AGC of North Dakota NewsletteR /
July 6, 2017 / VOLUME 11, NO. 7
Articles in this Issue:
2017 AGC Summer Outing
AGC of North Dakota Career Center Is Open
AGC Leading the Charge on Federal Environmental Permitting and Review Reform
U.S. Secretary of Labor Withdraws Joint Employer, Independent Contractor Informal Guidance
U.S. EPA, Army Corps Move to Rescind 2015 WOTUS Rule
OSHA Issues Proposal to Extend July 1 Deadline for Submitting Electronic Injury and Illness Records
Use CICA Center as a Starting Point for Your Environmental Program
2017 Annual Convention – Grand Forks – Call for Seminar Topics
EPA Extends Deadline for States to Meet Ozone NAAQS
Announces Intent to Review Controversial Recordkeeping Rule Covering Drug Testing
AGCWebinars
Don’t ForgetTheseGreat MemberBenefits
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Visit AGC of North Dakota’s Career Center
Find a Job or Post a Resume
Mission Statement:
"The AGC of North Dakota is the unified voice of the construction industry promoting quality, integrity, and commitment to completing projects successfully and safely.”
Area DOT Bid Letting Dates
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July 14
August 11
October 13
November 17
MN-DOT
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July 21
August 18
September 22
October 27
November 17
December 15
MDT
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July 13
July 27
August 10
August 24
September 7
September 21
October 12
October 26
November 16
December 7
SD-DOT
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July 19
August 2
August 16
September 6
September 20
WY-DOT
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July 13
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AGC of North Dakota Career Center Is Open
The AGC of North Dakota in partnership with AGC of America and Naylor has created a Career Center for use by job seekers to find your jobs. Employers can post job openings which will go on the Career Center site and can be viewed nationally. If job seekers are looking for a position in North Dakota they can then search the Career Center site by State. Take a look at the AGC of North Dakota Career Center by clicking on the red, white hard and blue hard hat in the left margin of this newsletter or the left banner on our AGC of North Dakota website.
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AGC Leading the Charge on Federal Environmental Permitting and Review Reform
Both Congress and the White House have turned to AGC for common-sense recommendationson streamlining the federal environmental permitting and review processes. And, AGC has delivered solutions to the White House, to the regulatory agencies, and in testimony and letters to Congress. Read More
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U.S. Secretary of Labor Withdraws Joint Employer, Independent Contractor Informal Guidance
In line with AGC's regulatoryrecommendations, on June 7, U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acostaannouncedthe withdrawal of the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) 2015 and 2016 informal guidance on joint employment and independent contractors. Both pieces of guidance together took an expansive interpretation of employment and threatened the traditional relationship between contractors and their partners. AGC and its members were concerned that these interpretations would make compliance more complicated, leading to unnecessary enforcement efforts and increased costs to projects.ReadMore
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U.S. EPA, Army Corps Move to Rescind 2015 WOTUS Rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the pre-publication version of a proposed rule to rescind the Obama-era 2015 "Waters of the United States" (WOTUS) rule that defines what streams, wetlands and other wet areas are controlled by the federal government and subject to the permitting requirements of the Clean Water Act.This action is the first step in a comprehensive, two-step process intended to review and revise the definition of WOTUS consistent withPresident Trump's Executive Orderon "Restoring the Rule of Law, Federalism, and Economic Growth by Reviewing the 'Waters of the United States' Rule."ReadMore
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OSHA Issues Proposal to Extend July 1 Deadline for Submitting Electronic Injury and Illness Records
On June 28, 2017, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) formally proposed a rule to extend the original deadline for contractors to electronically submit their 2016 injury and illness data (Form 300A) from July 1, 2017, to December 1, 2017. OSHA now expects to launch the electronic data collection system by August 1, 2017, allowing contractors four months to familiarize themselves with the new system. AGC will submit comments—due July 13, 2017—in favor of the extension.
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Use CICA Center as a Starting Point for Your Environmental Program
Are you developing an environmental management program for your company? The resources on the AGC-supported online Construction Industry Compliance Assistance (CICA) Centerwill support you in your efforts and make CICA a great starting point. CICA provides tools on planning for and managing compliance, and it is a clearing house of information on the top federal and state rules that you will need to keep track of through your environmental program. Read More
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2017 Annual Convention – Grand Forks – Call for Seminar Topics
Hey, members it’s that time. We are working on this year’s annual convention and we are completely out of ideas for seminar topics. So, we are asking for your help. If you have an idea for a good topic please let Mark know and if you also know a presenter for that topic (not a requisite for sharing an idea) all the better. We’d like to have your ideas by the end of July to allow time to find speakers and get the convention brochure ready for publishing. So, if there is something you’re interested in or have been wanting to know more about in construction or business let us know.
Thanks,
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EPA Extends Deadline for States to Meet Ozone NAAQS
Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced a one-year delay of EPA’s final designation of counties that are not attaining the 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). The 2015 standard tightened the existing 2008 standard from 75 parts per billion (ppb) to 70 ppb. Designations for the 2015 standard were originally due by this October. EPA is taking this additional time to review and re-evaluate many of the complicated issues that AGC raised in its comments on the proposed version of the 2015 rule. ReadMore
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Announces Intent to Review Controversial Recordkeeping Rule Covering Drug Testing
OSHA also announced its intension to issue a separate proposal to reconsider, revise, or remove other provisions of the controversial May 2016 injury and illness recordkeeping final rule. The provisions under future consideration could include the anti-retaliation provisionthat focuses on post-incident drug testing, disciplinary policies, and safety incentive programs. OSHA will seek comment on those provisions in that separate proposal and AGC will again detail its concerns, as it did with the head of OSHA last year.
Kevin Cannon, CSP – (703) 837-5410
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AGC WebEd
WebEd: FatigueManagement in your Workplace
July 13, 2017 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
WebEd: Five Ways BIM 360 Docs Reduces Construction Rework
July 25, 2017 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
WebEd: Increasing Labor Productivity with Data
August 8, 2017 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
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Don’t Forget These Great Member Benefits
The following offers are some of the membership benefits in the AGC of North Dakota. Check them out and start getting the advantages now.
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SAVE THE DATE!
AGC of North Dakota2017 Summer Outing
July 19-20, 2017
Radisson Hotel Bismarck &
Hawktree Golf Club
Bismarck, ND
AGC Safety & Health Conference
July 19-21, 2017
Embassy Suites by Hilton Denver Downtown Convention Center
Denver, CO
AGC IT Forum Conference
August 3-4, 2017
Denver, CO
AGC Construction Environmental Conference
September 13-14, 2017
Crystal City, VA
AGC Advanced Safety Management Training Course
October 2-4, 2017
Arlington, VA
The International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition
October 3-5, 2017
Louisville, KY
Construction HR & ProfessionalsTraining Conference
October 11-13, 2017
Phoenix, AZ
Advanced Management Program
November 5-10, 2017
Dallas, TX
BIMForum & BuildCon
November 6-8, 2017
Sheraton Dallas Hotel
Dallas, TX
AGC CLC Leadership DevelopmentConference
November 16-17, 2017
Millennium Hotel Biltmore
Los Angeles , CA
Construction Project Manager Course
December 3- 8, 2017
Dallas, TX
AGC of ND 68thAnnual Convention
December 4- 5, 2017
Grand Forks, ND
More AGC of AmericaEventsSchedule
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