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President’s Page

Douglas H. Walker CSDA President

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o you still feel like your business is in survival mode, or do

CSDA members in the area of the job site. To date, there have been over

you feel like it is starting to pull itself out of the current

50 bid requests in the last 12 months. This work may vary from cutting an

recession? Depending on who you talk to and where they are

egress window in a house to a large-scale wire saw job. No matter what

located throughout the country, you will get a variety of answers. Some

the specifications, these bid requests are potential jobs for your company.

companies continue to hurt and may not be able to last through this

This is a great benefit of CSDA membership.

time, but others have found a way to flourish and grab market share.

Membership in a trade association like CSDA also provides discounts

What is your business doing to be one of the companies that increases

for its training programs and safety documents, two more areas where a

its share of the market?

small investment can return many benefits to your business. By investing

Almost every company has had to make changes. Salaries have been

in training, we have operators in our company who are trained in every

cut, trucks have been pulled off the road, diamond consumption has been

discipline of concrete cutting. An operator who can do all of the work has

more closely monitored and additional equipment, that once would have

more value than one who is only proficient in one discipline. The result?

been purchased without hesitation, has been left on the shelf. Some of you

Better trained cutters producing more profitable jobs. This is one expense

may have even made some real tough decisions like letting go an employee

we will happily incur despite the current climate.

who has been with your company for many years, a trusted employee or a close friend. What else are you doing?

It is also worth mentioning the advantages of attending regular meetings and networking with your peers. The seasonal CSDA Board and

From my experience on the East Coast of the United States, companies

committee meetings, held each quarter, are open to all and constantly

are becoming more aggressive on the jobs they bid. This aggression is not

move around the U.S. Those of us who incur the small expense to attend

necessarily in terms of price, but how work is found and won. Cutters

these meetings learn enough to know it is worthwhile for us to be there.

are looking for more jobs in different places. Jobs can be monitored on

Many of us are now reintroducing business practices that we may not

different construction job listing services such as BidData.com. This can be

have used for years, because we know that these practices work and will

seen as an expense, but it is more an investment. At my company, Atlantic

help our companies survive. Take a look at what CSDA offers its members,

Concrete Cutting, Inc., the staff checks the Department of Transportation

and you may find something that will benefit your business. I hope that

websites and sources like the CSDA Bid Request form. For those of you

everyone finds their way out of these challenging times and the industry

who may be unfamiliar, the CSDA Website has an online service where

is able to grow once more.

specifiers can fill out a bid request and that request will go out to all of the

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Picking the Lock

Vice President, Jim Dvoratchek Hard Rock Concrete Cutters, Inc. jimd@hardrockconcretecutters.com

CSDA Member Finds Right Combination to Open Arch Wall

Secretary/Treasurer, Judith O’Day Terra Diamond Industrial joday@terradiamond.com Past President, Tom Stowell Norton Pro Diamond thomas.stowell@att.net Executive Director, Patrick O’Brien Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association pat@csda.org CSDA BOARD OF DIRECTORS (Terms expiring 2011)

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Larry Liddle Diamond Products Limited lliddle@diamondproducts.com Mike Orzechowski DITEQ Corporation mikeo@diteq.com John van Dyk Canadian Cutting & Coring Ltd. info@concretecutting.ca Kellie Vazquez Holes Incorporated kvazquez@holesinc.com

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Kevin Baron Western Saw, Inc. kevinb@westernsaw.com Tim Beckman Cutting Edge Services Corporation beckman@cuttingedgeservices.com

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Steve Garrison Hilti, Inc. steve.garrison@hilti.com Donna Harris Concrete Renovation, Inc. donna.cri@sbcglobal.net Ron Rapper Husqvarna Construction Products ron.rapper@husqvarna.com Jack Sondergard Central Concrete Cutting, Inc. jacksondergard@sprynet.com

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Bridge Collapse Concrete Cutter Goes Underwater to Remove Fallen Structure

Kevin Warnecke ICS, Blount Inc. kwarnecke@icsbestway.com CSDA BOARD OF DIRECTORS (Terms expiring in 2012)

Keeping Cool Under Pressure CSDA Member Cuts Air Conditioning Pad on Building Roof

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Holding the Fort Diamond Wire Saw Elevates the Status of a Historic Site

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Concrete Openings Magazine Official Magazine of the Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association Volume 19, Number 3 ISSN: 1093-6483 Concrete Openings magazine is published by O’Brien International, Inc., four times each calendar year in March, June, September and December. Editorial contributions are welcomed and advertisements are encouraged. Please contact the Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association 13577 Feather Sound Drive, Suite 560 Clearwater, FL 33762 Tel: 727-577-5004 Fax: 727-577-5012 www.csda.org Magazines, newspapers and private individuals are welcome to reproduce, in whole or part, articles published herein provided that acknowledgements are made in the following manner: “Reprinted courtesy of the Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association, Concrete Openings magazine, Issue Date.”

No alterations should be made in the text of any article.

Publisher Patrick O’Brien Editor Cherryl O’Brien Assistant Editor Russell Hitchen CONCRETE CASE Contributors Federico del Villar David McNamara Raul Bracamontes Francesca D’Andrea Editorial Review Committee Skip Aston Rod Newton Pat Stepanski The information and recommendations in this magazine are provided for use by fully qualified, professional personnel.

The Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association and the publisher disclaim any responsibility as to their use by readers and shall not be liable for damages arising out of the use of the foregoing information.

All bylined articles published in this magazine represent solely the individual opinions of the writers and not necessarily those of the Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association.

Cover Photo: The Tucurui Dam, Lock #1, in Brazil.

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When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Training

16 2010 IACDS Annual General Meeting 22 CSDA 2011 Convention Preview 34 Tech Talk

Proper Care and Tensioning of Belts On Concrete Saws

36 Core Health

Preventing and Treating Sprains and Strains

38 The Business of Business

Shoot at Something

41 OSHA / CSDA Alliance Latest 42 Safety Counts

OSHA Whistleblower Protection: Giving Sharper Teeth to a “Legal Dinosaur”

44 Insurance Corner

What to Do When a Work-Related Accident Occurs

48 Industry Bits 58 Certified Operator Companies 60 New Members 61 Calendar 64 Director’s Dialogue

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When the Going Gets Tough,

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ver the past couple of years, some companies

environment. Employees value the fact that employers see them as an

have sacrificed employee training to conserve

investment. By investing in employees, an employer can develop people

expenditures while times have been financially

who will become great assets to the company. By using training or certification courses as a vehicle for growth and development, employees

tough. However, the long-term gains of having trained

will be encouraged to remain focused and loyal to a company that is

employees should not be overlooked. Any costs incurred

willing to invest in them and develop them as an industry professional.

to train operators or administrative staff will be more than recovered by the amount of quality work produced, the

There’s a saying that, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” but this is not really true. Continuous advancements in engineering and technology mean that training is essential—no matter how experienced

satisfaction of the worker and the satisfaction expressed

someone is in their chosen profession. New products are constantly

by customers. Many businesses have realized this, and

being developed to improve a contractor’s speed, efficiency, accuracy

are actually increasing their training programs in a down

and safety, and it is up to employers to make sure that their employees are educated and skilled in these new products as they are introduced.

economy. The simple truth is that training is a “win-win”

Some industry professionals with more than 30 years of experience in

for employers. Many companies will testify that the

their discipline will testify that they are still learning. While their expe-

rewards associated with employing highly skilled, welltrained personnel outweigh the costs of training.

In 2009, overall training expenditures by U.S. companies decreased by just seven percent from the previous year to $52.2 billion, as stated in Training magazine’s 2009 Industry Report. However, in the same report it states that 57 percent of the companies surveyed maintained the same number of training staff as the year before, and small companies of 10 to 999 employees were increasing training expenditure while allowing more hours for staff to be trained. In fact, these small companies more than doubled their amount of training hours per employee to an average of 33 hours in 2009.

The positive effects of training employees can be huge, whether the company is involved in contracting, manufacturing or distributing. These effects are not simply in terms of skill levels or profits, but also through raising employee morale and building a productive and healthy working

rience is invaluable in most cases, the introduction of new tools and equipment can often place them in the same situation as a newly-hired employee. Training has no age limits.

To keep up with how quickly products and technologies advance, the methods with which employees are trained must also evolve and improve. At a time when employers are thinking “outside the box” as to how to cut back on costs, while still getting their operators sufficiently trained, the increasing popularity of online courses and webinars proves just that.

It goes without saying that there is no substitute for having handson training when it comes to increasing the skill and safety of employees, but the rapidly-evolving service of web-based training has given many employers a more cost-effective way of educating and informing their employees.

Training institutions continue to adapt course offerings in response to the ever-changing needs of the industries they serve. Tutelage is provided by industry experts, who share a wealth of information with students about their chosen discipline. By using proven, well-structured courses as a company training program, participants are assured of receiving top-notch instruction through the presentation of up-to-date best working practices.

Since 1993, Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association (CSDA) members from the U.S., Canada and around the world have been sending representatives to the association’s training classes with the aim of enhancing or adding to the skill sets of their employees. Participants have discovered the benefits of being given quality training and take their newly-acquired skills back to their respective companies. The information and techniques presented enable participants to work with increased levels of accuracy and efficiency in their day-to-day roles, heightening the reputation of their company, improving safety records and showing customers that professionalism and safety are top priority.

“By sending our employees to structured training programs and having most operators become certified in their field, the company has been able to win more jobs and impress customers with the professionalism of our guys,” says Kellie Vazquez, vice president of

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the Tough Get Training

Upcoming CSDA Training Sessions November 15–20, 2010 St. Petersburg College, Clearwater, Florida • Estimating Class

Nov. 16-17

• Certification Courses

Slab Sawing & Drilling 201

Nov. 15-16

Wall Sawing 201

Nov. 17-18

Wire Sawing 201 Nov. 19-20

The 201 Certification courses allow experienced operators to expand their knowledge and skills and become a CSDA Certified Operator in one or all of the sawing and drilling disciplines. The advanced courses provide classroom and hands-on instruction in slab sawing and core drilling, wall/ hand/chain sawing and wire sawing.

Estimating focuses on the tasks involved with estimating sawing and drilling jobs. Employees with at least three years experience in the concrete cutting industry, those who wish to Holes Incorporated of Houston, Texas. “Our goal is to have all operators

broaden their knowledge in the field of estimating or those

trained by the professionals at CSDA,” she added.

looking to move into management should attend. The course

Online courses offer flexible learning schedules that allow employees

outlines the role of an estimator, reviews different methods of

to complete the training at their own pace while continuing with their

estimating, compares estimates and actual costs and discusses

day-to-day duties. The employer can track progress and monitor the

how estimators affect the company’s bottom line.

results at any time. The quality and quantity of online training has grown tremendously over the last five years, and has now become a

January 17-20, 2011

viable option for many people. This statement is confirmed by Training

Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada

magazine’s 2009 Industry Report, which reports that although classroom-

• Wall Sawing & Core Drilling 101

based training remains the preferred choice for 47 percent of the companies surveyed, almost 20 percent now use purely online classes, while another 23 percent use a mixture of hands-on and online training.

“It is a time saver for training new and existing employees at various branch locations,” says Don Moroz of Derrick Concrete Cutting & Construction Ltd based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Moroz is a firm believer in company training, in whatever form it is presented.

The advancements in online training have benefited his company tremendously. “All employees receive the same training and can

Jan. 17-20

This course includes classroom sessions and hands-on training in demonstration areas at the World of Concrete 2011 trade show and exhibition. The course provides students with a strong foundation in sawing and drilling operations and industry fundamentals, and is geared to both newly hired operators and anyone wishing to expand their knowledge of sawing and drilling.

For more information, call 727-577-5004 or visit

complete safety records at a press of a button. The classes can be easily

www.csda.org and click on “Training,” where a copy of the

changed or updated, and completing these classes can help protect

latest training brochure can be viewed or downloaded.

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by showing potential customers that employees have attained a high standard in their chosen discipline. Evidence of training and certification is becoming an important part of a company’s portfolio when bidding for jobs or presenting to potential customers. With the advancements in online training, it is now possible to acquire such documentation while sitting in your own home or office.

As previously mentioned, however, the accessibility of online training cannot compare to the opportunity to send employees on hands-on and classroom courses. Interaction with experienced trainers and other industry experts, and the chance to use and learn about the latest cutting equipment and techniques, is one resource that an employer is hard pressed to find anywhere else. Many organizations work with local training or educational facilities to provide the best possible environment in which to conduct training classes. This benefits both the facility and the organization, as attendees can be trained in a location dedicated to their discipline, and the educational facility can show students that professional organizations from their chosen industry use their location as a base for training. Students have a firsthand look at the work performed by the class attendees, while the attendees take advantage of being in an academic environment with modern equipment and facilities. you and your company from potential claims,” he added. With all the technological advancements present in today’s society, it is becoming clear to many that online training is a great option if costs or employee time off are issues.

It is important to remember that training need not be limited to contractors, but can be extremely useful to other industry employees.

Manufacturers and distributors of goods and services have found that training has enhanced the knowledge and skills of their workers. By gaining enhanced knowledge of the relevant tools and equipment, and learning how to get the best performance from them, employees are able to interact confidently with customers and use their firsthand knowledge to answer any questions about their company’s products.

“We were expanding the business into the professional concrete

James Connolly, corporate training director for St. Petersburg

cutting segment of the industry and wanted to get into the world of

College in Florida, has been working with CSDA for several years to

these contractors and understand it from their viewpoint,” says Tom

provide top quality training at the college. He says, “In an economic

Esch of Esch Construction Supply, Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota. “By training

downturn, the first items to be trimmed from a budget are generally

alongside contractors and learning from industry experts, we know more

research, development and training. What we have found is that the

about how best to help our customers lower costs and increase profits.

better an individual is trained the more prepared an organization is

We have important working knowledge about a specialized market that

when a downturn occurs. Today, everyone is doing more with less, and

has helped both our customers and our sales. This is a double bonus, and

an individual who is cross-trained can become much more efficient

in this economy we need such an advantage,” Esch added.

and functional.”

