Industry News

Continuing Education Requirement to Change for Operator Certification

Beginning January 1, 2012 a new element to the safety training education requirement for ACPA Operator Certification will be added to include completion of the ACPA Operator Safety Presentation Program.

As a requirement for ACPA Operator Certification, operators must fulfill ACPA sanctioned safety training. Fulfillment of this training requirement will be available in one of three ways:

ACPA Operator Safety Seminars

"Although the new ACPA Operator Safety Presentation Program DVD is a great alternative to attending a live presentation since it affords easier access to safety training, it still cannot capture the interaction benefit of attending a live safety seminar,” says executive director Christi Collins. “Operators are able to relate with the speaker as well as share their real-life experiences with other operators and there is the opportunity to ask pertinent questions that are not addressed in the recorded program.

ACPA Joins "I Make America" Campaign

?Until Congress and the Administration agree to make America's farmers and manufacturers a national priority by passing free trade agreements and investing in critical infrastructure?both proven drivers of economic growth?unemployment will remain unacceptably high and our economy will continue to stagnate.? ?Dennis Slater, AEM President, June 3, 2011

ACPA Elects 2011 Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of the American Concrete Pumping Association (ACPA) held its Executive Board election immediately following the ACPA annual membership meeting, January 18, 2011.

Elected were: Carl Walker, Central Concrete Pumping, Ft. Worth, Texas, president; Beth Langhauser, Midwest Ltd., Rock Island, Illinois, vice-president; Matt Kaminsky, ACI Concrete Placement, Spring Hill, Kansas, secretary; and Scott Savage, Savage Concrete Pumping, Greensboro, North Carolina, treasurer.

Executive board members are elected annually to serve a one-year term.

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