to follow. •!'here is also a presidcntia) clcclion and iuaugu:ration, aod so, r0alistical1y, \Ve .lre not likdv to have a m·w OSHA Crane Safety ' , Stancl.1nl for d1<· <.·m1stnw(ion indu~try until somC'timc in mid- to late 2009 at the ('arlkst.

In the meantime, I would tnrouragc all members to rc,·icw the clraft sltm <hrrd and understand that it is unlik<· the ('Urrent standard in many ways.

The nC'\v :-tandard do('S not contain rcl'.•r<.•1)('('S to other standards, such as ;\NSl H 30.5 1968 and mhcrs that, in th1.;pdSl, OSHA woukl U~(' to ritf" f"\'f"ll if you lrnd no knowkdgC' of wha1 :,;onw vague standard may Sil)'. Thi.s m(·~rnsyou won't have togo huythe ASMEor ANSI slandarcls or the PCSA standards if you don'l want lO. Tht• higgt-st difference is the fa(·l that it \\ 1as 1,cgotia1f'd on your behalf and not just drafted i>y OSI IA burc(11.u.:ratsin V\fashi.ngton,DC, \Vhv don't l'eally understand how W<' mak<·

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So, what can you do? Herc is my compilation of what mab.·s s<..·nsel<'>rour business.

Forget the good times, they're go:nc: Many Generation Y'crs have not li\'<'<Ilhrough an erono1nic downl urn, and thus lack the gray hC'ar<l':--experience

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ha.nclling uncertainty. l woml<:r if today':-young 1x-oplc hav(: the tough,wss that my father had to ::;urvivt!the Great Depression.

Yd ht<rf'we-arr with Congn.'SSinakingthebiggest bailout· sin<.v those dark days that still bring tears to rny parcnL~i l')'l'S. 01.uyoungt:r manag<.'rs have· sc.·l~n Iit t le more

th.ln minor drops that houn<x: back in a few months. This tinw \,'e a.r<.'in for a long drop before that bounce. ln tim{'s likt· these, CASI I IS KING! Working capital is synonymous ,\·ith a security l>fank<·l> and the grx:att:r arnount

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Hug your customers:

Stee) erectors

arc notoriow: for pulling out tlw ''hack-

<:"hargcbook." Now is not the time for a zc•alous fon·man t.o ht" threate-ning your <"lli::tnrr1('rS. fl m~1kc:-s lillle sense to inYest

dollars in markt·tingwhen your fieldcrew Jlkkcl and <limes your customers. Re-empha.siZ("your commitmc·nt to unparal 1.:kd customer

service, and makt" .,;ur<.. your

c.:r<·wunder.stand:- that th<.·ymake 1h<· last impn.·ssion tJH.' c:ontr,.Ktorrcmemlx:rs ,vhen it comes time to award th, 11t_>xl jol,.

Increase your marketing efforts: ''h b wdl tl1x-umi;:ntcd that brands that increase adYCJ'tising during a recession when competitors Jrc <..:ullingback can improve m.wkt:t shan: and •~turn on inn-stn'1t:nl ,al a lowa <.."Ost that <luring go<><lcconomi<.:

tinws.'• 2 VVh<·nI say m,n-k<-ting, most :-t('d cr..X'tor~ think of dH't.1pp<·nsand k<"yehain:-..

Th.u•s not wh:it l'tn t.)lking

;:iho\lt. Ct"org"-"

I lcdlcy g:iv~::.a gr<•:H d,•finition of' what .na1•k..-ti11gIS ;:ind wktt it is NOT. 3 M~\rkct.ing 'faking

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Midco Sling & Cable Co. Providing Quality Wire Rope, Slings, Fittings and Chain.for thirty years.

or y<>ur('USl()l'tlt'r:-:

• St1ying in (ouch with c-ustonH.·rs

Experience the Value of Quality and Service

• Seeking ni~·w cu!.tomf'1• ta.1·gt'tt.

• C're-;;iting.l perception of your company to potPntial c·u~tomet;1,

• Showing customers you care about them ~mdtheir re-suits

Dallas/Fort Worth: 214-688-0444 Longview/East Texas: 903-757-4684 San Antonio/ Austin: 2 I 0-646-6494

• Saying thanks 10 customl'l's • Pt<•S(•1,ling your <'Ontpany imag<" lO the

public

• S("ndingcu~toincn. malL•rials to help lh(·i r busin<·~s

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• l lt·lping customers make more: money • (jiving

CllStomcr:5 n,;a.'ions to

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the diuscs • St'!ttdi1)gout foremen who arC'not profcs•

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Marketing

is NOT:

• \.Vailing fc>rcustomers lo

t:."lll

you to bid

sional • Over billing for work not y('t compl<:tcd

• Promising to ma,, th<-·job an<lshowing up l wo

days late • Ovc1· comnlluing to get things finished ;)nd t;l-wnnot finishing • \Vaiting for the phone to ring .igaio for your next ioh to bid

• Asking too rnut'h money fu1•cha.ng<'or•

a job • Pi<·king up a set of plana, a1\(l hu•ning in a

bid • Calling

to SC<!how you look • Getting a contra<.:tand then arguing about

)'O\\r

custom<'r l hn.'1.'w<.~cblalcl'

dt•rs

Revie""

you organization

and

• Not doing your own pu1wh Ii.st

talent:

• Not 1-myingyour .suppli~rs on time

portunity t<>stopand look at your staffaml candidly ask yourself, "Am I s.-rtling for C

A soft market -represents an op-

pl'rfonn~1tn• when I need 'A players' Lhe m(1sl? Dosomeof'thc p<.:opk:nce<l to gC'tolT my bus?" ln GoodwCreot, Jim Co11inssays.

"Letting th(: ,vr<mg people hang aroun<l i.-; unfai-r to all the righl peoplc, ::is th<'y inevitably find tlwmsclvt:- com1:>t"nsatingfor the 4

ina<li:c.1uadc-softlw,vrong pcople.,,,, Aside noh' now would be Jn cxcdlcnt time to rc·ad Goodto Grtat.