This distributor of concrete sawing and drilling equipment has

There really is no downside to training. The gains from having

experienced the benefits of having trained employees with sound

employees trained or certified in their discipline cannot be ignored.

product knowledge gained from not just studying technical data sheets

By investing financially in an employee, an employer can experience

or instructions, but from performing cutting work with the types of

the return of that investment through the increased knowledge, skill

tools and equipment the company sells.

and efficiency of the employee. This will ultimately result in not only a

Acquiring training from an official body also provides piece of mind

financial gain, but a gain in employee morale and customer confidence;

for employers. Upon completion of training or certification courses,

two factors that can be key to a successful business. The economy will

documentation is given to the employer to confirm their employees have

improve once more, and when it does many companies will be a step

demonstrated the necessary skills to pass the standards set and perform

ahead of the rest because their employees are trained and ready to

safe and efficient work. This documentation can assist in limiting a

take on new work.

company’s risk and liability, as written certification can be produced to prove a company’s safe working practices and the skill sets achieved by its employees. Documentation can also help contractors win jobs

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Make plans now to send your new and experienced operators to the upcoming CSDA training classes.

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Picking theLock

CSDA Member Finds Right Combination to Open Arch Wall

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n a stretch of the Tocantins River in Brazil stands the Tucurui Dam. With 120,000 cubic meters (approximately 4.24 million cubic feet) of discharge capacity, the dam spillway is one of the largest in the world. A massive engineering project was designed to open up this part of the river so that it could join with the Araguaia River and flow into a basin deep within the Amazon. Part of the plan at the Tucurui Dam included the removal of a large concrete emergency closure arch at one of the dam’s locks. A solution was required to remove the arch quickly and safely.

The Tocantins and Araguaia Basin is the largest river basin in Brazil, spreading more than 300,000 square miles. In 2007, the Brazilian government launched a Growth Acceleration Program that included opening up the country’s waterways to increase economic growth as well as providing better infrastructure between the inland areas of the Amazon Basin with the country’s shipping ports. As part of this program, the emergency closure arch at the Tucurui Dam Lock #1 was cited for removal. This reinforced concrete structure measured 39 meters (128 feet) wide, stood 25 meters (82 feet) high and was 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) thick.

The Tucurui Dam Lock #1 on the Tocantins River, Brazil.

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A 25-meter-(82-foot) tall concrete emergency closure arch was to be removed.

Construction of the Tucurui Dam began in the 1970s, together

The 39-meter- (128-foot) wide and 25-meter- (82 foot) tall closure

with the building of a hydroelectric power plant at the same location.

arch had a radius of 22 meters (72 feet) and incorporated two reinforced

The plant is currently ranked as the fourth-largest in the world, with a

joins at the lock walls. The reinforcements were 2 meters (6.6 feet) wide,

capacity of 8,000 megawatts. As part of the construction, two locks were

5 meters (16.4 feet) thick and 16.5 meters (54 feet) tall, and also required

to be built for vessels to navigate a 72-meter (236-foot) drop in the flow

cutting. The reinforced concrete structure, built using an arch design to

of the Tocantins while the power plant and dam were built. This project

withstand water pressure caused by a potential flood, was 1.5 meters

was never completed, and an emergency closure arch was built at one

(4.9 feet) thick at the base and slimmed to 1 meter (3.3 feet) thick at

of the locks to prevent flooding the plant and dam construction areas

the top. EKIPE-C devised a plan to cut the arch into sections using the

if and when the building of the lock systems recommenced.

wire saw, so that they could be lifted out of the lock area by crane and

The owner of the dam, Eletronorte, awarded the emergency closure

transported from the work area by truck.

arch project to Camargo Correa S.A. of Sao Paulo, Brazil, who acted as

Horizontal and vertical cuts were planned to limit the amount of

general contractor for the work. Camargo Correa began its search for a

crane lifts required and to minimize the amount of time involved in the

concrete cutting contractor who had the knowledge and equipment to

work, taking care to work within the limits of the 70-ton crane. To make

complete such a large task, and decided to use CSDA member EKIPE-C to

the best use of the speed of the hydraulic wire saws manufactured by

undertake the cutting work. The emergency closure arch was situated

Husqvarna and Diamond Products, the cutting team decided to reduce

close to the lock doors, which could not be removed, so the general

the amount of slower, horizontal cuts to 10 and include more vertical

contractor specified that the protective coating of the steel stoplogs

cuts, making 23 in all. The size and weight of the cut sections were also

and miter doors could not be damaged by any debris caused by the

taken into consideration and the contractor worked within the 30-ton

demolition work. Dust and noise had to be kept to a minimum to

capacity of the trucks being used to transport the sections from the job

accommodate other contractors in the vicinity who were working on

site. Scaffolding was set up at appropriate points to prepare for the

the completion of the locks.

horizontal cuts and operators began drilling core holes through which

Because of the close proximity of the emergency closure arch to the

to feed the diamond wire. Holes were created in the 1.5-meter- (4.9-

lock doors, and the potential damage caused by flying debris, the use of

foot) thick concrete at 5.7 centimeters (2.25 inches) in diameter to use

wrecking balls was ruled out. So too was the use of jackhammers and

for the diamond wire, taking an operator 30 minutes to core each hole

implosion techniques, as they also could have damaged the lock doors

with four operators working in tandem.

or surrounding structures with the increased noise and vibration. The

The cutting team from EKIPE-C set up pulley systems for the run

task was large and had a specific three-month time frame in place, so

of the diamond wire. Pulleys were put in place for each 1,000-meter

EKIPE-C used its knowledge of cutting concrete with diamond tools to

(3,281-foot) length of Tyrolit wire, before operators began the 23 vertical

provide a solution that would cause minimum disruption to the other

cuts measuring 25 meters (82 feet) each and the 10 39-meter (128-foot)

works with the least amount of debris. A wire saw was chosen as the

horizontal cuts. The vertical cuts were made first, taking three days to

best fit for the project.

complete each of the 23 cuts required, before the 10 horizontal cuts

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were created by the wire saw. The progress of the horizontal cuts was slower, and it took the contractor six days to make each of these cuts.

Each of the 220 reinforced concrete sections cut and removed were 3.9 meters (12.8 feet) tall by 1.1 meters (3.6 feet) wide. The weight of each piece varied due to the differing thickness and reinforcement throughout the emergency closure arch. Cut sections from the top-center of the arch weighed 9.25 tons, while the pieces from the bottom of the arch and close to the sides weighed up to 54 tons. As these heavier sections exceeded the maximum 30-ton weight allowance of the trucks that were transporting them from the job site, further cuts were made to the concrete once craned out from the work area, creating pieces that were more manageable. The cuts made by the wire saw were so clean that the concrete sections were reused on the Tocantins as retaining walls and placed in certain areas to protect the river banks against erosion.

The cutting and removal of the emergency closure arch at the Tucurui Lock #1 was completed on the 90-day schedule set and without incident, although the job did present a number of challenges to the cutting contractor. The location of the job was isolated from the urban areas of Brazil, deep within the Amazon. The supply of equipment and spares had to be planned far in advance to insure against potential delays to the work. The sheer size of the structure that the team from EKIPE-C was working on was also a challenge. In order to maintain a safe working environment while cutting, the contractor performed

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The wire saw made 10 horizontal and 23 vertical cuts through the arch.

risk analyses and conducted daily safety talks to reinforce the hazards of working at height. This was in addition to the thorough training already provided to the operators, and all employees made sure that safety harnesses and appropriate personal protective equipment was

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The cutting and removing of such a large quantity of concrete sections had to be well planned. The crane and removal trucks were provided by the general contractor, and constant coordination between the general contractor and the cutting team had to be maintained to

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The cuts created 220 pieces that weighed from 9.25 up to 54 tons. lock walls, so the contractor was unable to stack the cut sections for

“We were extremely satisfied with the outcome,” said Federico del

any length of time. All of these factors had to be considered, as well as

Villar of EKIPE-C. “We gained valuable experience dealing with such a

a strict 90-day time frame set by the owners of the dam. To complete

large infrastructure job that was a challenge in terms of the size and

this project without incident, as this CSDA member did, was no fluke.

the difficult location of the job site. To complete an extremely difficult

In order to cut and remove the emergency closure arch at the

job with zero accidents and to the total satisfaction of the owner and

Tucurui Lock #1, the cutting team from EKIPE-C used four Hydrostress

Camargo Correa was very pleasing, as they are both significant players

27-horsepower wire saws from Diamond Products, two 30-horsepower

in the Brazilian public works market,” del Villar concluded.

hydraulic wire saws from Husqvarna and two 25-horsepower wire saws that had been customized by EKIPE-C to increase cutting capacity on

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the job. To create the holes for the diamond wire, the contractors

Founded in 1989, EKIPE-C is headquartered in Sao Paulo,

used four WEKA DK42 5.5-horsepower, 3-phase core drills, also from

Brazil, and has been a CSDA member for 18 years. The

Diamond Products. The team cut a total area of 1,870 square meters

company has 50 employees and 10 trucks, and its network

(20,128 square feet) with the wire saws. The concrete sections cut and

of branches service Brazil and other parts of South America.

removed weighed a total of 3,483 tons with a volume of 1,393 cubic

EKIPE-C offers the concrete cutting services of slab sawing,

meters (49,193 cubic feet). Operators core drilled 226 holes, totaling

wall sawing, hand sawing, wire sawing, core drilling,

350.8 meters (1,157 feet) of cutting.

crushing and hot-tapping. EKIPE-C is a frequent contributor

EKIPE-C successfully demonstrated to the general contractor and to the dam owners that controlled demolition with diamond wire sawing was the best solution for the demands of this job. The cutting of the emergency closure arch was completed on time and within budget, and highlighted the speed and efficiency that cutting with diamond tools can bring to many jobs. As a result, the cutting contractor was awarded another job that involved the creation of several water intake openings in the lock walls. This job had been started by another contractor, but the use of jackhammers had caused the work to fall behind so EKIPE-C stepped in with its wire saw to get the job done.

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General Contractor: Camargo Correa CSDA Member: EKIPE-C Sao Paulo, Brazil Phone: 55-11 2884 4900 Email: federico@ekipe-c.com.br Website: www.ekipe-c.com.br Methods Used: Wire Sawing, Core Drilling

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Members of IACDS met the following day in Salzburg to discuss the

meeting of the International Association of Concrete Drillers

current status of the concrete sawing and drilling industry around the

and Sawers (IACDS) on April 26. The meeting drew delegates

world and how the association can continue to define its role within this

from several countries who gathered to share industry knowledge

industry. Current IACDS president, Peter White of the U.K.’s Drilling &

and continue to learn new ways to thrive and survive. The meeting

Sawing Association, gave his annual report to the attendees. The mood

took place immediately after the 2010 bauma trade show in Munich,

is optimistic for the industry, although the level of business varies greatly

Germany, the biggest event in the construction and demolition industry.

from country to country. Housing construction and public authority

IACDS held a series of seminars on April 25 during bauma for general

works were cited as being two key areas where things need to improve

contractors, architects and engineers to learn more about the concrete

to assist the sawing and drilling segment of the market.

sawing and drilling industry.

White discussed the bauma seminar program and the Diamond

Representatives from Concrete Sawing and Drilling Association

Award, two events that have proven to be successful for the association.

member companies Hilti, Husqvarna, Tractive AB and Tyrolit gave eight

Plans are now in place for the 2011 Diamond Award, which will return

30-minute presentations at the IACDS seminar to bauma attendees. The

to the Las Vegas Convention Center in January of next year and is now

aim of the presentations was to heighten awareness of the concrete

open for entries (see sidebar). A proposal to hold another series of

sawing and drilling industry, educate attendees about new technologies

presentations at the 2013 bauma show was accepted. The group also

and detail the possibilities that are achievable through concrete cutting.

discussed the association’s involvement with other industry trade shows

Topics included dry cutting, efficient cutting for minimal debris and

like Demcon in Sweden and BeBoSa in Germany, and how IACDS could

waste water, underwater wire sawing, hydraulic versus high frequency

generate further interest in the sawing and drilling market by having

cutting equipment, nuclear power plant work, post-installed rebar and

a presence at these shows.

new market opportunities for concrete cutters. The seminars drew a big crowd and were standing room only.

Each representative from the national associations present gave a summary of the current economic status of their country, together

Front row, from left to right: Anita Hermansson, Jose Blanco, Ernst Siegenthaler, Peter White, Julie White, Norikazu Shibuya, Anna Trachsel. Back row, from left to right: William Lee, Alfred Landl, Bernhard Seidl, Andrei Bushmarin, Lars Gustafsson, Lars Sandström, Linda Dahlin, Martin Braun, Hans-Georg Wagener, Daniel Trachsel, Dietmar Wirthgen, Alain Dupont, Martin Gödickemeier, Martin Jennings, Donat Fritsch, Antonio Zerolo, Werner Havlena.

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The large number of attendees at the IACDS Seminars were able to listen to a translation of each presentation in English or German.

with some information on how each association is coping in terms of membership and dues income. While attendees from Japan, Spain, Russia, the U.K. and the U.S. report that they are still feeling the effects of the economic downturn, including decreases in membership and company bankruptcies, they also have seen signs of recovery.

Meanwhile, the markets of Austria, Switzerland and Sweden are reported to be stable with some signs of growth in both the economy and number of association members. However, the German association remains strongest and now has over 600 member companies. This

The International Association of Concrete Drillers & Sawers (IACDS) is proud to announce the 2011 Diamond Award for outstanding performance on jobs using diamond sawing and drilling tools.

continued growth is credited to a benefit given to contractors in the form of a reduced social tariff levied by the government, and to a robust

Submit your entry of the most innovative job you

construction and demolition industry in Germany.

have completed in the field of concrete drilling and

IACDS has taken great strides to advance the industry since its

sawing to enter the Diamond Award competition.

inception in 1995. Technical documents have been produced like Basic

Go to the IACDS Website, select Diamond Award and

Parameters for Concrete Drilling and Sawing Equipment and Tolerances

download the relevant documents to submit a job for

and Limits for Construction Sawing and Drilling. The second edition of

consideration. The direct link to the 2011 Award page is

the association’s tolerances and limits document was published in 2006,

http://www.iacds.org/diamond_award_2011/index.html.

and a motion was passed to update this document with the most up-todate information. These documents can assist concrete cutters in their day-to-day work, and can be found on the IACDS Website (www.iacds. org), in the CSDA Resource Guide or via the members section of the CSDA Website (www.csda.org). These documents are also available to members of other national associations in electronic and/or paper copies.

White will continue as president of the international association,

Entries should be submitted, in English, no later than October 15, 2010.

