RESEARCH

This two-hour presentation will review the basic requirements of OSHA's 2016 crystalline silica rule for construction and general industry, and then expand upon the 2018/2019 guidance issued by the agency covering everything from sampling, to short-term exposure tasks, to explanation of what OSHA for compliance with respiratory protection and medical surveillance requirements. It has been two years since the standard took effect for construction, and the speaker will share information on how enforcement is proceeding as a practical matter, and where the trap doors are for penalties of up to $132,000 per affected worker. The session will also outline the status of OSHA's reopening of the rule to consider medical removal requirements, expansion of Table 1 to include some general industry tasks and the new MSHA silica rulemaking (affecting cement plants and other construction aggregate operations) in light of congressional attention on related dust health hazards.

The presenter will be Adele L. Abrams, Esq., CMSP (Law Office of Adele L. Abrams, P.C.)

The event is co-sponsored by PCI Midwest.

You are invited to the fourth meeting of the new Minnesota Concrete Council ACI Chapter that will be held Tuesday, October 8 at Midland Hills Country Club in Roseville.  The presenter will be Ned Cleland, PhD, PE (Blue Ridge Design, Inc).  This TWO HOUR presentation is co-sponsored by PCI Midwest.

New provisions for the design of precast concrete diaphragms are coming in IBC 2018. These provisions are based on an alternate design methodology in ASCE 7-16 that is mandatory for precast concrete diaphragms assigned to Seismic Design Categories C, D, E, and F. To complete the bases for design, ACI has published two standards, ACI 550.4-18 and ACI 550.5-18. These standards have been adopted into ACI 318-19 by reference. The presentation will cover the background, research and code changes that have led to this new way of designing precast concrete diaphragms.

Life Without Fly Ash: Concrete Dystopia or Hysteria will be presented by Larry Sutter, PhD, PE (Michigan Tech University)

Attendees will receive a certificate of attendance for one professional development hour at the conclusion of the event.

Registration opens at 7:00 am.  A full hot breakfast buffet will be served beginning at 7:15 am.  The presentation will begin at 8:00 am and will conclude by 9:00 am.