Employee Training

Powerful Tools Require Powerful Users – Designing with Today’s Tools

 

  • Applied loading take-offs are critical to truss design efficiencies.
  • Communication between the Truss Designer and Truss Design Engineer is key to minimizing truss design inaccuracies.
  • The SBCA Load Guide is a free tool that can help Building Designers and everyone involved in the truss design process ensure that the applied loads are correct. 

Faces of the Industry

Name: Micah Green
Company: Cascade Mfg. Co., Cascade, IA
Position: Project Manager/Estimator
Years in the industry: 9

 

Don’t Be Lulled Into a False Sense of Safety

  • Safety training should never fall by the wayside, particularly when production picks up.
  • It’s important to make an effort to maintain good housekeeping practices, even when you think you’re too busy to do so.
  • Keeping your safety documentation up-to-date ensures you’re catching even the smallest concerns in your facility, and it helps you safeguard against serious safety issues.

Our Imminent Labor Shortage

From BCMC 2012 Educational Session: “Preparing for the Future of Hiring”

Ramping It Up...Things to Consider Entering a Better Market

Spend a few minutes with the thoughts of CMs doing business in markets where business is picking up and make sure your company is ready for recovery when it comes.

Resolved to Be Safer

  • The beginning of the year is a great time to ensure your forklift drivers are up-to-date on their training.
  • For several years, OSHA has been pursuing more stringent regulations for the collection and disposal of “combustible dust,” including sawdust.
  • Hearing conservation is a very serious concern, and one that can affect the component manufacturing industry.

Uncovering the Value Proposition of Component Design

  • The fact that ten truss technicians may come up with ten completely different designs for the same project is evidence that components are not commodities.
  • It is very important to confirm that the applied loads are the loads that the EOR or building owner has specified.
  • Using unique ways to share design best practices is a great way to develop skills and build strong teams.

Revisiting the Top Resources for Your Technical Library

  • Every component design department should have a small reference library of important technical documents.
  • It is generally best to make sure your designs conform with the most current versions of the IBC and IRC.
  • However, building code adoption is at the discretion of the authority having jurisdiction.

Handy (and Free!) Hiring Tool

  • SBCA members can use wfd.sbcindustry.com to post jobs and review résumés—free!
  • Devote 15 minutes every week to look at SBCA’s resources, read Industry News Headlines and catch up on email.

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