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Safety Bulletins & Checklists
SAFETY TIP - Heat Stress
Urgent Message for Owners
Concrete Portable Information Request
Hose-Whipping Accidents
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Setting Outriggers-Shortrigging
Checklist for Pumping Ready Mix Concrete
Concrete Burns
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2010 Safety
Seminar Locations

New York NY
2/27/10

Vancouver CAN
3/13/10

Phoenix AZ
3/27/10

Northern CA
4/10/10

Chicago IL
4/24/10

Columbus OH
5/1/10

Charlotte NC
6/5/10

Nashville TN
6/26/10

Baltimore MD
TBD

Tulsa OK
TBD

Toronto CAN
TBD

*Dates & Locations subject to change.



ACPA Board Meeting



Scottsdale, AZ
Hyatt Regency Scottsdale
Resort and Spa at
Gainey Ranch
May 14-15, 2010
Group Rate: $169
More Information

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Operator Training
Program

Now Available!
Find out more!

DVD Samples
In the market for
safety DVD's?

Check out these
video clips to
see which DVD's
would be best
for your needs.

The More You Know
(2.1 MB)

Before and After the Job
(2.6 MB)

Set Up and Clean Out
(2.2 MB)

High Rise Placement
(2.5 MB)

Co-Worker Safety
(1.7 MB)

Safe Work Practices Around a Concrete Pump
(2.2 MB)

Safety Rules for
Ready Mix Truck
Drivers

(2.2 MB)


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New Changes
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Program!

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upcoming changes that
will take effect Jan. 1, 2010.


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Concrete Pumping
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ACPA Photo Gallery
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Industry News
Notes from Washington
Imagine you’re riding shotgun in a car that your good friend is driving. As you come around a bend, you see a large obstacle on the road ahead of you. Your friend, however, doesn’t seem to notice anything wrong and keeps his foot on the gas. What would you do?

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ACPA News
All Pumped Up!
This past September, the ACPA held its 2009 Educational Conference, “Pumping MORE Knowledge Into Your Business.” The event, building off of the 2007 Conference, was another huge success, with over 149 attendees from all over North America, including Panama.

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New Operator Study Guide CD
Operators preparing for the ACPA Operator Certification Exam now have the option of studying for the test with the help of an audio CD of the ACPA Operator Study Guide.

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Safety Training Requirement for Certification in Effect
Beginning January 01, 2010, the four-hour ACPA sanctioned safety training requirement will take effect as a prerequisite for operators taking the ACPA Operator Certification Test.

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2009 Concrete Pumping Industry Survey Results Presented at "Dollars and $ense" Seminar
The 2009 American Concrete Pumping Association’s Industry Survey provides detailed results of concrete pumping contractors’ operated rental rates for boom pumps and trailer pumps. It also provides information on operator pay scales throughout the country.

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Pumper Needs Help
Joel Garbacik of Vermont Concrete Pumping, a small pump company in central Vermont, was involved in an accident which left him severely injured, with third degree burns on over 30 percent of his upper body.

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Added Member Benefit
For a limited time, ACPA members may post a classified ad free of charge on the new ACPA blog site “The Hopper”: www.atthehopper.com.

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ACPA is Now on Facebook!
American Concrete Pumping Association now has its very own "fan" page on the world's most popular social networking site - Facebook!

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ACPA President
Dennis Andrews Winter -
This year will be remembered as a year that was one of the most challenging of our generation. I don’t believe anyone could have written this script. We all have our individual stories to tell of the effects, challenges, decisions and reactions taken to stay the course. Our industry has been hit hard and the storms may not be over.

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Office Message
Christi Collins Winter -
If you weren’t able to attend the “Dollars and $ense of Concrete Pumping” at the Educational Conference this past September, you have another opportunity to attend during this year’s World of Concrete. Tom O’Malley and Ed Lothamer will present this FREE seminar on Thursday, February 4 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.

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