The three best entries will be awarded during a press conference at World of Concrete in Las Vegas, January 17 to 21, 2011. Each winner will be given a free flight to Las Vegas and accommodation for two people.

fulfilling his two-year term, while Jose Blanco of Spain and Norikazu Shibuya of Japan remain as vice presidents until the 2011 election. The next IACDS annual meeting will be held in Brugge, Belgium from May 6 to 8, 2011. For more information, visit www.iacds.org.

The International Association of Concrete Drillers & Sawers is an international trade association of sawing and drilling associations from the concrete construction and renovation industry. Its mission is to provide an international union and cooperation of trade associations to support and promote professional development of professional sawing and drilling contractors and their methods. This umbrella organization of sawing and drilling associations formed in 1995 is composed of the associations from Australia, Austria, Germany, Japan, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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CSDA Member Cuts Air Conditioning Pad on Building Roof

Picture courtesy of Meenu Bakshi, And Beyond Inc.

Keeping Cool Under Pressure

The O2 building in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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last-minute change in the construction of a new building in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, meant the general contractor had to enlist the help of a specialized concrete cutting contractor to ensure the project finished on time.

During the pouring of a rooftop air conditioning pad, a variation in the design of a rooftop garden area was made and the pad required adjustment. The clock was ticking down on the official opening of the building, so speed was of the essence.

The air conditioning pad was poured to stand 20 inches high, but the redesign meant the pad had to be only 4 inches tall. The pad measured 4 feet long by 4 feet wide and needed to be reduced so that the correct amount of concrete would remain for the air conditioning unit. In addition, the building is located in the most densely-populated area of Canada, Vancouver’s West End, and was days away from final occupancy. The main challenge that the contractor had to face, however, was time. The contractor had just three days from its initial contact with the general contractor to complete the work.

The use of jackhammers and other traditional methods of demolition was not suitable due to the noise generated and the proximity of neighbors, so the general contractor, ITC Construction Group of Vancouver, needed to find a fast, clean and guaranteed way to remove the concrete in time for the opening of the new building. The construction group is one of the largest in western Canada and specializes in the construction of concrete residential and commercial buildings. ITC contracted CSDA member company Vancouver Concrete Cutting & Coring, Inc. (Vancouver CCC) to modify the oversized concrete slab. The general contractor had worked with Vancouver CCC on other projects and confidence was high that a solution could be found.

Vancouver CCC devised a plan to dissect the concrete pad with diamond tools before coring holes into the concrete and pouring a substance that would expand and break the concrete from the inside out. “When ITC contacted me with this reinforced concrete removal job and told me that there was no crane on site, no three-phase power, it had to be done quietly to avoid noise ordinance issues and we couldn’t make a mess, I felt like both my hands were being tied behind my back,” said David McNamara, president of Vancouver CCC. “When the general contractor added that we only had three days to do it before occupancy, and it was already two o’clock in the afternoon, I knew that I had to come up with a solution for the customer that met their needs and timeline,” McNamara added. The contractor decided The building was to open in three days when a change of design was required.

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to use Sylentmite in conjunction with sawing techniques. The powdered substance provides controlled demolition of a structure when poured into drilled holes at specific points.

The initial plan was to saw cut the entire pad into pieces for removal, but insufficient power was available on the rooftop for electric or hydraulic motors. In addition, the side of the building was sloped so the general contractor wanted to minimize the amount of time hydraulic lines were run up the side of the building. The building was due to be occupied by its first residents in days, so it was specified that there was to be no slurry damage to a roof garden that surrounded the concrete air conditioning pad. Because of these constraints, Vancouver CCC came up with the idea of cutting a sizeable portion of the pad using concrete cutting equipment so that

The concrete pad had been poured 16 inches too thick.

the rest could be broken and removed using Sylentmite.

First, the contractor set up a wall saw track on the air conditioning

diameter cores 15 inches deep and one core in the center that was 16

pad to mount a 35-horsepower WS 360 wall saw from Husqvarna.

inches deep using a Core Bore Weka DK 12 core drill from Diamond

Operators then cut around the concrete pad 16 inches from the top

Products with a 1.5-inch-diameter turbo segmented core bit from Cyclone

surface with 24- and 42-inch-diameter blades from Cyclone Diamond

Diamond Products. Unlike the majority of concrete cutting contractors,

Products, leaving a 1-foot square in the middle. This first step took

and unlike what this contractor would normally do, the aim of the coring

around four hours to perform. Vancouver CCC then cored 15 1.5-inch-

work was to hit as much steel as possible. By hitting as much rebar as they could find, the team was able to eliminate reinforcement in the concrete that would have made the next part of the job more difficult to achieve. The drilling of the holes also took four hours to complete.

Once the wall sawing and core drilling work was finished, operators from Vancouver CCC removed the cores and cleaned each hole to ensure they were free of dust and debris. The contractor then turned to its “chemical weapon,� Sylentmite. The powdered mixture of natural minerals, when mixed with cold water, can achieve up to 20,000 psi of expansive power. Vancouver CCC made the mixture and applied it to each hole created in the concrete pad. Within a few minutes, the mixture of powder and water started to increase in temperature and around an inch of material expanded out from each hole. Within two hours, cracks appeared throughout the pad. The mixture was left in the core holes overnight to allow the product time to fully expand, in which time the expansion of this mixture forced cracks in the concrete as wide as 1.5 to 2 inches.

Once the process of expansion ended, the cutting team returned to the pad to chip out sections of the concrete. This chipping was required to reach some of the remaining rebar and cut it with an angle grinder, so that the pieces were in manageable size for the disposal team to remove from the job site.

Working on the rooftop of this large building came with its fair share of challenges. First, no cranes were available or allowed on site while the building was so close to opening. The opportunity to utilize a crane may have enabled the cutting contractor to cut the concrete pad into larger pieces that could have been lifted out from the rooftop area of the eight-story building. All cut sections of concrete and waste materials had to be transported to ground level by residential elevator

An operator core drills one of 15 holes 15 inches deep into the pad.

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instead. In addition, the densely-populated location of the work meant

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Holes were packed with a substance that would expand and break the concrete.

The controlled demolition of the pad was completed ahead of schedule.

that any noise from cutting or demolition works had to be minimal. By

the noise of sawing and we did it all for less money.” McNamara con-

devising the plan that it did, Vancouver CCC was able to limit the use

cluded. The cutting contractor has built a good relationship with the

of the hydraulic wall saw and use handheld coring rigs to complete the

general contractor and site supervisor as a result of the project, and is

job with the least amount of impact on the work area. This also enabled

now regarded as the “go to” company for solutions to difficult problems.

landscapers to continue their work around the rooftop garden area.

The O2 building is now open to residents and businesses. Thanks to

In order to maintain a safe work area on the building roof, all

the ingenuity of this cutting contractor, a redesign was implemented

operators were required to wear all relevant personal protective

quickly and efficiently, with minimal impact on the other last-minute

equipment (PPE) during the cutting work. Some of these items of PPE,

preparations being made to the new build. When a general contractor

with the addition of a face mask, were also required when using the

enlists the help of a CSDA member, they can keep their cool knowing

concrete breaking substance, both in powder and mixture forms. Once

that the work will be a success.

the Sylentmite was applied to the holes, the pad was covered with plywood as per the safety instructions from the manufacturer.

To cut the concrete air conditioning pad free from the roof of the

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building, Vancouver CCC used a hydraulic, 35-horsepower WS 360 wall saw from Husqvarna with 24- and 42-inch-diameter blades along with a 1.5-inch-diameter turbo segmented core bit from Cyclone Diamond Products, and a Core Bore Weka DK 12 core drill from Diamond Products.

The contractor cut 16 linear feet of 18-inch-thick concrete and core drilled 16 holes to a depth of 15 inches with a diameter of 1.5 inches, taking two men just two days to complete the job.

The job was completed in less time than allotted and also came in under budget.

McNamara was extremely

Forces up to 20,000 psi from the mixture caused cracks to appear.

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Company Profile

Vancouver Concrete Cutting & Coring, Inc. is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The company services the whole of the Vancouver region. Founded in 1984, the company was purchased three years ago by David McNamara. Since 2007, the business has grown to six staff and four trucks. The company offers concrete cutting services including slab sawing, wall sawing, hand sawing and core drilling, and has been a CSDA member since 2009.

Resources

General Contractor:

happy with the outcome of the

ITC Construction Group

project, “Not only did we com-

CSDA Member:

plete the job ahead of schedule,

Vancouver Concrete Cutting & Coring Inc.

we did it with a minimal amount

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

of mess and cleanup,” he said.

Phone: 604-276-8381

“Other trades were able to work

Email: vancouverconcretecutting@telus.net

around us without difficulty, the

Website: www.vancouverconcretecutting.com

neighbors were not affected by

Methods Used: Wall Sawing, Core Drilling

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39th Annual Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association Convention and Tech Fair

Fun and Sun in Southwest Florida!

March 10-12, 2011 Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort and Spa Bonita Springs, Florida

Join your fellow concrete cutting contractors and associates at the 39th Annual Convention and Tech Fair. Next year’s location can’t be beat. Southwest Florida boasts warm temperatures, cool breezes, white-sand beaches, world-class fishing and golf and breathtaking views of Estero Bay.

2011 Convention Highlights

looking to expand their knowledge of concrete sawing and drilling. For more information, or to register for this class, visit the CSDA Website

Keynote Speaker and Presentations

and click on “Training,” call the CSDA office at 727-577-5004 or email

Once again, our opening sessions will feature a one-of-a-kind keynote

info@csda.org.

speaker sure to get attendees excited and sparking new, creative ideas.

This year’s presentations will focus on new areas of concrete cutting,

Hotel and Location Information

compliance with new laws and regulations and not-to-be-missed

The Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa is located just north of

presentations on building and transitioning your business.

Naples, Florida situated on beautiful Estero Bay and has been named among Travel + Leisure’s 500 World’s Best Hotels. Recently honored with Florida

Roundtables One of the most popular events of the convention, roundtables bring together contractors with industry professionals to share ideas, spark interest in new fields and answer technical questions.

Tech Fair An opportunity for manufacturers to meet

Green Lodging’s Three Palm eco-friendly certification, it offers limitless recreation, personalized service and attention to detail at every turn. Play 18 holes at the world-class Raptor Bay Golf Club, recharge with indulgent treatments at Stillwater Spa, plunge down a 140-foot waterslide or engage in the vast array of water sports available nearby. At night, epicurean delights await at the hotel’s Four Diamond restaurant.

one-on-one with customers and showcase their new products and technologies. The tabletop Tech Fair is always a popular event,

CSDA has secured a historically low rate of $199 a night for this world-class property.

and this year will be no exception. This is a unique event for both contractors and

Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Resort & Spa

manufacturers that should not be missed.

5001 Coconut Road

For information on exhibiting at the Tech

Bonita Springs, FL 34134

Fair, call the CSDA office at 727-577-5004 or

Reservations: 239-444-1234 or 800-233-1234 or book online at:

email info@csda.org.

http://coconutpoint.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp

Estimating Class A two-day course taught by industry experts focused on the practice of estimating sawing and drilling jobs. Excellent for those who are

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Group code: G-CCSD Room rate: $199/night (run of house), $299/night (Regency Suite)

CONVENTION AT A GLANCE Tuesday, March 8, 2011 Committee Meetings Estimating Class Wednesday, March 9, 2011 Board Meeting Estimating Class Golf Tournament Optional Activity—Kayak Tour Thursday, March 10, 2011 Keynote Speaker and Opening Sessions •

Robotic Demolition Case Studies

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The New CSDA Company Certification Program

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The Challenges to Survive at All Stages of the Business Life Cycle

Workshops •

Using Social Media to Market Your Company

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Preparing Content for Concrete Openings Magazine

President’s Reception Friday, March 11, 2011 Roundtables •

Dispatching

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Green Concrete Practices

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Preparing for a Governmental Investigation

Tech Fair Optional Activity—Shelling Cruise Saturday, March 12, 2011 Presentations •

Prolonging the Performance of Finished Concrete Floors

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Understanding the Fair Labor Standards Act

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Contracting and Pricing a Job

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Post-Accident Investigations

Annual Meeting Cocktail Reception Gala Dinner and Entertainment

Transportation The Hyatt Regency Coconut Point is located 13 miles south of Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) near Fort Myers. This airport is served by most major airlines and travel time from the airport to the hotel is about 20 minutes.

Southwest Florida Weather

Optional Activity—Everglades Airboat Tour

Important Dates October 1, 2010

Convention Registration Opens

January 28, 2011

Early-Bird Registration Deadline

February 7, 2011

Hotel Reservation Deadline

February 11, 2011 Registration Deadline

March in southwest Florida avoids the rainy season and enjoys seasonably warm weather. The average high is 79° F and the average low is 58° F. Average water temperature is 71° F with average rainfall at 2.3 inches for the month.

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Bridge Collapse Concrete Cutter Goes Underwater to Remove Fallen Structure A new bridge across the Tonola River was being constructed during the removal of the old bridge.

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n July of 2009, one of the two reinforced concrete bridges that span the Tonola River outside the city of Agua Dulce in southeastern Mexico collapsed.

As a large part of the 260-meter (853-foot) bridge was now underwater, the general contractor had to find a professional cutting contractor that could break down and remove the collapsed structure from the river bed.

The bridge was built in 1958 and consisted of seven segments of reinforced concrete, with each segment supported by reinforced concrete pillars and one foundation of 0.61-meter-diameter (2-foot) pilots. In 1988, the bridge was reinforced and in 2003 a new deck slab was poured. Following the collapse of the bridge, a project began to build a new bridge 30 meters (98.4 feet) up stream of the original. The project also included the task of demolishing and removing the fallen bridge at the same time as the construction of the new bridge. The Mexican Federal Police confirmed that the reason the bridge failed was due to the foundations of the pillars being gradually worn and damaged by the flow of the river.

Puentes y Construcciones S.A. de C.V. was chosen as the general contractor for the demolition and removal of the existing 260-meter(853-foot) long and 9.5-meter- (31-foot) wide bridge. This general contractor then needed a specialized contractor that could work underwater to break the bridge into smaller pieces so that the concrete could be removed from the river by crane and transported elsewhere.

CSDA member Soluciones Tecnicas y Profesionales ADRA S.A. de C.V. (ADRA) was chosen to complete this task.