Slc)w Ii Int'.-. <>ffer1nanag<.·m<.·nt ;:i :;hot a.t talf"nt not<'asily hired <luring <1hot market. \•Vehave been in ;.1 hot m:'.lrket for a long time:. Jt':,; time for middle managcnH..•Jll to :-:H'Pup with their own a<.·tionplans or he.· focC'<lwith the reality that thc·n· ar~ people out lhffl' that want th<"frjoh ;:imlwill work for food,

Create a culllU·c ofi:nnovatiou: The bosses c1mu)t op\•rak imder th<' mcnt;.1lity id<.:as. that lht"y hcwt"'a lo<·kon aU thi: gO<.XI Often, l)()S.S(·.s :,;tQh•( lwir .:gos by ·w.1.ntin.g, to he tht• whiH•knight that ri<lcsin ,u1tlsan~.s th(•day. Eugag«."all ofyouren1ployccs. ·c~,ke tinw now

Lu

ask your line work0r.s

what <:~mhC'don~ to impro\"<'your operalioos. I <"J.11 th<' <lrill the:·"2t;Dum}K.~t Thlll[JS U'e Do list." Stop an<l sit down with your [l<"<>pl~ • and ask tlwm the simpk· <lllf•~ion, ''\Vhat arc Llu..·25 du,nlw.-.l things we do?" an,1 don'L .slop until you fi11tlw lisl. And when you get thJ.t list 1 ~c..·tgo,1l.sand tim<" frames to .:icton tlwin <1uickly.

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Now it's time to l-wnmw

hwller, not the-pr(')'• You ha"("het"fi"'dup

your bal.:tn('('sheet, d('3.ll.cd up your operation:,;~nd h,\tl :.-i":,;i.~rious IK'.ll'l

to hc~trl, come

to Jc,ms"meeting with your employees. It's limt· to laydown t·h<·h,r.iuntl,·t.You c:m folly

expect that your most loyal f·u:-:t.oo,e-n. art' 1)0\v hc·ing bombanl<·d with chNp pric(>s from companies you hav<'n<'v<'r<'V<'n ht';;n·cl of. You haV('to ht'' rc•adyto <ld<'n<l your turf and SC'IIth<' vah_l(" of your n..·lallonshlp and lh<..<"Xtraservices you ollCr. Oon 't let prict· cutting be your first lin(• of c.kfr·n:-:<· with

your currf•1H n1.storn1:rs, but rc._•mcmbi:r they are-11nd<'rpw--.~I\Urt"''I<) <~ul<·OSl :.1lso. lf you think that just bccaus<'thc'y bought from you in th~ pa.st you will gc·I tlw last look ou Lht; next job, walw up! Your twst st ratcgy i~ ~tart C'ar-lyon tht .-.ale;.mdstay with it .ill tJ1t> wJy to lht <..'Od. ·riw su-.ttcgy has to be different to sell nt-,,

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410-285

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ln mHk<"ts like.: thjs,

c'ustoinc:rs.

there arc opportunitit'S

LO huilcl 11(:'wn ...

lalion~hips. for the· sam<' l'C".lsons.1hovc, cootrae,:tor.-; drt·

looking

to

improve their

stable of suppliers hy dropping the weak p<:rformcrs and finding 1'1\ Jist" cmnpanit!S that ,vill n:clut._:: lh".'ir rl:::ik.

So, how loog will this down markl't fast?

\.Vlmknows. But cconomic-1"("roYcry

is in..:-vit.iblc.· .md w ilh c,ln,ful planning <,md ha1•d ,, 101·k, you (·.\n t'lllt'rge;-

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strong~r

<·onlr...,"'n}' in th1,,•1nost adva.nlagcous posilion to <·01111.x-tt•.

,f ll<Nlcn Sut>f(Jr>J Ercclion.Inc., Burle:s"n,TX; Cf:O '?/.

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Local IMPACT Labor-Management BoardsNationwide WorkersComp InsurancePrograms DrugTesting SafetyTraining ForemanTraining NationalWelding CertificationProgram NationalHealth InsuranceProgram NationalSafety& HealthRoundtable ProjectTracking Systems UnionLeadership Training Marketing Recruitment

800.545.4921 www.impact-net.org

• How Do We Grow OurMarketshare • SkilledWorkerShortage • Howto havea Drug-Free Work Force • WorkComp/General LiabilityInsurance • ImprovedSafety Performance

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UnionIronworker JiainingFacilities

ContactIMPACT to requesta copy of the UnionIronworkerTraining FacilitiesNorthAmericaDirectory.

IronWorkersDistrictCouncil of Chicago& Vicinity ERICDEAN,President,RAB4 630-238-1003 • doamm@sbcglobal.net

IronWorkersDistrictCouncil of EasternOhio,WesternPA & NorthernWV BILLDEAN,President,RAB3 724-745-5893 • iwdceo@comcast.net

IronWorkersDistrictCouncil of Mid-AtlanticStates JOHNP.CEFALU, President,RAB5 410-661-3857 • iwdcmas1@verizon.net

IronWorkersDistrictCouncil of NewEnglandStates JAYHURLEY, President,RAB1 617-268-4200 • jay7@gis.net www.ironworkersdcne.org

IronWorkersDistrictCouncil of NorthCentralStates GORDON STRUSS,President,RAB7 715-472-4250 • gstruss@lakeland.ws

IronWorkersDistrictCouncil of NorthernNewJersey JAMESKEARNEY, President,RAB2 973-376-7230 • www.ironworkersnj.com

IronWorkersDistrictCouncil of PacificNorthwest RONPIKSA,President,RAB10 253-984-0514 • ronpiksa@iromvorkersnw.org www.ironworkersnw.org

IronWorkersDistrictCouncil of Philadelphia & Vicinity STEVESWEENEY, President,RAB2 856-456-1156 ssweeney.ironworkers@verizon.net

IronWorkersDistrictCouncil of RockyMountainArea MAHHEWGROSKIE, President,RAB8 303-770-7088 - Mattgco@qwest.net

IronWorkersDistrictCouncil of Southeastern States KEVINWALLACE, President,RAB5 904-713-0680 • couni@bellsouth.net www.sedcironworkers.org

IronWorkersDistrictCouncil of SouthernOhio& Vicinity GEORGE KRATZER, President,RAB3 937-746-0854 • iwsovdc@cinci.rr.com www.iwsovdc.com

IronWorkersDistrictCouncil of St. Louis& Vicinity

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TADASKICIELINSKI, President,RAB4

liiifSt314-752-0777- tkicielinski@iwintl.org .

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IronWorkersDistrictCouncil of Stateof California& Vicinity JOEL. STANDLEY, President,RAB9 510-724-9277.standteyjoe@aol.com www.dciw.org

IronWorkersDistrictCouncil of Tennessee Valley& Vicinity RICHARD J. WARD,President,RAB5 423-870-1982 • rjw1943@comcast.net

IronWorkersDistrictCouncil of Texas& TheMid-SouthStates MARVINL. RAGSDALE, President,RAB6 512-868-5596 • iwdcmlr@aot.com www.ironworkerstxmidsouth.com

NewYorkState IronWorkersDistrictCouncil EDWARD J. WALSH,President,RAB2 914-332-4430 - lronWorkDC@aot.com

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MyrtleBeach, SC

Thank you for your interestin at• tending the 2009 SEAANational Convention & Trade Show set for March 12-14.2009atthe KingstonPlantation Re.sort in sunnyMyrtieBeach!!

