American Concrete Pavement Association Announces 2022 Lifetime Achievement and Distinguished Service Awards

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The American Concrete Pavement Association announced the winners of several industry awards, presented alongside the Excellence in Concrete Pavement Awards, at its annual meeting held Nov. 29-Dec. 1 in Nashville, Tennessee. Following are details for the four awards: Hartmann-Hirschman-Egan Award First presented in 1968, this award was originally named in honor of Harold W. Hartmann, the association’s secretary-treasurer from 1964 until 1974. In 1987, Robert E. Hirschman’s name was added in recognition of his term as the association’s chairman (then president) in 1967, as well as his tenure as secretary-treasurer from 1975 to 1987. In 2007, the name of Edward … Read more

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American Concrete Pumping Association Announces New Safety Director

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The ACPA announced its first dedicated safety director: Tabah Nez. This inaugural position was created to further ACPA’s safety and certification programs for concrete pumping professionals. As ACPA Safety Director, Nez will be responsible for developing and overseeing all safety and risk management activities, including safety programs, committees, bulletins and resources. His role will be instrumental in developing the training curriculum for ACPA University, an online training platform to be launched January 2023. Nez brings to this position 23 years of professional hands-on experience in the areas of occupational, safety and health management; environmental health and safety management; risk prevention … Read more

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Coworker Safety & Hose Handling DVD Available through ACPA

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LEWIS CENTER, Ohio – The American Concrete Pumping Association is now offering its new Coworker Safety & Hose Handling DVD. This video is designed to educate people on the jobsite about safe practices around concrete pumps. It also is designed to educate the person(s) who will be handling the end hose in proper and safe techniques. Topics covered include identifying dangerous areas, disabling the pump in an emergency, safe hose-handling techniques and more. The DVD addresses an ongoing need for more safety information and training in the concrete pumping industry and seeks to increase awareness of safe pumping practices and … Read more

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