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2009 March
- BCMC is the one time each year exhibitors have the attention of component manufacturers from around the world in one place!
- Don’t miss BCMC this year; 2009 is one of the most pivotal years in our history.
- Exhibitors’ goals should be to have attendees thinking about your product or service long after they have returned home.
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2009 March
- Tri-County Truss decided to seek a special OSHA safety status by teaming up with a Washington state agency to make its operations safer.
- The company earned the VPP award in 2008 by empowering its workers.
- As part of the process, inspectors interviewed 45 employees at random behind closed doors about the company’s safety practices.
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2009 March
- FSC-certified lumber is not worth the two points available for its use since it isn’t a requirement that must be met for certification in LEED for Homes.
- Typically, homes that qualify for green certifications tend to be high performance, design-driven projects.
- LEED credits can be divided into “direct” credits and “indirect” credits, and components contribute to both.
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2009 March
- We have had to get creative in how we attack what little business is out there, while maintaining a quality team.
- It is at times like these that companies that continue to train and prepare their staff for the upturn will be successful on the other side.
- Turn to page 18 to read how Tri-County Truss earned the VPP (Voluntary Protection Program) award from OSHA.
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2009 March
- The building designer should specify permanent building stability bracing on the construction documents.
- If the building designer does not provide this bracing on the construction documents, the IRC 2006 specifies that BCSI must be followed.
- Wind and seismic loads applied to the gable frame laterally need to be resisted as shown in Figure 4.
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2009 March
- When delivering components, understand the limitations of the vehicle and properly load and secure the cargo.
- Gather as much information as you can from accident scene.
- Take pictures with a digital camera or camera phone, and get names and contact information from eyewitnesses.