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On behalfof theentireteaminvofvedin theorganization of the 37th NationalConventionand Trade Showof the Steel ErectorsAssociationof America (SEAA),we are delighted to inviteyou to come to SouthCarolinato celebratethe annual gathering of our indust,y.Myrtle Beachis one of America'sfa· voritevacationdestinations.

It won't takeyou longto see why ourlicenseplatessay"SmilingFaces,BeautifulPlaces."

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The SEAAConventionisa Two-TrackConference, productsand hands~n Expasitionwith plannadSo• cialsto allow you to 'network with top-rankedsteel erectors'"' acrossthe country.We have assembled Kingston Plantation Resort SmilingFaces.BcautirulPlaces. ex.pertsin the steel erectionindustryto informand Myrtle Beach, South Carolina educateyou on timely relevanttopicswith a Q&Ases· s.ionin our Managementand Fieldsessions.

The ConSEAA Special Group Rate ventionisaimedto updateyou on newsand viewsof recent HotelSuites: $162Villas/lodges: $154·$172 developmentsin the steelerectionindustry,understandhow Group RateExpires: 02/12/2009 others areapplying the technologyand exchangeideaswith leadingexpensin the field.

SouthCarolina

Our goal,as always,is for our annuatconferenceto be a meetingplacefor the steelerectioncommunity.Whethera newcomeror a seasoned attendee,the programprovidesan opportunityto relax.meetold friE:nds and makenew contacts.

Joinus: March 12•l 4, 2009.

Sincerelyyours,

flja,r,_,j,VLL/ 5afesMonager Nurar • V(A(fa~c~oup,fkJr,n,:d(

SEAA Trade Show• Friday, March13,2009

TheSEAA Trade Show willfeature o.e<SO+national companies exhibiting their products, wares, 10011,equipment andservices.

Thisuniqueopportunity will b<ing 10gether under oneroofavaneryofthe latest te<hnology andnewest trends availab4e to thesteelerection industJy. TheSEAA Si>ow k thelargest exposition thatcaters to thestttl erectiofl indII.lily.Thetargeted audience is:steelerectors - crwners andfieldpersonne-i afike, structural engineers, detaners, fabricators, architects, metal de<k <Dffil)an ies,and(laneaooriggir19 companies.

I hisinformal setting allows youtosetandexperienct-hands-on demonstrations, netvrork with you,oolleagues, peers andcustomers.

Exhibitor boothregistration andspoosor· shipOjlf>Ortuniliesare openonwww.seaa.ne~ diet< onEvents/200'!

Conve,ition.

SEAA Off-Shore Private Fishing Charter Trip Thursday, March 12,2009• GulfStream Off-Shore Re91mation andsponsorship opponunilies areopenonwww.seaa.ne1, elide onEvents/2009 Convention.

SEAA GoffToumament Thursday, March12,2009• Grand Dunes Golf Registration andspons.-0r5hip opportunities areopenonwv1W.seaa.net, dick onfvents/2009 (onvenlion.

Gala/Awards Ceremony• Saturday,March 14,2009 The"Grease on theBeach", will indudedecorfromthesos,60s,& 70s, Drive-in,Disco, Flower-Power, Juke-Box Theme Night Afterthepre-jjala cocktail hour,attendtt1willbeinvitedin theKingston's Ballroom foras,atcd dinner,theSEMAnnual Awards Prestntarion, foranevening ol dancing and entertainment.

There will bea special guestappearance fromlKORNR. So Girls ...getoutyourpoodleskirll,bell-bottom jeans,andGo-!ioboots; Boys ...getyourleisure suirs,ordonTheFonz-look witha leather jackerandjeans,or othervintageattireandjoinusfor the37th SEJIA Banquet Dinner andDance in MyrtleBeach, South Carolina.

PROJECT OF THE YEAR

CATEGORY

3,ERECTION

CONTRACT OVER

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Nationals Park Named Category II Project of the Vear Bosworth Steel Erectors' Game-Winning

By TinaCaullcr

Everyone was watching. The pressure was intense and timing was crilical. Ru( by th<' time the Pr<•sident thrc\·V out the fi r:,;tpilch of ttu.·sc.·a.sonopener. a nC'wn-cord had already

been entered into the books, and lhc record holdcrs weren't wearing bascba.11jcn><')'~-The

on-tim('

<·ompl<'tion of the

Washington Nationals' new ballpark in OC, in the face of daunting budg,'tary, politkal, logisticaland structural challc:ngcs, was nearly as big a victory as bringing Major T.c-aguc

Baseballback w the city in the first place. tor years, the District of Columbiahaslx·en without a suit;.lbk home for the nation's pastim('.

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PROJECT OF THE YEAR

lc·~Hlcrsof DC cndu r('(I three long <k·<·adcswithout a m.'.'ljor

Erectors, Inc. with the 2008 Class Ill Project of th<>Year

lea,,u.t,•am Jnd the kind of heated debate onlv, baseball can 0

award. for tbcir role in building the stadium, Bosworlh Sled

inspire, Bosworth Slc1,,.•l Erectors, Inc., Dalla~, TX, known for

En·ctors' project kaJcrs, Jim Awry, Oavid Sweeney and Kevin Ritchey, were also bestowed with 2008 Craftsmanship

in.nov..Hion in steel construction ctndmodification1 completed

the N•tion•ls Park in just 23 months, the shortc,-t p<'riod in the history of ballpark corlstruction.

Th,· $611-million ballpark proj<'ct is the crown jewel in the city's new Ballpark District and hillion-clollar multiusc devdopm(•nt along lhc Anacostia RivcrfronL,

sitting just a rnik south ofth(• U.S. Capitol building. The ballpark's design was inspired by the F:ast Wing of the National Gallery or Art, designed by arrhitcct l.M. Pei. The 41,888-s,•at stadium was built from 3,S00 pic<·,'s of structural steel. wdghing a tot~"llof7,800

tons. The extf•-

awards by lhc pn.:.stigiou:,; \Va.-;hingtonl:3oildingCongrl'ss.

Once steel erection on the stadium began on Octoher 6, 2006, the dock hcgan licking loudly for the Bosworth Steel frc<:turs' tcain. ''I lcarnc<I that the most influential man in

has<>hal I may just be the guy responsible for the grass," rernlls John Bosworth, Bosworth Steel Erectors' President. "Nature hasits owo schedule,:-;<> lhc main s(·hedule<latesfor c:onstn1c•

lion revolved around the· creation ofth<>lielci."