“We offered the customer a solution that had not been considered,” said Raul Bracamontes, owner of ADRA. “The company has a good reputation for underwater concrete cutting and we showed him what we had done before in Cozumel Harbor [as published in the December ’07 issue of Concrete Openings]. He trusted our skills and experience to complete the job,” he added.

The cutting contractor was to perform all of the underwater demolition in the Tonola River. Working with the general contractor, the team from ADRA decided that the best way to successfully demolish and remove the sunken sections of the fallen bridge was to cut each of the five main deck structures into 18 pieces using diamond tools. Each

The collapsed bridge had been broken into several pieces and sunk to the river bed.

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cut section would weigh between 30 to 40 tons and be lifted from the

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Divers were used to assess the underwater concrete sections and set up wire saw runs.

The cuts made by the wire saw helped to remove 4,480 tons of concrete.

river bed by crane. The pieces would then be maneuvered to shore where they could be completely demolished with hydraulic hammers.

This method was to be repeated for the other concrete bridge pillars.

While the last part of the demolition process was to be carried out by hammers on the banks of the river, the rest of the work required a bit more precision. A main oil supply pipeline was located less than 20 meters (65.6 feet) from the work area, so the use of explosives to break up the sunken bridge was ruled out. In addition, the Tonola River is highly valued by the surrounding communities in Agua Dulce. For local fishermen, the river is their livelihood and any demolition work had to have minimum impact on the river, its inhabitants and the people who depend on it for food and work. Time was also a factor, and with a pre-defined eight-month period to complete the work, the contractor

Two cranes lifted the 30- to 40-ton cut concrete sections from the river.

had to use the quickest and most effective methods. Therefore, ADRA utilized the speed and efficiency of the diamond wire saw.

reinforcement on the bridge sections with a torch. A buildup of oxygen

Floating work platforms know as “chalans” or “flexi-boats” were

bubbles below the slab could potentially cause an underwater explosion.

used to carry two 80-ton cranes, with another platform employed by

Second, the holes were needed for threading the wire for the wire saw.

ADRA to set up its cutting equipment. The first job for the cutting team

Each hole took between three to eight hours to create, depending

was to establish the exact location of the collapsed bridge on the river

on whether or not the operator encountered any rebar, which would

bed. A diver was sent down to investigate and report his findings. Due

prolong the cutting time.

to the low visibility in the river, the diver had to determine the size

A Husqvarna wire saw was set up on the cutting contractor’s chalan

and shape of the bridge sections by touch and by an infrared camera

and the 10-millimeter-(0.4-inch) diameter wire was fed through the holes

mounted on the top of his helmet. This camera fed back images to a

created to cut from the underside of the reinforced concrete pieces to

support person on the surface who reviewed the information being

the top. Divers set wedges in place as and when required. On average,

transmitted. The camera gave the team 0.5 meters (1.6 feet) of visibility,

the cutting of each section took 15 days and created sections of concrete

which was greater than the visibility of the diver.

weighing approximately 40 tons. Divers returned to the water to tie

Once the size and shape of the various bridge sections had been

lifting straps around the cut pieces so that the two 80-ton cranes could

identified, the diver returned to the river bed to create nine holes in the

lift them out of the water individually and place them on the banks of

five large concrete sections with a pneumatic hammer, approximately

the river. Once on dry land, a hydraulic hammer was used to break up

1 inch in diameter. The holes were made for two reasons. First, the

each section. Steel reinforcement was removed before the debris was

holes would allow air bubbles to escape during the cutting of exterior

transported from the job site by truck.

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The contractor was awarded additional work above the water.

Performing concrete cutting underwater presented many challenges,

“This was a very interesting project, and we learned a lot from it,”

and ADRA had to be prepared for all of them. The limited visibility in

said Bracamontes. “We had a lot of difficulties during the work, like

the Tonola River was just one of the factors that made this particular

the November floods, the jellyfish and diving with zero visibility, but we

job a difficult one. The area experienced flooding while the work took

are now getting better underwater equipment and more skilled divers

place, bringing the water level 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) above normal and

for the next jobs,” he concluded. The construction of the new bridge

caused the chalans to move more than expected. Also, nearby overhead

has also now been completed and was opened for public use in August.

telephone lines had to be removed to enable the cranes to operate safely during the work, and the team had to dredge parts of the job

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site where some concrete sections had become lodged up to 2 meters (6.6 feet) in the river bed. In addition to all this, the divers had further dangers in the water from the presence of jellyfish and wore neoprene rubber suits to avoid being stung. Some divers, however, were stung

Company Profile

and vinegar and medicine was used to neutralize the burns.

Soluciones Tecnicas y Profesionales ADRA S.A. de C.V. began

To cut the collapsed sections of the bridge, ADRA used a 20 kilowatt

operations in 2005 and has been a CSDA member for three

CS 2512 hydraulic wire saw from Husqvarna with six 100-meter (328-

years. The company came in 3rd place in the 2009 Diamond

foot) lengths of 10- and 11-millimeter-(0.4-inch) diameter diamond

Award for its work on a crucible repair project at a steel plant

wire supplied by Husqvarna and Sky Stone. A cut and break handsaw

in Larazo Cardenas. ADRA is based in Leon Guanajuato, Mexico,

by Husqvarna was also used to perform some cutting work on the cut

and specializes in all elements of wire sawing, wall sawing, flat

sections. Two 80-ton cranes were used to lift the cut pieces out of the

sawing and core drilling.

river and onto the shore. The cutting team spent a total of 160 days on the job, removing 3,950 tons of reinforced concrete from the river.

The wire saw cuts dissected five 560-ton deck pieces and four 280-ton pieces from the piles. In addition, two more 560-ton sections were cut above water level at each end of the bridge that led down into the water, for a total weight of 4,480 tons.

Although flooding in the area had caused delays to the specified completion date, the general contractor gave ADRA two more sections of the bridge that were originally awarded to others to cut. Also, the Mexican transportation secretary was so impressed with the contractor’s work that ADRA has since been awarded more underwater cutting jobs throughout the country.

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Resources

General Contractor: Puentes y Construcciones S.A. de C.V. CSDA Member: Soluciones Tecnicas y Profesionales ADRA S.A. de C.V. Leon Guanajuato, Mexico Phone: 52-4772 122 797 Email: rbracamontes@adra.com.mx Website: www.adra.com.mx Methods Used: Wire Sawing, Hand Sawing

Holding the Fort

Diamond Wire Saw Elevates the Status of a Historic Site

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he walls of a historic fort situated near the French border in Italy have withstood many attacks over the centuries. Whoever controlled the fort had panoramic views of

The Fort of Exilles, near Turin, Italy.

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the surrounding Upper Susa Valley. When work was recently required to refurbish part of the site, the fort walls were penetrated by a new type of force that was intent on dividing and conquering— diamond wire.

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A cutting contractor that spe-

The first phase of the proj-

cializes in controlled demolition

ect was to create an access tun-

of concrete was awarded a chal-

nel to the proposed elevator shaft

lenging job that required a great

location. The cutting contractor

deal of planning combined with

would have to navigate through

the right equipment. Sections

13 meters (32.7 feet) of rock, cre-

of the stone walls at the Fort of

ating a tunnel 3.5 meters (11.5

Exilles in Turin, Italy, needed to

feet) in height and 5 meters (16.4

be cut and demolished to create

feet) wide, all at a depth of 24.5

a shaft for the installation of an

meters (80.4 feet) below the fort’s

elevator. The elevator would con-

surface. The sole purpose of this

nect the fort itself with a square

tunnel was to forge a passageway

located below on the north side

that could be used for the next

of the site.

phase of the work, as machinery

Historical sources report that

would need to be transported to

parts of the Fort of Exilles were already in place as early as 1155,

this point for the creation of the An elevator shaft was to be created within the walls of the fort.

elevator shaft.

and over the centuries the fort

In order to make the cuts to

developed into a formidable

create the tunnel, two WEKA core

stronghold that several families

drilling machines from Diamond

sought to control. The fort was

Products were positioned on a

destroyed by Napoleon’s army in

platform and anchored to the

1796 and was rebuilt as it is seen

rock wall. Holes measuring 13

today during the early part of the

meters (32.7 feet) deep and 6 cen-

19th century. Abandoned by the

timeters (2.25 inches) in diameter

Italian military in 1943, the fort

were created at the four corners

was handed over to the govern-

where the opening was to be

ment of the Piedmont Region in

made, each taking four hours to

1978 under the condition that it

drill. Following this, return pul-

be restored to its former glory.

ley holes were created to allow

In partnership with the Museo

the diamond wire to be threaded

Nazionale della Montagna of

through the rock and attached

Turin, the fort was converted to

to the wire saw. The electrolytic

a monument and museum and

laser-type, conic diamond wire

opened to the public in 2000.

The cutting work was split

was supplied by Diamond Pauber, Holes were cored to 13 meters (32.7 feet) for the wire runs.

into three phases that involved

and the synthetic diamonds used meet U.S. MESH 25/30 standard,

the creation of a horizontal tunnel to transport equipment to the bottom

giving a faster cut from the larger, coarser diamonds. The operators

of the proposed shaft. Next, an opening for the shaft would be created

made two vertical cuts to the right and left sides of the surface, fol-

at the end point of the tunnel before performing vertical cutting to help

lowed by two horizontal cuts. After completion of these cuts, controlled

position the elevator itself with its associated frames and equipment. The

explosives were used to demolish and remove the cut sections of rock

local cutting contractor, Tecnic Technologie, had the tools and equipment

to clear the tunnel.

to perform the work, but would need diamond cutting technology to

Once the tunnel had been created, the second phase of the project

create the shaft with the accuracy required. The contractor turned to

could begin. The next task was to create a vertical shaft to connect

CSDA member Diamond Pauber srl of Massa, Italy, for help.

the fort surface with the tunnel 24.5 meters (80.4 feet) below. The

Traditional demolition methods had also been considered to create

cutting team made 16 pilot holes 6 centimeters (2.25 inches) in diameter

the openings for the access tunnel and elevator shaft, but even a

by machine carrot, equaling 13 meters (32.7 feet) in length. Upon

solid structure like the Fort of Exilles could be susceptible to damage

completion of the pilot holes, operators proceeded with the cutting of

caused by high-impact, high-vibration equipment. A small quantity of

the rock using the wire saw. For this stage of the work, Diamond Pauber

explosives would be used during certain phases of the work. However,

supplied an ORZ wire with a bead diameter of 16 millimeters (0.6 inches).

the most suitable way of removing the large amounts of stone, without

This wire was chosen as the thickness would aid the extraction of rock

compromising the structural integrity of the fort, was to use diamond

with a blind cut. The cutting operation included the first four vertical

cutting equipment, in particular, diamond wire.

cuts of the central vertical shaft, which would connect into the ceiling

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of the tunnel at a height of 3.5 meters (11.5 feet). The cutting work for this phase took four days. This operation was repeated for each of the eight remaining blocks until this part of the cutting work was complete.

To complete the third and final phase of the project, vertical and horizontal drill holes were created in the rock wall measuring 15 millimeters (0.6 inches) in diameter. The diamond wire was then passed through these holes so that cutting could commence. Wire sawing was performed simultaneously with two cutting machines with operators on rotating shifts over a total of three eight-hour shifts. Cutting work took the contractor a total of 10 days using a 60-horsepower wire saw from Bicoma with 9.8-millimeter-bead (0.4-inch) ORZ diamond wire. The cutting area was 800 square meters (8,611 square feet) and was done with 135 meters (443 feet) of diamond wire.

For operators to work safely while performing cutting tasks at the Fort of Exilles, personal protective equipment was required to be worn at all times and harnesses were used when working on the exterior of the fort walls. Platforms were erected to position the wire saw on the outside of the fort and provide enough room for operators to maneuver around the equipment and set up the saw. Scaffolding was placed higher up on the wall and connected to the platform so that the cutting team could set up the pulleys for the wire saw runs. A series

Cutting work for the project took a total of 10 days.

of steps were put in place so that the contractor could reach the work area and make adjustments to the wire when required. To avoid any

Stefano Bernieri, managing director of Diamond Pauber, was pleased

“casualties” during the breach of the fort walls, regular training and

to hear that the company’s diamond wire had helped to complete the

safety talks were scheduled each day.

Fort of Exilles project on time and had surprised the cutting contractor and the fort owners with its performance. “We were chosen because of the positive references received by the cutting contractor from other

A platform was erected to mount the wire saw for the 1,000-meter (3,281-foot) run.

customers. They were impressed by the quality, strength and yield of the wire and just how quickly the cutting work was completed,” he said.

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Company Profile

A CSDA Member since 2005, Diamond Pauber srl was founded in 1979 by Paolo Bernieri in Massa, Italy. The company was one of the earliest Italian companies to manufacture patented diamond wire to cut concrete, heavy reinforced concrete and pure steel.

Resources

General Contractor: Piedmont Regional Government CSDA Affiliate Member: Diamond Pauber srl Massa, Italy Phone: 39-5 8583 0425 Email: info@diamondpauber.it Website: www.diamondpauber.it Methods Used: Wire Sawing

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Tech Talk Tech Talk is a regular feature of Concrete Openings magazine, focusing on equipment, maintenance and operational issues of interest to concrete cutting contractors. Readers wishing to have a particular subject addressed can call or email CSDA with their suggestions at 727-577-5004 or rhitchen@concreteopenings.com.

Proper Care and Tensioning of Belts on Concrete Saws

By Marty Marsic

T

he majority of concrete saws that are being used today rely on a belt to drive the blade shaft. The belt is a very con-

venient and efficient means of transmitting the power and motion needed to turn blades.

Belts also serve as the fuse in the system. They are designed to slip, preventing overloading and damage to other components in the drive system. The goal is to adjust the belt tension so

measuring deflection force

that the belt transmits the maximum amount of power without overloading the drive system. The practice of overtensioning belts can

making contact with stones and debris as well

mance and reliability. The correct installation

result in failed shafts or bearings.

as the ground. This will cause damage to belts

tension for a belt, or a set of belts, depends

Belt Types

resulting in premature failure. Avoid getting

on the drive geometry and load conditions.

