National Demolition Association's "Demolition Academy" at 2011 Convention
December 20, 2010
The National Demolition
Association’s respected Demolition Academy – an intensive safety and
management training event – will take place March 5-6, 2011 in Las Vegas, right
before the opening of the National Demolition Association’s 38th
Annual Convention at The Mirage. The decision to connect the two events was
made to enable participants to take advantage of the convention, which runs
March 5-8.
The Demolition
Academy begins Saturday March 5 with the Demolition-Specific OSHA 10-Hour
Certification. For those already holding their certification, there is
concurrent in-depth training in basic industrial hygiene for the demolition
industry, fall protection, and developing and utilizing a demolition engineering
survey. All sessions conclude at 12:30 p.m.
The Sunday March 6
session provides a continuation of the Demolition-Specific OSHA Certification of
the previous day, or the option of full-day management training workshops in
generational communicating, OSHA’s new crane standard, and a session called
“When Disaster Strikes.” Again, all courses conclude at 12:30 p.m.
The
Demolition-Specific OSHA 10-Hour Training Certification is taught by certified
instructors and is required by many of the industry’s larger clients, according
to Michael R. Taylor, CAE, NDA Executive Director. “It should be an important
part of every company’s safety training program and is also required as part of
OSHA’s Disaster Site Worker Training Certification,” he said, adding that 2011
is the 17th year that the Association has been offering a formal
safety training program to the industry.
The National
Demolition Association’s Demolition Academy gives participants a selection of
options for attending the event. Attendees can sign up for the entire
safety/management program or the OSHA 10-hour for a flat fee of $175. They can
also pick individual classes for $50 per class. The program includes
continental breakfasts and coffee breaks each day. Attendees are also entitled
to visit the Convention Exhibit Hall on Sunday afternoon at no extra
charge.
For information on a
special $229 per night room rate at The Mirage from March 3-11, contact The
Mirage at 800-627-6667 and mention the National Demolition Association. More
information on the event is available here or by contacting the Association at info@demolitionassociation.com or 800-541-2412.
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