The turf' that makes \I]) the Nalionab Park pb);ng surface, a thrcc•way bk:nd of'Kentucky hluegrass,lic.satop a critical

rior is dad in prccast C(H'l<.Tc.·lc and limeston(' ~,ntl foaturcs

mixture of 93% sand and 7% soil mixed with a granular

v~:;t <.:urtainsof glas.:-..

produl:t c.ksigncdto help retain nulric:nt.sand hold water in

In. rccognhion of the impr<"ss.iveachievement,

the Stcd

dry ~-onditions. Bc·low that, an elahorat<' syst~m of 6 inch

l:.:n·ctorsAssociation of Ame1·i(-;:i has honorc<l l3oswon.hSteel

polyt..::lhyknc drainage line.scmbc<l<led in pt"agravd nm every THE SEAA CONNECTOR

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12 feet across the field, drainlng into 24-inch pipes before

entering 1he si1e'ssand fihra1ion system.

The bluegrass, specially selected for its luxurious dark green <;olor and \.Vear LC)lcrancc, had to be planted

by

No,•ember J. 2007, so it would establish a good root sys1,·m over I lw winter. "\Ve star led right on t imc <rnd

added the second crane on Occcm bcr I, but we had a strict deaclline ancl we knew our cranes absolutely had Lo be out of 1herP by the end of July," nm.:s Bosworth. "'\V,· krww that meant peak efficiency, smooth teamwork and 110

margin for c-rror."

General comractors on the ballpark were Clark/Hunt/ Smoot, A Joint Vcn1un:, composed of' Clark Cons\n1ction Group, LLC of 8<,thcsda, MO; l lunt Corislruclion (;roup, Inc. oflndianapolis; and S111001 Construction ofWashing1on, DC. The combi,1cd portfolio of' th~S<·t hr,·r lirms inducl<-s the constrmtion of' I I of' th,, past 16 Major Lcag,,c lla.scball ballparks built in the country. Ten of those projects fc,iturc><l HOK Sport, 1hc nalion's pr('lnic:r sporL:;facilityarchit<:cl.

Bosworth is highlycompl i1ncntary of I he:leam's <'hemisl ry and performance. "The team at Clark/1 lunt/Smoot wasout~tan<iing. V./e rnet every n1orning to plan thP day's activiti<'s.

Superintendent Ronnie Strump made sure everyon(• was on

the same page, and made sure everything was being done in

The way a team plays as a whole determines its success.You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together,

an effident manner, guiding workers to the place where they were 1nost needed."

In response lo the schedule pressures and logistical deJ)'Hln.ds,the skeletal desjgnand constl'uction were divided

into stages. Boswonh rlescribes the strategy: "The design

the club won't be worth a dime.

-BubeRulh

engineer broke the prnject into eight blocks. 'We'd gear

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u1>lo build that block and work whil,· th<'Y,ksiu11<·dthe , nc.•xthlock. All the S<'ati.ng ..\n:3~ w<:rc 1>n.'<-'3Sl.'Ne had to alternate IKtw<.-cnmaterial:,., tr<.·<·tingsteel, then erecting

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pn:(.·a:;l, lht..·n n1orc st<.:d."

The fast-track consn-oction project rc<1uirc,Ia nonstop relay rat-c of steel design ~mderection c-om1,ktdv from inside the ' ' howl. A crew of 45 ironworkcrs using one ~ }0-ton and one 300-ton heavy lift crane worked 60-hour weeks through the gray \•Vashington ,vintc-r to get the joh done.

On June 30, 2007, the last crane pulled ,,way rrom the joh site, and int(•rior work on the 1,050,000 gross s9uarc foot facility began. More than 700 works•,-,;i,iath<-rcdtogrthcr on July 11Ji-w th<-topping oul ceremony. The \\'orke.-s signe<ltheir name>on tlw final pi<-C<' of'stccl, an<ls"'"" took the opportu nlty to leave behind a me~,;:ag<" of supp<>rtf<,rtfw NJLionals.

TnNov(•rnlx.-r,l>oth ll1<.· gra:--sand the team began to set down new roots, <tUif'1 ly gdting tT:.Hly ((,r spring.

On. ~·fan.-h30, 2008, th<"Nationals treated fans to <1uitc~ houS<",val·wllng i,, tht·i1· nc.·w):;tatc of the art baseball facility.

PROJECT OF THE YEAR

~'1th a drarnatic latc-gan1c home nm hy Ryan Zimmerman, th<.·season opener <·mk·d in a win fr>r the horn<:'team, 3-2 against thi:· Bra\'eS. The Hosworth Stcd Erector team delivered a memorable, rcc;onl-sdLing pcrform;incc against diffi<·ultorkls, making the t·nd rL·.~mh that much swecl(•r. Of c:our.:;c:, in Lhcsteel in<lustry) as in has<-hall,l'<'('onfa only stand until they a,·e broken. Clut ,,•ht·na tc.·amperforms lik<·this one-,tht>ydeserve to he noticed.

Congratulations, Bos,vorth St<:d Erector great g.1me!

General contractors: Clark/Hmll/Smool ajoi.nt ,·mturc between Clark Construction Group, LLC of Bf'Ch<"sda, MD, 1lunt ConstnK·tion Group of Indianapolis and Smoot Construction of Washington, DC. Lead architects and designers:· 1·hc spul'ls ardutcdw·c f'irm HOK Sport and Dcvrouax & Purnell Architects/ Plannf'rs in a joint VL·ntun· Engineers: Thornton Tomasctti/RcStl, a joint vcntw·c Detailer: ivlountain Engincc.·ring Steel fabrication: Banker Steel Company, LLC • THESEAA CONNECTOR 2008 t01l10N

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The Steel Erectors Association of America (SEAA) is accepting nominations for its annual Project of the Year Awards until December I, 2008. The award recognizes accomplishments of our members and promotes professionalism in steel erection.

Steel Erectors Association of America Project of the Year

Award will be presented at SEAA's Awards Dinner held on Saturday.

March 14, 2009, at the Kingston Plantation Resort in My,tle Beach.