There are many types of belts. This article

grease and oils on the belts. This will cause

The equipment manufacturer can provide the

will focus on V-belts, as these are the types

slippage that will result in poor performance

design tension of the belt drive for a particular

of belts predominantly used on concrete

and overheating. If a belt has slipped too much

piece of equipment. The belt tension has been

saws. Not all belts are the same, and can dif-

it will start to smoke. Let the belt cool and

properly calculated to maximize equipment

fer greatly in their design and performance.

it will recover. Continue to run the saw, but

performance. Squealing belts are a sign that

Use only high quality belts from reputable

without load.

they are not sufficiently tensioned. New belts

manufacturers.

The Importance of Matched Belts

need to be tensioned again shortly after ini-

Belt Care

Due to inconsistencies in belt manufactur-

To maximize the performance and lon-

ing, belts naturally have tolerances on their

gevity of belts, keep them free of foreign

length. The variation in belt length can be

objects or substances. Make sure that the saw

more than 0.75 inches on belts shorter than

is adjusted properly to prevent the belts from

60 inches. On higher quality original equipment manufacturer (OEM) belts, this variation is less than 0.03 inches. It would be very

tial use. At the factory, new belts are installed on new saws, then run under high load on a dynamometer. The belts are then tensioned one more time before being deemed fit for use. It is common that belts will need to be tensioned again after a few hours of field use and then periodically thereafter.

difficult to achieve proper tension on 10 or 20 belts that have any variation in length, as applying the same amount of tension to each would result in shorter belts taking more load than the longer ones, providing poor perfor-

parallel misalignment

mance and premature failure. Matched OEM belts arrive from the factory pre-sorted to the same length. This makes it easier to properly tension the belts, resulting in longer life and

angular misalignment

better, more consistent performance.

Belt Tension Proper belt installation tension is essential in V-belt drives to achieve optimum perfor-

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parallel and angular misalignment

Special care should be taken to tension and load the belts evenly. The opposing sheaves must be kept as parallel as possible in order to achieve optimal performance. When the sheaves are parallel, the distance on either

DTT provides Better Solutions for Professional Cutters

edge of the sheave to the opposing sheave will be the same. When sheaves are not parallel, the belts will be unevenly loaded and will result in poor performance and short life. On a multi-belt setup, it is imperative to have very similar belt tension for all of the belts. This ensures that the maximum amount of power can be transmitted.

Safety First Never wear loose fitting clothing while

DTT Blades Maximize Cutting Efficiency

working around drive systems. Before working on any machine, make sure that the machine is turned off and is properly locked out. Make sure that any guarding that needs to be removed to inspect drive systems is properly reinstalled afterwards.

Measuring Belt Tension Belt tensioning is usually accomplished by increasing the center distance between the sheaves.

Belt tension can be measured by mechani-

“With the DTT cured blade we are getting significantly longer blade life, 20% or more plus up to 25% additional productivity per shift.”

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cally deflecting the belts. Mechanical tension meters are available from many belt suppliers.

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Tension is measured by pushing on the belts with the mechanical tension tester, and belt tension can be adjusted until the proper load/ deflection ratio is achieved.

The most accurate and consistent means of measuring belt tension is with a sonic tension meter. A sonic tension meter is an electronic instrument that measures the oscillations of a belt before calculating the belt frequency and belt tension. To measure the belt tension with

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a sonic tension meter, simply hold the microphone near to the belt and pluck at the belt.

The meter will then display the belt tension.

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In order to achieve the absolute best performance and longest life span for a belt, it must be properly maintained and the saw must only be run with the belt at the correct tension. Failure to do either of these things can result in failure of the belt, the equipment or possible injury to the operator.

Marsic is a licensed Professional Engineer and works for Diamond Products as the company’s product development manager. He is based at Diamond Products’ headquarters in Elyria, Ohio, and can be reached at 440-323-4616 or by email at mmarsic@diamondproducts.com.

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Toolbox Safety Tips from CSDA Members of CSDA continue to benefit from the association’s Toolbox Safety Tips (TSTs) issued each quarter by having safer operators with greater hazard awareness. CSDA has released a total of 86 TSTs since the program began in 2005. The latest additions are Guardrails, Handrails and Covers and Hand-Held Core Drilling.

TSTs should be an important part of any company’s safety program.

For more information, contact the CSDA office at 727-577-5004 or email info@csda.org.

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CORE HEALTH

Preventing and Treating Sprains and Strains

By Erin O’Brien

Fig. 1 Strained muscle tissue

A

lmost everyone has experienced a

and avoiding lifting objects weighing over

sprain or strain at some point in their

75 pounds will greatly reduce a worker’s risk

lives. Whether the injury is due to

of muscle injury. Since ligaments do not nor-

an on-the-job accident or a game of touch

Normal muscle tissue

mally stretch, and sprains involve ligaments, it

football in the backyard, the result is still the

is harder to prevent a sprain. Warming up the

same. While these injuries certainly are not

muscles around the joints to be used will help

life-threatening, they may prevent a worker

those muscles support the joint and reduce

from performing day-to-day activities on the

the risk of a sprain. If a worker has a history

job, possibly for an extended period of time.

Most strains and sprains can be prevented and,

of injury to a certain joint, they should wear Fig. 2

if they do occur, can heal quickly with proper

a brace for added protection.

Ligaments

care. This article will define sprains and strains,

Torn Ligaments

how to prevent them and what to do in case of injury.

Pain, swelling, bruising and difficulty moving the joint are all normal symptoms of sprains and strains. These symptoms will normally be worse on the first and second day

One of the most common injuries a worker

after injury and will gradually decrease in sub-

may suffer from is a strain. A strain involves

sequent days. Rest, ice and anti-inflammatories

the stretching or tearing of muscle fibers due

such as Advil, Motrin or Ibuprofen are the best

to an overload of resistance or an abnormal

treatment for these injuries. If the symptoms

muscle contraction. A mild strain is character-

accidents that could cause sprains. Symptoms

last more than a few days, do not get better or

ized by the stretching of the muscle fibers

of a sprain are similar to those of a strain. The

are extremely painful initially, further medical

and results in immediate sharp pain, difficulty

main difference between strains and sprains is

assistance may be necessary. Once a sprain or

moving the affected joint and later followed

that muscles affected by strains have a blood

strain has occurred, the worker is much more

by soreness, bruising and swelling. Moderate

supply, which helps them to heal. Ligaments

likely to sustain another injury in the same

to severe strains involve a partial or complete

injured by sprains have little to no blood

area, so precautions must be followed as the

tearing of the muscle fibers and the symptoms

supply and therefore do not heal. The only

next injury will likely be worse.

are much more severe. A severe strain could

way to “fix” a ligament injury is with surgical

While they can be debilitating, time-con-

result in the loss of function in that joint for an

intervention or by allowing the ligament to

suming injuries, most strains and sprains are

extended period of time. Common locations

scar down. Surgery is normally only required in

preventable. Proper stretching and warm-up

for strains are the lower back, neck, hamstring

extreme cases and requires a lengthy recovery.

before engaging in high-risk activities will

and bicep. Strains are usually caused by lifting

A ligament will scar down with physical

greatly reduce a worker’s risk of sustaining

heavy objects, a sudden muscle contraction or

therapy, but this scar tissue will make the joint

one of these injuries. If injury does occur, take

an accident involving force, such as a fall or

stiffer. If treated properly, recovery time from

care of the injured area and seek medical help

car accident. (Fig. 1)

a sprain that does not require surgery could

if necessary.

A sprain is the partial or complete tearing

be as little as a few days. Common sites for

For more information on the subject

of a ligament. A ligament is a band of soft

sprains include the ankle, knee, elbow and

of preventing sprains and strains, please

tissue that connects bone to bone. The severity

wrist. (Fig. 2)

review the newly-released CSDA/OSHA Alliance

of the sprain depends on the amount of

Strains can be prevented in most cases,

Toolbox Safety Talk, CSDA-OTST-1001, by

fibers torn and in the most extreme case, the

while sprains are a little more unpredictable.

visiting www.csda.org and clicking on the

ligament is completely torn. Sprains are caused

If a muscle is tight or cold, it is more likely to

Alliance logo.

by a quick, forceful movement in the joint

be injured. A light warmup before any physi-

that exceeds the ligament’s strength and are

cal activity will loosen the muscle and warm it

especially common during athletic activities.

up by increasing blood flow to the area. Also,

Stepping off a ladder onto an uneven surface,

workers should use common sense on the job

falling from a height and slipping on a wet

when attempting to lift heavy objects. Using

work surface are examples of on-the-job

proper lifting techniques, asking for assistance

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Erin O’Brien, MS, ATC is a Certified Athletic Trainer. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Athletic Training from Ohio University and her Master of Science degree in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology from the University of Florida. She can be reached at erin@csda.org or 727-577-5004.

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The Business of Business

Shoot At Something

By George Hedley

L

eadership is simple. First, you have

There are three steps to get what you want:

to know exactly what you want for

1. Know what you want

your company, your department or

2. Have a written plan

your project team. I speak to business owners and ask, “What do you want?” They respond, “I want to make a profit.” I ask, “How much?”­­ —“As much as I can get.” “What if you can’t get very much?”—“That’s not enough.” “Then how much do you want?”—“More.” “More than what?”—“More than I’m getting now.”

It becomes obvious that these people really do not know what they want, nor do they have a clear target to shoot for.

Examples

of

clear

targets

include:

“$500,000 net profit per year.” Specific. “Sales to be $1,000,000 per month,” or, “The project team’s goal is to make $50,000 on this job and get at least 2 referrals from the customer,” are also good examples. Leaders know what they

3. Always track and make progress

towards what you want You can get pulled off track by day-to-

day business activities daily. Things go wrong, customers call with immediate needs, equipment breaks or people do not show up. These daily inconveniences pull you off course and take you away from your number one priority, which may be bottom-line profit, sales or customer service. You need a written plan to keep on track and measure your progress. I recommend written charts and graphs that can be posted for all to see. This clearly shows progress toward results.

Keep Targets Clear and Simple

want and communicate specific clear targets

According to Fortune magazine, a top

and deadlines for their people. Then, and only

quality of America’s most admired compa-

then, can you develop a plan to get what you

nies is laser-like focus. These companies have

want. More is never a target. More than what?

a clear, single business focus of what they are trying to achieve. For example: Wal-Mart—low prices; Nordstrom—customer service; GE—be number one or two in every business it undertakes. To me, that is not a path most small

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and medium business owners take. They try to do too much and be everything to everyone, instead of staying focused, doing what they do best and only setting a few simple and attainable goals.

People and companies without clear written targets and goals are surpassed by those that have them. It is very poignant to mention that those companies with written goals almost always achieve them. Those that do not have written goals often get the leftovers. I always ask, “Have you got a measurable target? Do you have three clearly defined goals?

What do you want to achieve this year?” In my survey of over 2,000 business owners, only 30 percent had written goals for sales, overhead and profit. No wonder some companies struggle.

Do You Use Scorecards?

Can you imagine playing a golf course without greens? Score doesn’t matter. After four hours, you stop and go to the bar and start drinking. There would be no excitement. There would be nothing on the course to shoot for. No targets or scorecard. Sound bad? Sounds like most companies to me.

What are you really trying to accomplish?

To get the results you want, you have to know exactly what you are shooting for and have a scorecard to keep track of progress. When you hit a bad golf shot, you can make the necessary adjustments to get back on course. In business,

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Use Challenges and Incentives As a construction company owner, it often amazes me when I go out to a jobsite and ask the field superintendent, “When are you going to get this part of the project completed?” He says, “Well, I think we’ll get it done in a couple of months.” I then ask, “How did you come up with that completion date?” He then says, “Well, I talked to the subcontractor’s job foremen and we sort of agreed we could all get it done by then.” I ask, “Do you think you can finish it a week or two early?” He says, “Well, yeah, we probably could.” “Why don’t you?” “Well, there’s no real need to. We’re OK, we’ll finish it on schedule.” I say, “Wouldn’t it be better to

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As a leader, start challenging basic assumptions. Give people something to shoot for and a scorecard to track the progress. Offer competitive targets, challenges and encouragements like: “If I give you $100 for every day you finish early, do you think that might make a difference?” Then it’s, “Oh yeah, I know we can finish at least a week early, maybe even more.”

Leaders clearly lay out what is wanted, draft a blueprint to achieve it and track the progress towards the goal. They also use incentives and challenges to get people focused to achieve the desired end results. When it is just the same old-same old, people often give the minimum

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OSHA /CSDA Alliance Latest

T

he Alliance between the Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association (CSDA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is now in its fifth year and continues to educate contractors, prevent on-the-job accidents and injuries

and provide vital materials to advance a safe work environment for sawing and drilling professionals. Here is the latest news from the Alliance Program.

Most Frequently Cited OSHA Standards Through the Alliance Program, CSDA has developed products with the OSHA National Office that help employers comply with and workers understand the OSHA standards most frequently cited by OSHA inspectors. The list below shows the 10 most frequently cited OSHA standards in the fiscal year 2009.

Most Frequently Cited OSHA Standards in Fiscal Year 2009 (Oct. 1, 2008—Sept. 30, 2009) 1. Scaffolding, general requirements, construction (29 CFR 1926.451) 2. Fall protection, construction (29 CFR 1926.501) 3. Hazard communication standard, general industry (29 CFR 1910.1200) 4. Respiratory protection, general industry (29 CFR 1910.134) 5. Control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout), general industry (29 CFR 1910.147) 6. Ladders, construction (29 CFR 1926.1053) 7. Powered industrial trucks, general industry (29 CFR 1910.178) 8. Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment, general industry

(29 CFR 1910.305)

9. Electrical systems design, general requirements, general industry (29 CFR 1910.303) 10. Fall protection, training requirements (29 CFR 1926.503) Employers and employees should be aware of the regulations within these standards and adhere to them. For more information, or to view these and other OSHA standards, visit www.osha.org.

OSHA /CSDA Alliance Release Toolbox Safety Talk The Alliance released its first Toolbox Safety Talk, entitled Sprains and Strains Prevention (CSDA-OTST-1001), in July.

Sprains and strains account for about one third of injuries in the construction industry and, depending on the severity of the injury, can be simply an overstretch of a muscle or ligament or can result in a partial or complete tear. An injury like this can often hinder, and sometimes end, an operator’s career. This document provides details of safe working practices to reduce the chances of sprains and strains, and identifies common mistakes when moving objects in the workplace.

