21 Hour Continuing Competency Package #2 | Michigan
This package contains:
- 3 Hour Required Code, Law, Safety
- 4 Hour Building on Budget by Design
- 3 Hour Getting Decked: And Choosing How That Happens
- 3 Hour Construction Health and Safety Compliance Part II
- 3 Hour Construction Health and Safety Compliance Part III
- 3 Hour The Foundations of Plan Reading
- 2 Hour Powered Industrial Trucks and Aerial Lifts
- Free Social Media Marketing for Construction Trades
Description
3-Hour Required Code, Law, Safety Course
Instructors: Scott Corbat and Josh Francis
This three-hour course is a review of the most recent code, law and safety changes in the Michigan construction industry. The first hour focuses on the 2015 Michigan Residential Code book and the latest changes. Next, the fundamental principles of contract law and the elements of a construction contract are explained. Finally, the last hour reviews OSHA regulations and the safety codes surrounding silica safety. This course satisfies the State of Michigan renewal requirement for residential builders and maintenance and alteration contractors.
This Course Covers:
CODE
- ICC
- 2015 Michigan Code Book Basics
- MI Code Changes
LAW
- Skilled Trades Regulation Act
- Residential Contract Elements
- Optional Elements
- Damages Claims
- Michigan Labor Laws
- Employee Misclassification
SILICA SAFETY
- Introduction to Silica
- PEL Limits
- Employer Responsibilities
- Respiratory Protection
- Exposure Control Methods
Building on Budget by Design
Instructor: Jeff Rice
The benefit and importance of pursuing an efficient design and budget allows for the creation of comparable design per a client’s initial request, but ultimately accomplishing it with considerably less complexity, building materials, construction labor, and finally cost, achieving an efficient design resulting in greater value for the homeowner. Functionality, aesthetics, and methods of code compliance are each guided by financial investment and return.
This presentation will illustrate the basis for the Building on Budget by Design program, as well as numerous examples for the approach of integrating and understanding general incremental pricing at various points in the design development process for further design inspiration and guidance for a desired construction budget.
After completing this course you will be able to:
- Be able to integrate design concepts with current codes and regulations.
- Translate the intentions and goals of the customer into a safe and cost effective project.
- Understand the process of securing the appropriate information that will help to develop a scope, schedule, and budget.
- Be able to develop a building program that provides for less complexity and better price understanding through design adjustments.
- Outline at least one design strategy based on site standards, code compliance, requested design and budget.
- Utilize current materials and goods to ensure proper construction practices, all with an eye for budgetary constraints.
This Course Covers:
- Industry Standards
- Compromise vs. Solutions
- Reducing Liability
- Over Design & Alternative Designs
- Understanding Client Needs
- Roof Complexity Averted
- Redistribution of Capital
- Value Engineering
- Two-Story Post and Beam vs. Pre-Engineering Trusses
- New Log Home or Renovation?
- Remodel with Plan Adjustments in HVAC
- Square Foot Reductions using Modular Dimensions
- Roof Framing and Practical Design Solutions
- Site Analysis and Re-Design
- Complexity Reduction for Greater Value
- Smaller Footprint, Larger Home
- More Square Footage, Less Cost
- Angled plans
Getting Decked: And Choosing How That Happens
Instructor: Paul Spite
Despite our need for shelter from elements, we have always sought opportunity to get back into or close to nature. A large part of our effort to reunite with nature has revolved around creating outdoor spaces adjoining our houses. There, we can get outside to enjoy favorable climate conditions, at whatever time we choose.
These outdoor spaces go by many names and have manifested as lanais, porches, screened enclosures, patios, etc. The most common outdoor spaces, constructed and attached to homes in western cultures, are outdoor decks, balconies and patios. For the purposes of this course, we will explore options available to build decks, balconies, and structures that are usually supported at some point above grade.
This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:
- The evolving use of different materials to construct safe and usable outdoor surfaces
- Strengths and weaknesses of each available outdoor surface option
- New surfacing options that have been developed to overcome decking material limitations
- How surfacing materials are being combined to minimize weaknesses and maximize strengths
- Decking / Balconies made of wood, man-made materials, aluminum, concrete and Porcelain?