South Carolina. Nominated projects must have been completed (topped-out) between January-December

2007. The award commit-

tee will consider project outcomes, overall project complexity, project management, safety, and project uniqueness and design. Project

Winner receives a feature article in The SEAA Connector··

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<lcpnx·ation, or hasically the markcl insurance-for st<.·derectors is lhc <.·quip- vallh'.) lnsurMKt· c.:irrk·r::;will w.ually allow equipment fi\'(' yl'.tn; ol<lor ks::; to rncnt line ofco,·eraoe. ·rhe concenrration "' on ,vorkcr.;• compensation am.l gt·nt:"1-al hf' insurf'd on a rc-pla<·c·mcntt·o:-.lba.si:; vviLl1 olcJcr cquiprnt·nt on an actual ca~h liahility tak<'prcccc.kncc due to the ~izc ,·aluc· hasis. How do you ~lC(.;OUUt for of the premiums, but although the prethe v:;iluation when new crarws an.· not mjum is smaller, the pain that <.'t.mbt· availal,k and the dcrnaod has pushed up crcat\':d hy nol in::.uring this linc-of'e<)\'('J" lhe pricing for us<·d<:rarn,":..'-? lo fact. the ag(· (·orn:etly can be substantial. ,wt u,l I <·dshv.iluf• rnay be n1orc than th<.· O,,e- of th<' most challenging items for :uw nm'l1>a1,y O\Vnino ("J'.ln<':-: is at rc:pfacc.1ncntcost! , "' lad,ing t lw corn•d in:-.urtihl(• v,,lue in You nmst al:-;oh<.·<.·Jr('fulin setting thC' a rnarkct where prices ::tn.· escalating limit h<."causeyou may run afoul of th<" C-()insLn·3J'IC(' pro"ision. This ~lalcs that <lr:1m;)tkally.And, you must halancc lhe the equipment muse h~ insured to 80%, ,·aluation provision with th<'coin~urance 90% or 100% of the total v,lu<·. If not, pr0\'h:ion. Equipm(•ncis dther valued at th(' time of a parti;,,1lo:--:,;, th<.·insurer at replacement cost (cost to repbce will only p•)' th~ perctmagt' of th<' loss wirh a rww machine) or at aclUal ,ash payable ba:o:t·don what you dhl iosun-value (n:place,rn:nl cost kss physical One of the most o,·crlooked ar,.as of

the.· itL'm 1(,r vcrsw; \\'hal ,vou should hav<'in~urc-dthe itc111for. Por ext1mpk-, you in,urt'd a crane for S 500,000 at th,· in1.:cpcionof the policy. arul aftt·r a loss of S 100,000, the adjustor dettrmines the n·.>n<·has a total value of SI ,000,000. \Vith a coinsurance pl'ovision of' 100%. you should ha,·<·insur,·d fcw$1,000,000.

Thus, you have only insured for 50% of what you shou let ha\'<.:-,and the carrier will only pay $50,000, or 50% of the los:-incurred.

I low clo you a\'oid the- diffindt silu.t.tion of n1aking .-sur<.·tlH•re .1re no surprisc.·s ,vith th<.· loss st·ltkm1.,,•rn? l .u<'kily,there i~an underused nU1dition calkd "agr1,,.•1.,,•d \'Jlue" that allows you to suhmit the va.lm· for which you \\'oulcl like to insure the item, and il'th1..• ("arrie,r agrees, they will wai\'e;·(·oinsurancc, but ,·crv., aggrc~si\'tly this must lu.·nc.•uot .::, iat1..·d ...... before the policy is bound. lfthi~ is not

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Otht·r item.-;lo<.·•ntsidt>rwhen in~uring your typical cquipu:u:nt Jn: ~s lc)llows: Un~chP<luk0 item:,; - The polky should 11rvvidt•CO\'f"r.10-e for sd-wdUl<.·tl "" ih'm:,; (thosc that arc li.stt.:cl)along n•ith a limit for un~dlcdul<·d iten1s with a maximum amount the carrier wi1\ p3y for 1..·achite1n. Not<', the- carrier will charge a high<-'rr~,t<" for uns('hedukd l han .sdwcluk·d ilPms. L<,ase<J/Rented l r,\'OU kasc or rcnl an itc:m,tlo not il'H;ure thro\tgh the...1Tntal <·ompany. You can a<l<lthi.s <.·ovt"ragt"' to ..'.tion yo\1r own polky for typically ~'l fr<H of th<:<..-o.s(.

Also, rn:ike sure your con~ tract is ck:ar on thc v,llw..• of <"<luiprnent le-a.sedand what t1wy arc.' cxpc.:cling in You nu\', ha,'c ~111 issuC' on , l>,tvm<.·•H. dw ,·.1luation. ,lS pn:\'iously discussed.

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CONTINUED FROM 58 ask you to in:-ure tlwir lost rentii: if' you

If you ar<· r<'nti ng,

darnag(" the machine.

llldkc .su.ri..· ro1.1 undtn;I.) nd tlw lf'nns and condition:-. L:ualy>while ::it a job ~it<\ it is good practice to not horrf,w anyotw's t\quiprnc.~nt,hu1 mak(• sure· you h~wct·x~

thl.:'d<-finition ofleascd/rtnt<..·<1to include borrowl'<l; othcrwil>t', you will h:1)(\('(l

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Certified or Not - Quality Management System Is Still Good for Business

By Ann.:a Petroski

It may be c.·asil·rlo ;,;aywhat thi;,;article is not about! Jt's n<>lal>oulregistration or c..:rlilic.·.:1tion complidm:c to ISO, AISC.

t\s fonnl'r prcsid..,·nt -.1ndkad auditor

AWS, 113Cand others.

for QMC (AISC's auditing company), I have ~c.:cuth ....

• .1>lrugglc.. .. hy IHt'mht"rs of indwary like SEAA to <.Tcau: ;.1prograrn

l>t'co1ut' t·t'rlHit'd

1hat

Whether you <Jr n1<1inl<lin it tlMt

is a .separate business decision. Thjs artidc is ahout making and keeping more..·

sets the har appropri.,tdy for the industry. hn~gine- hraring this comrncrH ,tl a local chapl<'r gc."ltoge;·th(•r

monry with the usage and organizal ion

(1ruc story!). One :-mall r-n.:nor ownc.·r

ofimph""'rrlcnting a c1ualityrnanag,•mf•nt

"'a::.talking about his ,vorkingrclation-

sys1l'ln. I kn:. we'd Iik<"lO mah· 1he c-ast· tOr cr0Ction firms to consid("r using thc-

ship with .1nothcr cn:ctor on projects 1 th<"y ;)("C'Orttplish together, ' Yes, I love working with jcJhrl h(' p::iid1nr ahr<"c· times for the last job and didn't cv(•n

picct·s of a <tuaJity management system to organi7.C'a businC'ss.