The Toolbox Safety Talk is the fifth safety document introduced by the Alliance, having already released four Best Practice documents on the subjects of Highway Work Zone Safety, Reducing Silica Exposure, Defensive Driving and Electrical Safety. Three of these Best Practices are also available in Spanish.

To view this Toolbox Safety Talk, or any of the other Alliance Best Practice documents, visit www.csda.org and click on the OSHA Alliance logo under “Partners” towards the bottom of the home page. For more information on the Alliance program, call CSDA at 727-577-5004 or email info@csda.org.

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Safety CountS

OSHA Whistleblower Protection: Giving Sharper Teeth to a “Legal Dinosaur”

By Mark A. Lies II and Meagan Newman

T

here is no question that the new Administration is cracking down on discrimination against whistleblowers.

Critics of the prior Administration claim that the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s (OSHA) handling of whistleblower claims was lagging, if not deficient, and led to inadequate protection for employees who raise legitimate safety and health concerns.

Still, the statistics for 2009 are not significantly different than those of prior years. In 2009, OSHA received 2,160 whistleblower complaints and completed 1,947 investigations.

OSHA recommended litigation or otherwise

orders. Therefore a complainant’s only chance

Act would grant employees a private right of

found merit in only three percent of whistle-

to prevail is through filing an action in U.S.

action to enforce their claims. Yet OSHA would

blower complaints; 20 percent were resolved

District Court.

like more. Assistant Secretary Michaels is asking

by settlements; 63 percent were dismissed and

New Legislation on the Horizon

lawmakers to add provisions to the Protecting

14 percent were withdrawn.

The assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health, David Michaels, has said that he simply does not believe that the vast majority of whistleblower complaints are unfounded—instead he believes that institutional, administrative and legislative barriers to the complaints are behind the statistics showing unsuccessful complaints. As a result of these investigations, there has recently been a much more aggressive enforcement of the laws protecting whistleblowers in the workplace and a major push by OSHA to increase existing legal protections for whistleblowers.

Even prior to Assistant Secretary Michaels’ testimony before the Senate, there had been a push to pass legislation to increase whistleblower protections. Senator Edward Kennedy reintroduced the Protecting America’s Workers Act prior to his death last year. A similar bill had been introduced in the House by Representative Lynn Woolsey earlier in the year. Now, the legislation is seeing increased momentum. If passed, the Protecting America’s

America’s Workers Act that would increase the potential stakes for employers by adding civil penalties to the provision. Currently, OSHA whistleblower protection provision only allows for compensatory damages. Additionally, Assistant Secretary Michaels would like to add a provision that allows for temporary reinstatement of the employee pending the outcome of the whistleblower case, consistent with a similar provision in the Mine Safety and

Workers Act (H.R. 2067, S. 1580) will signifi-

Heath Act (MSHA).

cantly alter the landscape of OSHA enforce-

OSHA is Making the Most of Existing

ment. In addition to strengthening whistle-

Protections

blower protection, the Act will increase civil

Even without the increased enforcement

OSHA’s Call for Tougher

and criminal penalties for OSHA violations,

power that the Protecting America’s Workers

Whistleblower Protections

including changing criminal violations which

Act would bring, OSHA is currently aggres-

In testimony before the Senate Committee

may be brought against corporate officers and

sively administering the whistleblower pro-

on health, education, labor and pensions on

others responsible for violations from misde-

tection statutes it enforces. Currently, OSHA

April 27, 2010, Assistant Secretary Michaels

meanors to felonies.

investigates and enforces whistleblower pro-

called the Occupational Safety and Health

With respect to whistleblowers, the Act

visions under 17 federal statutes including the

Act’s whistleblower provision a “legal dino-

will explicitly make reporting illnesses and

Occupational Safety and Health Act, seven

saur.” Assistant Secretary Michaels noted the

injuries in the workplace protected activity

environmental statutes, six transportation-sec-

following as weaknesses in the existing law:

under the Occupational Safety and Health Act’s

tor statutes, as well as nuclear energy safety

inadequate time for employees to file com-

whistleblower protection provision. Refusing

and consumer product safety and securities

plaints; lack of a statutory right of appeal; lack

to work when the employee believes he or

fraud statutes including the Sarbanes-Oxley

of a private right of action and OSHA’s lack

she is facing an imminent danger will also be

Act of 2002.

of authority to issue findings and preliminary

codified as protected activity. Additionally, the

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What to Do When a Work-Related Accident Occurs

By Susan Kellner

T

he Occupation Safety & Health Act re-

incident site. If there is no answer, call 1-800-

February 1st through April 30th of each year.

quires employers to record and report

321-OSHA (6742). There is a person available at

It must be kept for five years following the

to OSHA within eight hours, the death

this number to answer calls 24 hours a day. The

year to which it pertains. An employer should

of any employee from a work-related incident,

caller must be prepared to give the name of a

be prepared to produce all three documents.

or any work-related incident that causes the

contact person when someone answers. This is

Anytime an OSHA representative inspects a

in-patient hospitalization of three or more em-

the first opportunity to guide and coordinate

facility and requests said forms, documen-

ployees. In addition, employers must report all

the investigation. Whoever reports the acci-

tation must be produced within four hours.

fatal heart attacks that occur in the workplace.

dent should be ready to respond to require-

Obviously, in the case of a recent accident that

Deaths from motor vehicle incidents on public

ments of the subsequent process.

took place within seven days of the inspection,

streets, except those in a work zone, do not

Record Keeping Requirements

there may not be a completed 301 available.

have to be reported, nor do deaths as a result of an accident on a public bus, subway, train or commercial airplane.

The employer must inform OSHA in person or by telephone of a fatality or catastrophic incident, meaning that information may not be sent by fax or email and the employer may not leave a telephone message. An employer must call the area office of OSHA closest to the

There are certain forms that need to be completed after an injury or illness. Form 300

While seven days are given to complete the form 301, it is encouraged to fill one out as

(Log of Work Related Injuries and Illnesses)

soon as possible.

must be kept for five years following the year

Fatality Investigation

to which it pertains. Form 301 (Injury & Illness

Companies should not expect to be given

Incident Report) is to be completed within

advance notice of a fatality investigation, thus,

seven calendar days of an incident and kept

they should be prepared for an inspection at

for five years. Form 300A (Summary of Work

their facility at any time. As soon as a facility

Related Injuries & Illnesses) is to be posted by

experiences a fatality or work-related accident, it is incumbent upon the safety director to become proactive. After taking care of the reporting requirement to OSHA, the necessary OSHA forms need to be completed. Then, witnesses to the incident should be identified and contacted. It is advisable to contact the company’s attorney and have him/her on board from the very beginning of this process.

The first part of the investigation procedure on a site is the opening conference. An OSHA Compliance Officer (CO) and other personnel will usually respond within one day of a report of a fatality or multiple injury. A CO will present his/her credentials at the site, gather information regarding the company, inform the employer of the scope of an intended walk-around and determine if employees are represented by a union. The employer should request that the CO present their credentials, including photo identification. It is suggested that the attorney representing the company is present at the opening conference. The company’s safety director should also be present at this meeting.

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The CO is going to ask for the 300 log and

required to be maintained pursuant to OSHA

suggests, has no direct or immediate relation-

301 report, OSHA required postings and writ-

and also those documents deemed relevant to

ship to safety or health and does not result

ten safety and health programs. These docu-

the investigation. Employers should be aware

in citations or penalties. A failure to abate is

ments should be compiled in advance and be

that OSHA authorizes the use of subpoena

when an employer has not corrected a viola-

presented in a packet. After the materials have

power. It is very important not to stonewall.

tion for which OSHA has issued a citation and

been provided to the CO, the walk-around will

The company’s attorney will know how to

the abatement date has passed. This penalty

commence, which will consist of an on-site

protect privileged documents such as docu-

can be up to $7,000 per day. A repeated vio-

investigation of fact gathering, photograph-

ments protected by trade secrets. Cooperation

lation is seen as one if it occurs within three

ing and videotaping. The CO will speak with

is not only beneficial, it is required.

years of an earlier citation. Repeated violations

first responders, emergency medical person-

With regard to family members of the

can incur a penalty of $70,000 per violation.

nel, employees and witnesses with firsthand

injured or deceased employee, a standard

It should be noted that a matter can also be

knowledge of the incident. The CO will inspect

information letter is sent from OSHA to the

referred to the Justice Department for crimi-

the equipment involved. A company represen-

family. The family will be kept apprised of

nal prosecution in cases where a willful viola-

tative and attorney, if possible, should accom-

the investigation. Ultimately, the family will

tion caused the death of a worker. Penalties

pany the CO on the walk-around. The CO can

be provided copies of the citations and the

itemized on the citation are payable within

deny representatives the opportunity to walk

settlement agreement.

15 days.

with them if they feel that their conduct will

The Closing Conference

interfere with the CO’s orderly investigation.

Therefore, the best available company representative should be present for this walkaround. Someone should be chosen that will act responsibly, and not cause the CO to feel it is necessary to stop him/her from going along on the on-site investigation.

Keep in mind that private statements of employees are usually taken by a CO with only the employee present. In some instances, an employee representative may be present, such as a union representative, for this purpose.

The employee is not required to inform the employer that they provided a statement. A suggestion is to provide a room with amenities such as coffee, water and snacks, where statements can be taken.

Statements of managerial/supervisory employees are usually done with counsel present. Statements of witnesses and former employees are done in private without counsel. The CO will also take statements of emergency personnel, law enforcement, fire rescue, hospital workers and family. Statements of all of the above may be videotaped, recorded and transcribed. Witnesses may be asked to sign their statements. Companies should be aware of the informer’s privilege. This allows the government to withhold the identity of individuals who provide information about violations of the law. This privilege extends to the contents of statements to the extent that it would identify informers. Informers can authorize the release or waive the privilege.

A CO will request documents from an employer. These documents include those

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There is a closing conference conducted at the conclusion of OSHA’s investigation just prior to the issuance of citations. It may be conducted in person or by telephone. This is the opportunity for the company to negotiate any possible fines. Again, demonstrating cooperation, professionalism, forthrightness and having a strategy ready from the inception will serve a company well. Citations are issued within six months following the identification of violations. Fines are levied by the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. An employer has 15 days to challenge any part of OSHA’s findings after citations are issued.

Citations There are several types of violations. The most serious violation is a willful violation wherein an employer knew that a hazardous condition existed but made no reasonable effort to eliminate it and the condition violated a standard or regulation. Penalties range from $5,000 to $70,000 per willful violation. A serious violation is when a workplace hazard could have caused an injury or an illness that would most likely result in death or serious physical harm, and the employer did not know or could not know of the violation. A penalty of $7,000 per violation can be imposed. An “other than serious” violation is one in which the most serious injury or illness that is likely to result cannot be reasonably predicted to cause death or serious physical harm, but it does have a direct relationship to safety and health. A penalty of up to $7,000 can be imposed. A “de minimis,” as the name

Before deciding whether to file a Notice of Intent to Contest a citation, the employer can request an informal conference with the OSHA area director to discuss the citation and notification of penalty. However, an informal conference must be held within the 15 working day Notice of Intent to Contest and will neither extend the 15 day contest, nor take the place of the filing of a written notice if the employer desires to contest. A Notice of Intent to Contest must clearly state what is being contested, the citation, the penalty, abatement date or all three or any combination thereof.

Once a Notice of Intent to Contest is filed, the case is officially in litigation and is assigned to an administrative law judge. A citation and notification of penalty must be posted at or near the place where each violation occurred.

If an employer has any questions regarding OSHA investigations, compliance assistance specialists who are former COs can answer any questions from the local area office. OSHA also provides various seminars and presentations to small companies, as well as large, concerning the information contained in this article, as well as many other safety issues.

A member of the Florida Bar since 1981, Susan J. Kellner now concentrates her practice in insurance defense. She joined Adams, Coogler, Watson, Merkel, Barry & Kellner, P.A. in 2004, based in West Palm Beach, Florida. Ms. Kellner’s associate, Robert Merkel, will give a presentation on the subject of post-accident investigations at the CSDA 2011 Convention and Tech Fair in Bonita Springs, Florida, in March of next year.

For more information, call 561-478-4500 or email skellner@acwmlaw.com.

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Industry Bits Dixie Diamond Manufacturing Promotes Kilgore Dixie Diamond Manufacturing is proud to announce the promotion of Sid Kilgore to vice president of direct accounts. Kilgore has been with Dixie Diamond for 16 years as a territory manager and regional sales manager. He is now responsible for developing large end user accounts across the country with the help of Dixie Diamond’s direct sales network.

The promotion comes as DDM expands its sales team, research and development capacity and product line for the professional cutting market. Kilgore is also increasing DDM’s involvement with CSDA as part of both the Membership Committee and the Next Generation group. For more information, contact Greg Wolters at gregwolters@dixiediamond.com or 800-654-7224.

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DD 350 and DD 500 Coring Systems from Hilti The DD 350 and DD 500 coring systems from Hilti are equipped with water-cooled, high-frequency motors designed for this new generation of diamond coring systems, and are rated at 3,600 and 5,500 watts respectively. A 1,000 Hertz highfrequency technology not only achieves higher performance, it also reduces weight and cuts maintenance costs as the motors are brushless. Equipped with 10-speed electronic gearing, the new motors deliver a constant power output over the entire diameter range and allow speed to be adjusted while the motor is running. The built-in Iron Boost function provides useful extra performance for coring through rebar. The new systems can core up to 24 inches in diameter and can drill corner holes, penetrations for pipes and cables, large-diameter drilling, deephole drilling and highly-reinforced concrete. Power controls for the DD 350 and DD 500 indicate optimum feed pressure, and the clearly arranged control panels have convenient service indicators to keep users aware of maintenance requirements.

For more information, contact Hilti customer service at 800-879-8000 in the U.S., 800-461-3028 in Canada or visit www.us.hilti.com in the U.S. or www.hilti.ca. in Canada.

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The new K760 cut-n-break is the second Husqvarna machine with a new cut-n-break method. Husqvarna’s X-Torq® engine utilizes dual intakes for clean air and a fuel-air mixture. The K760 produces 75 percent fewer emissions and lowers fuel consumption by 20 percent. The saw features an improved ergonomic design and an effective vibration and sound dampening system, reducing operator fatigue. The cut-n-break method is a series of stages through which cutting up to 16 inches is achieved. The first step is to make a cut up to 2.5 inches deep with fast cutting, twin 9-inch blades. The remaining central core is then broken off using the breaking tool. Finally, successive cuts can be made to reach up to 16 inches deep. This cutting method can be used to create window, door and ventilation openings where overcutting is not desired.