Construction Health and Safety Compliance Part II
Instructors: Nelson Gelinas & Joshua Francis
This Course Covers:
Fall Protection – Falls are one of the most common types of serious injuries and deaths. Employers are responsible for maintaining a safe working environment, but when fall protection devices are impractical, personal fall protection equipment may be used. This course outlines the standard equipment use, maintenance and inspection requirements for harnesses, lanyards, lifelines, tethers and more.
Personal Protective Equipment – Personal protective equipment, commonly referred to as “PPE”, is equipment worn to minimize exposure to a variety of hazards. Examples of PPE include such items as gloves, foot and eye protection, protective hearing devices (earplugs, muffs) hard hats, respirators and full body suits. This course will outline the most common forms of PPE used in the workplace.
Stairways and Ladders – This subpart applies to all stairways and ladders used in construction, alteration, repair (including painting and decorating), and demolition workplaces covered under 29 CFR part 1926, and also sets forth, in specified circumstances, when ladders and stairways are required to be provided.
Construction Health and Safety Compliance Part III
Instructors: Nelson Gelinas & Joshua Francis
This Course Covers:
Bloodborne Pathogens – Bloodborne pathogens are infectious microorganisms in human blood that can cause disease, and be easily passed from one person to another. This course will outline the basic precautions every person should observe when working in a workplace where accidents can occur.
Fire Safety – This course highlights standards related to fire safety, including prevention, types of fires, extinguishers and best practices.
Hazard Communication – In order to ensure chemical safety in the workplace, information about the identities and hazards of the chemicals must be available and understandable to workers. This course will outline employee Right-to-Know information, the Global Harmonizing System, Safety Data Sheets, and labels.
Silica Safety – Construction workers are exposed to respirable crystalline silica in over 600,000 workplaces each year. OSHA estimates that more than 840,000 of these workers are exposed to silica levels exceeding the Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL). This one-hour course reviews OSHA regulations and the safety codes surrounding silica safety.
The Foundations of Plan Reading
Instructor: Larry Rospierski
The ability to interpret blueprints is an essential tool for salespeople, contractors, builders, and everyone involved in a building project. Prints provide the details you need regarding the building specifications, window types, location of electrical outlets, and more. This video course outlines the general layout of residential plans, identifying and detailing schedules, legends, symbols, and engineering instructions.
At the end of this course participants will be able to:
- Identify the various symbols included in any residential blueprint.
- Gain a broad understanding of the methodology behind successful plan reading.
- Detail and implement the use of blueprints when bidding and completing a project.
This course covers:
- Plan Components
- Plot Plans
- Architectural Plans
- Structural Plans
- Electrical Plans
- Truss Plans
Powered Industrial Trucks and Aerial Lifts
Instructor: Nelson Gelinas
1. Powered Industrial Trucks (55 Minutes) This video training program covers the basic use of powered industrial trucks (fork lifts), and includes specific requirements regarding proper operation, hazards, inspections and maintenance of these useful, but potentially dangerous vehicles in the workplace.
2. Aerial Work Platforms of Lifts (45 Minutes) This course highlights standards related certification, fall protection, safety hazards, operation and overall best practices for using aerial lifts or platforms.
This course covers:
Powered Industrial Trucks
- Certification and Training
- What makes a fork lift different?
- Inspections
- Safe Travel Procedures
- Parking
- Tipovers
- Stability Triangle
- Visibility
- Ramps and Loading Docks
- Refueling
- Picking up a Pallet
Aerial Work Platforms of Lifts
- Purpose and Types
- Certification
- Fall Protection
- Energized Lines and other Hazards
- Inspections
- Operating the Lift
Social Media Marketing for Construction Trades
Learn the ins and outs of social media marketing from experts that work in both social media and the construction industry. Use these tools and tricks to upgrade your personal and professional profiles, drive leads, and increase business.