know it! If I di<ln'tlike him a, mud>,,s I <lo, I might not have to1<l him ,,bout it!» This kind of organization in a firm's :\<.:countingserviC'e~eerns unirnagin:ibl(·. but leaking profits at the sam<·k·v<:Iar(' cornmon in thP qu11litysidP of tlw busi-

ness. They just don't scream so loudly and an·n't lahl~lc.·d:-o dcarJy. Going through the pr<)C't'.'•iS of err-at ..·1H ing or rdining ,l qt.h11ily m,111,lg<..·111< system brings great organization to a husine-ss and it usu:illy surprises th~ (}\Vr)('I' IYlOSt or;) 11, One- owm·r of a :,;mall <'•T<'tion firm \vas itnmcdiatdy amazed. In th(• pn> ccss of c.;n.,Jlinghis quality m(,n(\gcrn'-·nt he creatt::d (\ kind of hybrid :-.yst..::m 1 R Fl /nonconforma.nce form. It captured inl<)rrn~\ti()flon a forrn:tl rec.1ue~tto th<.· proj<'<'l 's <.·ontn>lling C01)(1·::i.ctor; theform had a plan· to rc-<·orddirections from the on-sit(' supcrintendt·nt .:rnd rcconk<l additional ti1nc to bill on th<..· projec~. The first time he usc<lit, the GC' tr<·.)lt...tl him difl'erent1y in a very posit iv<..· way..The uncxp<.•(·tedrt:'spec:-rwas a :-tidC" bonus, but th<.·1nain benefit wa.:-.c.:01)trolling and rcd\lcing the no1n<,·rousn·qm·:,;t:,; Crom the contractor for changc:s and additional work oul:-.idc of scope.

WRITEIT, SAY IT, TRAIN IT AND CHECK IT Om• of th<.·lllO$t imporlant

a:-.p<.•l'l!'> of

a <1ualitymanag<'n1cntsystem is the powof writing d1ings down know thi:,; bctll'r than most. Regularly l'r

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ioo,·k. 1 knuu,' we can always count uu tltcm to slw,·,, our commifm<'-nlofdrlir,•ring ,, qucdity product tn nur diellls mu/ u.,1ouldhif!,hly recommrnd thrm to anyone i,i the totistructi<m i,ul,u,try.

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)(mrtimeand dedic-otion to thi.<. /lroject is much npprrrintrd 111ulii UJsuU<·unfrnl·tm-slike yor, that makcuurcmv;tru.ctim, indu.~trytJ ph,11surelo work i11.

Dean Wilson. Project Manag8f' Mashburn Construction

'Alashburn consfructirm h<Libee,1 wm·kiu¥,witlr 1'1ore,u·eSter/ £rectors for over 10 ye'""· ill'rmtly, Flm-i-riceSteel dropped cvcrylhiug. at a nwm,,ut~ nolil'<~<m1ll,tlpcd us work throu~h a holiday wN~keml to ~el <1job clone. 'fJu·sb;the kind of commilme11land ,leclicatfrm wr luwt' ranw to <'X/l('rin1re from l·'lorenl'e Stt•t•fF.n·rtm~. Tli<·ycontiHr,e to t•xceNlour every ex11cctation.

,Vt,h Flon•o,·c SU?d l~re<·ton;on th<'proj<'rl?we know thot our <.·ustouwr.,· will /u, tlu•finit priority. Tlr(~!J are drit;en by quality, cu.-,·tomers<•rvicemul safi•ty. 1'hey mret or e:rrf>rdour exp<·t·latiun.swith ,·egan/!) to schetlufo mul cru;tomer satb;factimr. I look for,o(lrd to wo,·king o,i more projects with Florem:c ,9\etl Erectors.

Jeff Tucker. Vice President Steelfab. Inc.

I

CONTINUED FROM 64 rc<:un1ing i1\forrnation

and checks

in their Si'.lfoty programs is a familiar procc:;.s for most erection Grn'lS. E vo..:n the :,nn11t.:Zil, newest crcc:tion firm is fan1ilid1·with daily, we<"kly and project recording for s..:ifcty rcqufrcmcnt:-- like

duin!! a regular job haz.ir<lanalysis. So, wril.l· whdl i;,; 1wnlnl to Ix· done, tdl rour staff what to do, train people to follow wlt,;1,t you'vt· writlc..·u,du.·o <:ht:ck

f:.v1.:ry i'irn'l n<•c.·dsto consider a f..::w simple h1,11 po,, l•rful written procedures. Contri.lct 1Tvi<.·,,· is Ol'1C'

of nonconformancc: staff on how lO identify had matcri3( and who is rcsponsibk

<..•x;,1mpll·.

1nclude a simpl<.-checklist for that rt"vi1.,.,,.that i$ a reminder, a

lO

hrain t1.·ascr, which xnakes sun.· you

is to he- hi.lndled. It i.llso assur<:s tlldl bad n,,;1tt."'ri~Ii.~ not indude-d in the.· projc<·t until a r<:vi('w and <le-f'i~ion is made. You can consider rt-cording

1

don\ gc·t burned on unique <..·ontract rcquiremt:nts th;;it Wl:'l't> nightmares !,~fore. Maybe it will hdp i,lc-nti fy new requirements. i:or cxampk·, a

that sho·ws the words "'-protect<'d zone;• "demand c:-ritirt'll \Ve-kl'"

to sec if it is done.

Th(--'easiest ,,,ay.or tool. to "'write it',

contract

is to use a procedure. Most proc.·c<lurcs

or "inspection hold point" (';rn <·osl c."'xcc-~siv<:• time an<l monc.·y if rorgott('n, or \V<>rs<·}'f.'l, a shut<lowu of the

cfpscrihf' what the scope or purposC" i~, \,vhat sttps nefd to he done, who is

assigned to those steps, what ,·ccorcls arc required. This ''roa<lmapn of how a processor nwthod gives <.:onsi8t<..•n<:y ~od

project when not adhered to.

Other cx,mplc pro('cdurcs to c-onsklPrare how to control nonconforming m,\t<'-rial,holt inst,1.llationand ,vel<.Ipro

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('<.•:-s<'<>ntrol.Jlcre- ::i.refev,t hri<.'fpoints

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must he gen(.'ratcd and what r<'sourccs

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determine resolution

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the knowlc<lgc how that material

t~rrors ,vhe-n the, cao~e i~ only an (.'r<.·c1ion md.hod:-i or planning crtor, OI' con:-idtr recording errors ,vhcu tJbricJ.tion or design non('onformances arr- conlributing. 1\1.akc.·an l'asv-to ' ' USt."' fonn that is in the on site "proje<'t book" for your suprrintendent.

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ho,v v,•<"ldcp1ality it- 1naintainc-d. At a minimum, choose two specific train lng lkms lo l>.,ck lhis last t.>ll<' up: VT (\'is\lal inspc·c·tion of welds including u~ino,:. wel,I ,:.oages) and using a ,veld ing procedure ~pN·ification .. lrn-agin~ this r('C<'nt conV("r:-:ation during an crcc:lor's ioh~roal audit while· au internal auditor inH:r\'i<.:vvsa kad w(•ldn· .igain,

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lookini] ac the .ffeel and ffl1erc cl1e connec-

tion is. f"r1c l>ce,ldoin9 this a lonn time.,.