Cutting grooves for cabling, expansion joints and crack repair is also possible. For more information, contact Cate Stratemeier at 913-928-1442 or email cate.stratemeier@husqvarna.com.

Equipment Development Co., Inc. Core Drill Rigs Equipment Development Co., Inc. (EDCO) manufactures 36- and 48-inch core drill rigs for the professional concrete cutter. These jobsite-tested units have large, heavy-walled, zinc-plated masts. Premium brass wear strips and easy carriage adjustments create precise drilling. The EDCO core drill rigs have a standard 12-inch drill bit capacity that is expandable up to a 16-inch bit. The heavy-duty control box houses a 15 or 20 amp dual-speed motor and ammeter device. For more information, call 800-638-3326 or visit www.edcoinc.com.

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Western Saw Introduces New UltraTM Tube Western Saw is pleased to announce the release of its new UltraTM tube to its range of blade cores and tubes. This latest addition is a stronger, lighter and stiffer diamond core bit than its predecessors and maintains the ability for the user to open the back end in case of a stuck bit. The UltraTM is lighter than the company’s SpokeBack tube and as stiff as a SolidBack. The patent pending UltraTM is available in sizes ranging from 14 to 98 inches.

For more information, contact Western Saw at 800-388-7297 or visit www.westernsaw.com.

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Industry Bits GDM Introduces New Hydraulic Handsaw The new Handicut fixed base model 21 combo hydraulic handsaw from GDM is a versatile portable unit, designed for hard-to-reach locations. The design of the unit allows for flush or standard cutting and can be used freehand or with guides as a mini wall saw. A lightweight fixed base eliminates multiple moving parts and decreases weight to 26 pounds. The new “cool” handle has dual handgrips for better control. The model 21 handsaw operates in any position: horizontal, vertical or inverted. Motor displacements from 7 to 15 gpm are available, which make the saw compatible with most power units. A replaceable fixed base plate assures stability in hand operation, with accurate trigger control and adjustable stop screw for variable speeds. For more information, contact GDM at 805-964-4219 or email gdmsaws@yahoo.com.

DITEQ Introduces Shibuya Hand-Held Pistol Grip Core Drill

New Cordless Rotary Hammer from Hilti The new Hilti TE 4-A18 cordless rotary hammer is the latest addition to the Hilti 18-V cordless tool platform. The TE 4-A18 is suitable for drilling anchor holes or through holes in concrete and masonry with an optimum drilling diameter range of 0.25 to 0.5 inches. Hilti’s Cordless Power Care battery technology protects the battery, switch and motor. This new cordless rotary hammer comes with a drop-resistant housing as standard to protect the tool’s vital components and a keyless ”click” chuck for drill bit changes. The hammer also has a variable speed trigger for control in various drilling positions. Two drilling modes: hammer-drilling and drilling only, allow the TE 4-A18’s to be used for drilling applications in concrete, masonry and brick. For more information, contact Hilti customer service at 800-879-8000 in the U.S., 800-461-3028 in Canada or visit www.us.hilti.com in the U.S. or www.hilti.ca. in Canada.

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DITEQ Corporation has added the new Shibuya RH1532 pistol grip hand-drill to its line of professional core drill machines.

Weighing less than 16 pounds, the unit can be used with or without a stand and has a bit capacity of up to 6.5 inches when rig mounted.

The pistol grip of the RH1532 drill provides both balance and leverage when drilling and the side handle is adjustable for operator comfort.

The two levels on the side and the back ensure precise, level drilling. Equipped with softstart, the top speed of the spindle revolution is reached one second after the trigger switch is pulled when used as a hand-held drill or when the circuit protector is turned on when the unit is rig mounted. For more information, call 866-688-1032 or visit www.diteq.com.

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Casey McGrath Named Branch Manager for Pacific STIHL STIHL Inc. has announced the appointment of Casey McGrath to the position of branch manager for Pacific STIHL, the Visalia, California branch. In his new role, McGrath will be responsible for directing and managing the sales, distribution and service of all products, parts and accessories at the branch and directing the development of advertising and McGrath marketing plans for the territory, which includes California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii and Guam. McGrath joins STIHL with more than 15 years of industry experience, beginning his career in the industry as a territory manager in 1993 at STIHL distributor Bryan Equipment Sales, Inc. in Loveland, Ohio. His most recent position with Bryan Equipment was as vice president of marketing. For more information, call 800-467-8445 or visit www.stihlusa.com.

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New Location for Expert Equipment Expert Equipment Company of Houston, Texas, announces its relocation to a new facility. The new address will be 7201 Wynnpark Drive, Houston TX 77008. The new location will have a showroom and retail space for customers, and the business will begin its operations at this location in October 2010. Phone and fax numbers will remain the same. Expert Equipment Company is the exclusive importer of CARDI core drilling and sawing equipment for North America. For more information, call 713-797-9886 or email expertequipment@sbcglobal.net.

Diamond Products Introduces New Master Product Catalog Diamond Products announces the introduction of its new master product catalog.

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Seal/No Seal Group Formed A group of pavement industry professionals have joined forces to form the Seal/No Seal (SNS) Group. The SNS Group has been created to respond to the question about the value of sealing concrete pavement joints. According to the group, there is a lack of data in the industry to help guide owners about sealant effectiveness and the long-term impact of using or not using joint sealants. The goal of the SNS Group is to research and determine the cost effectiveness of sealing joints on overall pavement performance. This research will help establish actual construction costs for future

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life cycle costs analysis. The Group is working in cooperation with a large number of leading contractors and manufacturers responsible for the sealing and maintenance of pavement joints and cracks across the U.S. The SNS Group membership consists of contractors, manufacturers, academic institutions such as Texas A&M University and the Pavement Research Institute, and trade associations like the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA). For more information on the SNS Group, or to get involved, contact Scott Eilken at 708-728-1895, Charley Grady at 602-363-5519 or email info@sealornoseal.org.

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Lifetime Achievement Award for NDA Veteran Sheldon J. “Red” Mandell, Chicago demolition industry veteran and first president of the National Demolition Association (NDA), received the association’s Lifetime Achievement Award for the influential role he played in the growth of the association. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of National Wrecking Company, a family-owned business he has managed since 1952.

The NDA’s Lifetime Achievement Award was presented recently at the Association’s 37th Annual Convention in Las Vegas. Mandell received the award from the NDA’s Awards Committee Chair, Richard Adamo of Adamo Demolition Company, Detroit, Michigan. Mandell held the position of NDA president from 1973 through 1975 and also served on the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors for five years. A Skokie, Illinois, resident, Mandell is also involved in his community and served as past president of Congregation Kol Emeth in Skokie.

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New Diamond Blade Brand from EDCO, Inc. Equipment Development Co., Inc. (EDCO) is pleased to announce the new EDCO diamond blade brand. The company now offers a wide range of diamond blades compatible with EDCO, CONTRx and saws by other manufacturers. The range includes 20- to 36-inch-diameter blades for walk behind saws that cut stone, masonry and reinforced concrete. EDCO also offers 12- to 16-inchdiameter diamond blades for cut-off saws and many other sizes of blades for masonry, tile and crack saws, concrete grinders, circular saws and angle grinders. The blades are clearly labeled to display helpful information regarding blade compatibility, safety and installation. For more information, visit www.edcoinc. com or call 800-638-3326.

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Hilti Introduces DS TS20-E Electric Wall Saw

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Hilti has added a new wall saw to its range of equipment designed for use by concrete drilling and sawing service contractors. The Hilti DS TS20-E electric wall saw features high-frequency motor technology and Hilti Traction Control (HTC). The DS TS20-E can cut to depths of up to 21 inches. HTC, the electronic saw advance control system, ensures sawing performance by making full use of the electric power available. Drive parameters are monitored and measured continuously, while a digital control system calculates the optimum saw head advance speed. The DS TS20-E is a compact, mid-range electric wall saw with good power-to-weight ratio. When powered by a 32-amp supply, the DS TS20-E provides an output of 15 kilowatts and maintains a constant torque with all blade diameters — 24 to 48 inches — without need for mechanical gears. Blade speed can be adjusted to suit the blade diameter in use and the type of material being cut. The saw can be stowed on two trolleys and features lightweight but rigid guide rails.

The carriage and blade drive motor form a single 77-pound unit, avoiding the need for a removable blade motor and motor mounting flange. For more information, contact Hilti customer service at 800-879-8000 in the U.S., 800-461-3028 in Canada or visit www.us.hilti.com in the U.S. or www.hilti.ca. in Canada.

DITEQ Corporation is pleased to announce two promotions in its sales organization. Jeff Nelson was recently promoted to the position of national sales manager, western division.

Nelson has many years of Nelson experience in the industry and is a CSDA Certified Operator. He has experience selling diamond blades through a construction supply distributor for Target and more recently as a regional sales manager for Daughtry DITEQ. Fred Daughtry was promoted to national sales manager, eastern division, from the position of regional manager. Prior to joining the sales team at DITEQ, Daughtry gained several years of experience in sawing and drilling while at DIMAS, Target and Multiquip. For more information, call 866-688-1032 or visit www.diteq.com.

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SOURCE: JS11

CSDA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

PRINCIPAL BUSINESS ACTIVITY

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*AFFILIATE: A person, firm, corporation, society, government agency or other organization providing services to the concrete sawing and drilling industry.

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18reasons Networking at the Annual Convention and Seasonal Meetings

The number one benefit for members has always been the opportunity to network with cutting professionals at the annual convention and seasonal meetings. This networking provides opportunities to forge new relationships and learn from other experienced professionals.

CSDA Training

Over 2,000 members have graduated from more than 20 classroom, hands-on and online training programs: Cutting Edge, Slab Sawing & Drilling, Wall Sawing, Wire Sawing, Operator Certification, OSHA Construction Safety and Estimating. CSDA offers online training at www. csdatraining.com for those not able to afford the time or the money to send operators to remote classes. Owners/managers can monitor testing, scoring and documentation.

Concrete Openings Magazine

Concrete Openings (www.concreteopenings.com) is the only professional magazine dedicated to concrete cutting with a circulation of 16,000 per issue. Members can advertise at significant discounts and the opportunity to have their job stories reach over 7,000 architects, engineers, general contractors and government officials.

CSDA Insurance Program

The CSDA Insurance Program offers members coverage that includes Workers’ Compensation, auto, comprehensive general liability, environmental pollution, professional liability, equipment, Employment Practices Liability (EPL) and other lines specifically geared for the concrete cutting industry.

CSDA Website

The CSDA Website at www.csda.org contains a wealth of information available 24/7 in the “Members” section. The online discussion boards provide members a forum to discuss technical issues, sell equipment, hire employees or any other relevant topics.

CSDA Safety Resources and Toolbox Safety Tips (TSTs)

The 230-page CSDA Safety Manual, CSDA 57-page Safety Handbook and five safety DVDs are designed specifically for concrete cutters and are available to members at a significant discount. TSTs can be used in employee safety meetings and can be an important part of your company’s safety program. New TSTs are released every quarter.

Roundtables

to b e co m e a CS DA M e m b e r

Safety Talk documents, joint exhibitions at trade shows, review of safety materials and roundtables. CSDA also actively participates with NIOSH on field testing.

Specifications, Standards, Tolerances and Best Practices

Specifications, Standards, Tolerances and Best Practices are available for all types of cutting disciplines. Twenty-four documents have been developed and new ones are always in production.

Manuals and Promotional Literature

Members can market their company with How to Market Your Concrete Cutting Business and make presentations with the Diamond Advantage Seminar Planning & Presentation Manual. Four-color brochures and flyers are available for members to promote their business to customers and are easily personalized so members can avoid the cost of developing their own.

Specifier Resource Guide and Membership Directory

The CSDA Membership Directory is available in print form and on the Website. The searchable web directory is especially valuable as the CSDA Website averages 150,000 page views per month. The Specifications, Standards, Tolerances and Best Practice documents are included in the print version of the resource guide and are also available online.

Membership Profile Analysis

A periodic survey of members to collect statistical information on operating and financial information such as wages, profit and loss, safety, equipment and diamond tool costs.

Slurry Analysis Report

This is an Association-sponsored, 60-page report for members. The slurry analysis was performed by an environmental engineering firm with data compared to federal standards and contains recommended guidelines for slurry management.

Mentor Program

New members can receive personalized assistance from a current CSDA Board or committee member during their first year of membership.

Discount Programs

CSDA offers its members exclusive programs for insurance and online training, plus discounts on freight services, credit collection services, drug testing and safety services.

The roundtable sessions at the annual convention and other meetings give members a chance to share their wisdom and acquire additional knowledge. Information gained during the roundtables gives members new ideas to implement within their companies and can save them money.

Cooperation with Industry Associations

FREE World of Concrete Registration

CSDA Next Generation Group

Members receive free registration and reduced seminar fees for the industry’s annual exhibition of concrete-related equipment and supplies.

The CSDA Next Generation group is made up of members and nonmembers age 45 and under. The purpose of the group is to continue to grow the association while serving the needs and wants of the younger generation with the goal of continuing the excellence of the Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association. The group meets during the seasonal meetings, at the annual convention and at the World of Concrete.

Representation with Governmental Organizations

CSDA has formed an Alliance with OSHA to advance the safety of cutting contractors. This partnership includes issuing Best Practice and Toolbox

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CSDA is a founding member of the International Association of Concrete Drillers and Sawers (IACDS) and works with other associations around the globe to promote concrete cutting and the sustainability of concrete as a building material.

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Certified Operator Companies Companies listed here have invested time and money to send their operators to CSDA’s Operator Certification. If you are committed to professionalism in the concrete cutting industry, consider sending your operators through the training programs offered by the Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association.

A.E. BRICE & ASSOCIATES, INC.

CAL WEST CONCRETE CUTTING, INC.

CUT-RITE CONCRETE CUTTING CORP.

EASTERN CONCRETE CUTTING CORP.