Rern<.•mbcr, th<--main <"ltH'Stion i::. not ahoul r<'gistral ion or certification 1$0, A ISC, AWS, 1llC, etc, the question is \\'hat lo do to keep more money through the control and organization

of projt•cts .:,

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an<l lh<:n <.'hc:<.'k lo mak<: sure it's done.

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CONTINUED FROM 68

good tMrt.'i ancl sent the had :-:pols lo paper

10 it

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WHAT ELSE HAPPENED IN 1908?

hu~iness n:cords

ho.lrtl,vurk 111igh1gl'nt·r,1lt,: $10 profit. Ship <:.tptain.s apprcdatcd hi:>\·llC,rt~aml lc-arncd to trust him. Thu:-, ll>t lu<luslrinl Sak·!)

Cmnp,rny w;i.sbonL Tlw co1npany, now known

J.:-: Indusco,

~ndure<I ti,<.·Gn•;it nc-pre!-sion, a <.k•vast.-it-

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in{! fl 1Y· lhat <kso·ov«::dits huiltling .1ndc-ntil"(' ' '

inventory. an<f an indui-,iTY th,u has .-II Lmt

100 ycJrs ago. \Vt' look IOrward to

a dly inspc·r

i-or n.·:-:ign<"d .,.fter his r.J.n•:.t orl:1b;ifyinu ~ . ~ documf'nt

an,l offering

a fof~<-

ror filing.0 ThC" cit ;v's buildino.s ~

conuni.'isirnwr rcsigncJ in April afl<..-ran

im·tu<kd a lo<>khatk to the good ol' d.lysof

oot<.T)' over th<' ri.sillg numl><·r of tht"se

1908, providing an intc-rc-stingper:-pl'r\i\'C

<lcadly incidt"nt.

on <"WT<·ttta(fairs:

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• Th1...·;;wc.·rag("Arn..:-ri<..';,m's inc<>me ,,·.ls $I, 111; ,l.1u-w c3r <·ost S S25 and a gallon

iug, imprm·ingand ultin·iatdygrmdnginto

of g,\!j was 7 <.."\:Ol.S.

plier of win: rope and ri~ging pro<lu<:lS.

in l>olh d1~sc trag("dies will

lmh.1SC'O's JOOlh aoni\'(.'rSary cdd,ration

dried np. Th<-<·ompany survht~I hyacfopl the nati<m•~pn..·¥t·minent fabrica1or ::indsup-

h ..,ppt'ncd

• The Dow Jorw:-:Avt•r3g<' hn<l.11:· brok~ 80,

endina the

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lhc outcorn<· of tht·S('

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thosl ... of u::: in th<' steel

ittV\'stigations,

erection

indu:-:lrv .'ihould .:isk our~H·h-t·s ' what we can k·~rn from L.lu:setr,lg<..•dies.

'Alh,H .s,\foty st<:ps can

wt'

lak<.· on job

sitc-s to pre,·cnt such disastas?

How ran

Tndu.sco 's rid, lcgaC'y ha~ lw<·n consis

' first Model T rolbl off the • Hmry Ford's

t('f1l)}' grounckd in providing outr--tanding

;:i.1,s<·rnbJy Iinc--in Dt-..troil wit It the nick

pr<K(':-:.s1..·sand our c-mployt•t.. ,tml sub-

name ''Tin Li:r.1:v." ' • S.1loons ,1ll O\'t•r 1\ nwric.1 dos<·<I ,ts

projt'cb ar<.~ <.·ornpkled sat<"fy,on tiuh··and

products ,\I foir price:, whh <lc-pencl;ible ~crvit·\' 1 in longstanding l'lL"lom<..-rrdation~">hips,m<l in ililigl ..Hl, Joya) (·mploy('<'S.

Prohihition took eflt"<·l.

• Okfahoma IJt•camc l11L'46lh state.

conw A nu,:rka 's forc-m.ost f.1hrkator ,md

• \1/illiam. 1 lowarcl T.:ift

Company expa.1'lsion h;:is rcachi~<I 11 dis( rilmlion

points nation.J.11)'wi1h bcililif•s

in Maryhmd, \VaslYington, DC, Virginia, Illinois, Color.-.cloand Ut,1h.

p1J.y<:<l a signif'i<'ant rok in l{altimorets

,uu.l lht· nalion·~ hii::cory,1,.-: well. In 1993, lndusro ·s nylon slings and rigging h.lrdw..lf<•

w

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othe-rn·gul:.1ti<ms.1ndresearch thal <·nnh1..·lp

• Th(> Wdght hroth<..-r.s<.·ontinurd to set WOl'ldnigh1 rc~.'Ol'rl~,

oft('Jl

:-.taying aloft

fc>rm·<·rM\ hour.

us all do our jobs mor<-:iiafdy.Rt.·.stassurc-d thal we will ~hart:· this inform.1tion with our memhl ..r:-:as quickly as pos..-.ihlc•.

10,000 mo\ ing pic.·t\11·ctheaters 1

opened in tl·w U.S., widl an adr'l"li.s.sion ch.u·gl' of 10 l'L'lllS.

STRUCTURAL IRONWORKER TRAININGPROGRAM OFFERED

• Tkl imn was discm·<'rNI. • Bifocal len~e~ w<~n·im·<.·nted.

A

I'll·\\'

session of the stn1ctur.,I iron-

lift off, and later

• Chi<"<tg<> f~11•~\Wrc .singing"'Takt' Me Out

rc·turn, thf· rf•ston·d 110-y,:ar-oJd, 7.5-ton

lO Lhc l3a11Game" as rht' Cuhs won the

statue of F1t·,:Jvm \I.top the U.S. Capitol. Th('

Wor]d .Series. Tht' song remains a baseball

t.xunpan)' <.:ontUmc.·s to move forw.1n:Iby pro

traditioJ); thL· Cubs an· still trying for

Cktol)('r 6, 2008, through May 6, 2009.

,·iding n,atcdals for :md1pmrnirn,:nt projL'ClS

anolller l,jg win.

The curriculum

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pn ..·.siclc-nt.

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In writing its own hi!.tory, lndwco has

our

within lu.1dg<"t?

I ndus('O Win:· Ropl' & Fittings h.)s ht"~mppli('r or wire rop ...• and rigging gear.

we best t•valu,ttl.' our equiprn('nt)

Fort Md lt·nry 'fi,umd, the ~nd

B;,1y

Brid~,t'and the N3tional A<JU,arium.

In th(" c-ornpJoy's lOOdt annin•n:-;\ry

hrodmn•. Cr:'.0 Ho"'<ml Schlos:-:states, ''l am ind(•htt'<lto aH

my gr.\ndCtthcr~ my

work('r training p1·t,g1~.J.111 l)('g,rn n..·n·ndy.

Cla~si·:-:IYl:<'('lfrom 4:30 to 7:~0 p.m. on Moodriys

and \-Vc-dnesdays from covers Lc,·ds I, 2 and-~

of ironwork i ng.

LEARNING FROM NEW YORK'S TRAGIC CRANE COLLAPSES

Thi:-: structural

ironwork<'r

n·nining

progr,un was n'<'('ntly updated ~nd rc:writ-

M,.uTh'sspc-ctacular tram: disastc.·1· that

kn, largely with .suhjr<.·lmatter

expC'rt.s

from SEAA, for the National

Center

fatlwr. ·sonny.' who guided us 1hr<'u.1gh ::i.

daim(•d .st-,·t·n lin·s. ;md <~.1\1~cd untold mil

f(>r Construction

pe-riod of uupn:!o'<knwcl g•·owth~ my parc-

lion~ io tl.nn,1gc w,lS dearly tragic. Thl;'n,

(NCCER).

n<:rof j() yl·ar:-, Paul Singt'"'r:am! aJI of you

whil<· d)l' investigation ,vas underwJJ for

"It is .-.grc.lt progr,lm for lraining tradt"

rvho han· ~upporte-cI us ,md \\'Orkt·d n'ith

thal ('ollapse, ,rnmh<~rcr,uw collapsed on

p<•rronnd for our industry ,md i.sht-ing con-

us through lht' ycdni. I ,un in aw(' of thi.'i

the Uppt"r E.l.slSid<:of Manhattan, lc•aving

<hKt<·din the northc-nt Virg.iui,d.M:.lryland

annj,1trsary J.nd what it took tcJg<..·there.

.11 k-a:,t Ol1l'p<-rson ckacf and d.un:'lgi ng J n

Vv'hil\'.' mt1ch has d1c1ng~<l,thl.' company

adjattnl

area St"f\'(•d by our lcx:.11SEJ\A chapter> SEAAM,\C."

ha:-:n<•vf'r stra)t'<l too for from the time-le~~ ,•3l\1e.sand S('.nsihilitics that Mosc-sbrought

high-rise apartnwnt l,uilcling.

Th<..·inYcstigation

to pkcc

lhe causc·s and an uudt·rslanding

togclh<·r of wh;)l

Education & R«:s\·ar<.·h

According

to Jim Llr~on,

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SEAANEWS lift rigging <luring St<.:t·I t·rt't:lion/ pJ,1ccmcnr activitk:; by incorporating the OSHA 1926.753 Subpon R pro-

TIP OF THE MONTH USAGE ALLOWS MULTIPLE LIFT RIGGING IN RECENT REVISION TO EM 385-1-1 (NOV. 3) Jn ~ J1,;ci$ion

rt:ach('.<l

ccdurc!i,

l>ul wid\

a<lditioo.31 <..'riH:ri.1

based on other av;:iilabl~ st;tn<lar<ls and USA CE t-xpericnC'c,

on April

28, 2008, the U.S. Army Corps of Lluginc.crs (USACE) an1wunced the dt;<:ision to allo·w th1.: use of muhipk

following link:-: • USi\Cl:-385-1-1 SAFETY Sal.-tyancl l (ralth Rt·quin~n1cnts • USACE EM Change 0016, doted April

28. 2008

<·h~\ngt:to

SEAA <.·ontinu<.·sLO monitor la"'~ and n-gulations about the steel constrm:lion

E1Vl 38 SM1- t, N,,,,.•. 3, ,vhich is cffoc:tivc

industry <.1ml will k\·..:-pyou infol'1ne<l when

immediately,

changes occur. •

Thi5- recently published

is expl;;ain(·c-1 rurth<·r in tht'

advertisers'index 13

lndusco Wire Rope & Supplies .......................................... 40

AISC ................................................................................. 79

J & B Specialty Tool ......................................................... 66

All Carolina Crane............................................................ 58

JPW Erectors ..................................................................

Allstate Steel Co., Inc ....................................................... 24

Kincaid Steel Erectors .................................................... .44

ALP ..................................................................................

Lincoln Etectric ................................................................

Ada.ms & Smith, lnc ..........................................................

92

17

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85

American Steel & Precast Erectors .................................. 60

Link-Belt Cranes................. .

Applied Undenvriters ........................................................

2

Lyndon Steel Company LP ...............................................

Atcma ..............................................................................

64

Marr Scaffolding .............................................................. 60

Atlanta Steel Erectors, Inc ...............................................

11

Midco Sling & Cable Co.................................................... 43

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Basden Steel ....................................................................... 5

NACB ..............................................................................

Beam Gauge Tool .............................................................. 66

Nucor ..........................................................................

09

70, 75

Big Box Erectors .......................................... .

........... 68

OSHA...............................................................................

57

Buckner Steel Erection ................................ ..

............ 1

Phoenix Steel Erectors, inc ...............................................

33

The Caldwell Group ........................ .

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Pneutek .......................................... .

Construction Insurance Agency, (nc.

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Preferred Safety Products, lnc ..........................................

7

Crane Rental Corporation ................................................. 23

Quinlan Enlerprises .............................................................

3

Dean Steel Erectors .................................. Inside Back Cover

Red-D-Arc Welderentals .................................................. bl

E & H Steel Corporation .................................................. .38

Ring Power Crane ............................ .

Elk River, Inc ...................................................................

12

$ & R Enterprises, L.L.C ................................................... 71

ESAB ...............................................................................

77

Schulz Tron Works, Jnc......................................................

......... 39

43

Florence Steel Erectors ..................................................... 65

St. Louis Screw & Bolt.. .................................................... 87

Florida Welding Fabricators and Erectors, tnc .................. 39

Steel Performance, Inc ..................................................... 59

Frank L. Kollman, Attorney at Law ................................... 67

Tckla Structures ..................................................................

Gardner-Watson Decking, Inc ........................................... 19

Terex ...............................................................................

General Equipment & Supply............................................ 25

Trystar .......................................................................

C.W.Y., lnc ........................................................................ 67

UCR Uni(ed Crane & Rigging ........................................... .45

H&E Equipment Services.................................................. 32

USI Mew England.............................................................

21

Hanes Supply, Inc ............................................................... 8

United Rentals .................................................................

81

Harri::. Steel £.,ectors, Tnc .................................................

83

Williams Erec.tioo .

Hllydon Bolts, Inc .............................................................

89

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