1510 Aspen St Baltimore, MD 21226 Tel: 410-354-8890 Fax: 410-354-8894 www.sawconcrete.com

3000 Tara Ct Union City, CA 94587 Tel: 510-656-0253 Fax: 510-656-8563 www.calwestconcretecutting.com

22 Lockbridge St Pawtucket, RI 02860 Tel: 401-728-8200 Fax: 401-727-2953 www.cutriteccc.com

37-31 29th St Long Island City, NY 11101 Tel: 718-361-6123 Fax: 718-361-6101 www.easterncutting.com

ABC CUTTING CONTRACTORS– BIRMINGHAM

CENTRAL CONCRETE CUTTING, INC.

CUTTING EDGE SERVICES CORP.

W719 Leroy St Edgar, WI 54426 Tel: 715-352-2552 Fax: 715-352-2625 www.centralconcretecutting.com

1535 Old S.R. 74 Batavia, OH 45103 Tel: 513-388-0199 Fax: 513-732-1248 www.cuttingedgeservices.com

GRONEMEIER CONCRETE CUTTING, INC.

con-cor company, inc.

DEANDREA CORING & SAWING, INC.

W146N5790 Enterprise Ave Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 Tel: 262-781-3660 Fax: 262-252-3832 www.con-cor_co.com

9630 Dallas St Henderson, CO 80640 Tel: 303-422-3885 Fax: 303-431-9661 www.deandreacoring.com

CONCRETE CUTTING SPECIALISTS, INC.

DELTA CONTRACTORS & ASSOCIATES, LLC

3060 Dublin Cir Bessemer, AL 35022 Tel: 205-425-7711 Fax: 205-425-7769 www.abccuttingala.com ABC CUTTING CONTRACTORS–MOBILE

26181 Equity Dr Daphne, AL 36526 Tel: 251-625-1100 Fax: 251-625-1103 www.abccuttingala.com ADVANCED CORING & CUTTING CORP.

1766 Route 34 Farmingdale, NJ 07727 Tel: 732-681-7733 Fax: 732-681-8733 www.advancedcoringandcutting.com AMBERCROFT LABOURERS’ 506 TRAINING CENTRE

1600 Major Mackenzie Dr E Richmond Hill, ON L4S 1P4 CANADA Tel: 905-883-4268 Fax: 905-883-4894 www.506tc.org ATLANTIC CONCRETE CUTTING, INC.

PO Box 98 Mt. Holly, NJ 08060 Tel: 609-261-7200 Fax: 609-261-7246 www.atlanticconcretecutting.com B.T. RENTALS LIMITED

#13 Buller St Woodbrook TRINIDAD & TOBAGO Tel: 868-628-2703 Fax: 868-622-4244 CAL WEST CONCRETE CUTTING, INC.

1153 Vanderbilt Cir Manteca, CA 95337 Tel: 209-823-2236 Fax: 209-823-0740 www.calwestconcretecutting.com

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10333 Hercules Rd Freeland, MI 48623 Tel: 989-695-5344 Fax: 989-695-5345 CONCRETE PENETRATING CO.

2303 Shorecrest Dr Dallas, TX 75235 Tel: 214-634-2990 Fax: 214-634-0953 www.concretepenetrating.com CONCRETE RENOVATION, INC.

6600 Randolph Blvd San Antonio, TX 78233 Tel: 210-653-6120 Fax: 210-590-2316 www.concreterenovation.com CORING & CUTTING SERVICES, INC.

1107 N Redmond Rd Jacksonville, AR 72076 Tel: 501-779-4072 Fax: 501-985-9781 www.sawconcrete.com CORING & CUTTING SERVICES, INC.

2711 SE Otis Corley Dr Bentonville, AR 72712 Tel: 479-271-9672 Fax: 479-271-9674 www.sawconcrete.com CORING & CUTTING of springfield, inc.

2074 N James River Ct Nixa, MO 65714 Tel: 417-725-4534 Fax: 417-725-0073 www.sawconcrete.com

22 White Pl Bloomington, IL 61701 Tel: 309-829-7991 Fax: 309-829-2685 www.gronemeier.com HAFNER AND SON, INC.

90 Atlas Rd Northampton, PA 18067 Tel: 1-800-ANCHORS Fax: 610-262-4809 www.hafnerandson.com HARD ROCK CONCRETE CUTTERS, INC.

605 S Caton Ave Baltimore, MD 21229 Tel: 410-624-0990 Fax: 410-624-0991 www.deltacontractorsllc.com

601 Chaddick Dr Wheeling, IL 60090 Tel: 847-699-0010 Fax: 847-699-0292 www.hardrockconcretecutters.com

DERRICK CONCRETE CUTTING & CONSTRUCTION LTD.

HARD ROCK SAWING AND DRILLING SPECIALIST CO.

7039 Gateway Blvd NW Edmonton, AB T6H 2J1 CANADA Tel: 780-436-7934 Fax: 780-435-4389 www.derrickconcrete.com

PO Box 718 Keshena, WI 54135 Tel: 715-799-3823 Fax: 715-831-7840 www.hardrocksawanddrill.com

DIXIE CONCRETE CUTTING CO.

5297 Port Blvd S College Park, GA 30349 Tel: 404-761-1100 Fax: 404-669-2550

9911 Franklin Rd Houston, TX 77070 Tel: 281-469-7070 Fax: 281-469-6207 www.holesinc.com

DIXIE CONCRETE CUTTING, INC.

HOLES OF SAN ANTONIO, INC.

16 Maple Creek Cir Greenville, SC 29607 Tel: 864-299-6600 Fax: 864-299-5009

118 Braniff Dr San Antonio, TX 78216 Tel: 210-349-5256 Fax: 210-349-0727 www.holesofsa.com

EAST COAST CONCRETE CUTTING CO., INC.

7229 Montevideo Rd Jessup, MD 20794 Tel: 410-799-4540 Fax: 410-799-1978 www.eastcoastconcretecutting.com

HOLES INCORPORATED

INTERNATIONAL DRILLING & SAWING, INC.

PO Box 250013 Montgomery, AL 36125 Tel: 334-288-2355 Fax: 334-288-7299 www.idscuts.com

K.C. CORING & CUTTING CONSTRUCTION, INC.

PACIFIC CONCRETE CUTTING & CORING, INC.

7240 Central St Kansas City, MO 64114 Tel: 816-523-2015 Fax: 816-523-8493 www.sawconcrete.com

PO Box 662261 Lihue, HI 96766 Tel: 808-245-7171 Fax: 808-245-9393 www.pccchawaii.com

LOMBARDO DIAMOND CORE DRILLING CO., INC.

PENHALL COMPANY/CONCRETE CORING COMPANY OF HAWAII

2225 De La Cruz Blvd Santa Clara, CA 95050 Tel: 408-727-7922 Fax: 408-988-5326 www.lombardodrilling.com

99-1026 Iwaena St Aiea, HI 96701 Tel: 808-488-8222 Fax: 808-487-6679 www.penhall.com

M6 CONCRETE CUTTING & CORING

PROFESSIONAL CONCRETE SAWING

1030 S McComas St Wichita, KS 67213 Tel: 316-263-7251 Fax: 316-264-3517 www.conacc.com

8539 Oliver Rd Erie, PA 16509 Tel: 814-566-5555 Fax: 814-866-5555

OKLAHOMA CORING & CUTTING, INC.

6025 N Douglas Blvd Arcadia, OK 73007 Tel: 405-715-2500 Fax: 405-715-2504 www.sawconcrete.com

ROUGHNECK CONCRETE DRILLING & SAWING

8400 Lehigh Ave Morton Grove, IL 60053 Tel: 847-966-6666 Fax: 847-966-6577 www.roughneck1.com

TRUE-LINE CORING & CUTTING– KNOXVILLE LLC

1902 Middlebrook Pike Knoxville, TN 37921 Tel: 865-637-2131 Fax: 865-637-1973 www.sawconcrete.com TRUE-LINE CORING & CUTTING– NASHVILLE LLC

280 Hermitage Ave Nashville, TN 37210 Tel: 615-255-2673 Fax: 615-255-9685 www.sawconcrete.com

CSDA Operator Certification November 15-20, 2010 The CSDA Operator Certification courses allow operators to become certified in one or all disciplines. The custom course offerings provide classroom and handson instruction covering slab sawing/core drilling, wall/hand/ chain sawing and wire sawing.

These courses are geared towards experienced operators who want to gain top-notch proficiency and productivity in these disciplines.

For more information, contact CSDA at 727-577-5004 or visit www.csda.org.

CSDA Specifier Resources Architects, engineers, general contractors and government officials— virtually everyone who is involved in specifying sawing and drilling services in their daily work have 24/7 access to CSDA’s 2010-11 Resource Guide.

This guide is offered as a printed manual and is also available free of charge online at www.csda.org.

The Specifier’s Corner on the CSDA Website includes a feature to request bids from CSDA contractors through the completion of a simple online form. This area of the website also contains electronic versions of the 24 Standards, Specifications, Tolerances and Best Practices produced by CSDA and partner organizations like OSHA and the International Association of Concrete Drillers and Sawers. In addition, each sawing and drilling job story published in Concrete Openings can be downloaded for reference from the Techniques page of www.concreteopenings.com, where they are arranged by the technique used.

These resources have been specifically developed for specifiers to aid in the compilation of specifications for renovation or demolition projects requiring the use of diamond tools. For more information, contact the CSDA office at 727-577-5004 or email info@csda.org.

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New Members The Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association is a nonprofit trade association of contractors, manufacturers, distributors and affiliates from the construction and renovation industry.

Membership in CSDA is open to concrete cutting contractors, manufacturers and distributors

of concrete cutting equipment and affiliated companies who provide products and services to the concrete sawing and drilling industry. Founded in 1972, CSDA reached the milestone of 500 member companies in 2006.

North American Contractor

Overseas Contractor B. Witt Concrete Cutting, Inc. Bill Witt 656 Eastgate Rd Henderson, NV 89011 Tel: 702-897-1897 Fax: 702-897-9876 Email: bwitt@bwittcc.com www.bwittcc.com

DeVMont Drilling & Sawing David DeVault 2701 River Rd Cinnaminson, NJ 08077 Tel: 856-829-1030 Fax: 856-829-8158 Email: dwd721@aol.com

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Melissa Malone PO Box 72282 Louisville, KY 40272 Tel: 502-995-7500 Fax: 502-995-7502 Email: aaconcretesawing@msn.com www.aaconcretesawing.com

Tom Østenby Eidum 7517 Hell NORWAY Tel: 47-9 188 6899 Email: post@stjobetsag.no

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A&A Concrete Sawing & Drilling, Inc.

Stjørdal Betongsaging Tom Østenby

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Jacques Gareau 1308 Leeds Ave Ottawa, ON K1B 3W3 CANADA Tel: 613-741-7561 Fax: 613-741-4964 Email: jacques@advancecutting.ca www.advancecutting.ca

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Advance Cutting & Coring Ltd.

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Join CSDA and Get the Rest of 2010 FREE!

Right now CSDA is offering companies a chance to save on membership dues.

Join CSDA now and receive: • The remaining months of 2010 FREE • Membership for all of 2011 • Notification of job leads from architects, engineers, general contractors and government officials • Member-only online access to CSDA Toolbox Safety Tips, Specifications, Standards and Best Practices • Assistance from industry peers through the CSDA Membership Directory, Mentor Program and the Next Generation Group.

What better time to join the only association that addresses the specific needs of concrete cutting companies and their customers.

Complete the Membership Application on page 56 of this issue to enjoy these savings. An online application is available at www.csda.org.

For more information, contact the CSDA office at 727-577-5004 or send an email to info@csda.org.

Become a member of the Association of Cutting Professionals today!

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Calendar 2010

2011

CSDA Fall Meetings

Wall Sawing & Core Drilling 101 Class

National Demolition Association 2011 Convention

January 17–20, 2011 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, NV Tel: 727-577-5004 www.worldofconcrete.com

March 6–9, 2011 The Mirage Las Vegas, NV Tel: 800-541-2412 www.demolitionassociation.com

March 8–9, 2011 Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Bonita Springs, FL Tel: 727-577-5004 www.csda.org Email: info@csda.org

World of Concrete 2011

CSDA Spring Meetings

January 17–21, 2011 Las Vegas Convention Center CSDA Booth #C4653 Las Vegas, NV Tel: 866-962-7469 www.worldofconcrete.com

March 8–9, 2011 Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Bonita Springs, FL Tel: 727-577-5004 www.csda.org Email: info@csda.org

CSDA 2011 Convention

September 9–10, 2010 Atlantic City, NJ Tel: 727-577-5004 www.csda.org Email: info@csda.org CSDA Certification 201 Classes

November 15–20, 2010 Clearwater, FL Tel: 727-577-5004 www.csda.org Email: info@csda.org CSDA Estimating Class

November 16–17, 2010 Clearwater, FL Tel: 727-577-5004 www.csda.org Email: info@csda.org CSDA Winter Meetings

December 2–3, 2010 Rancho Mirage, CA Tel: 727-577-5004 www.csda.org Email: info@csda.org

CSDA Estimating Class

March 10–12, 2011 Hyatt Regency Coconut Point Bonita Springs, FL Tel: 727-577-5004 www.csda.org Email: info@csda.org

CSDA Board Meeting

concrete décor show

January 19, 2011 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, NV Tel: 727-577-5004 www.csda.org Email: info@csda.org

March 15–18, 2011 Nashville Convention Center Nashville, TN Tel: 877-935-8906 www.ConcreteDecorShow.com ConExpo/ConAgg 2011

CSDA Next Generation Meeting

March 22–26, 2011 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, NV Tel: 414-298-4138 www.conexpoconagg.com

January 19, 2011 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, NV Tel: 727-577-5004 www.csda.org Email: info@csda.org Hyatt Regency Coconut Point

Why We Joined CSDA With 14 years of experience in the concrete

members in the industry is probably the

sawing industry, we decided that it was time

most valuable resource of all.When at

to start our own company. Then seven years

these meetings, we both sit in with different

into this endeavor, we felt that we were lacking

committees to make the most out of our time

industry specific resources and began the

and contribute to different parts of

search for an organization that could provide

the association.

us with these resources.What we found was

We have particularly enjoyed being part

CSDA. The association provides the small

of the Next Generation group since its

contractor with resources such as Toolbox Safety Tips, Specifications and Best Practices.

These documents are readily available and

inception. The formation of this group shows Amarie and Chuck Wright

specific to our business.We attended the CSDA Estimating training class and learned a lot about how to accurately bid jobs and maximize our profits. This spurred us on to learn more and become more involved with the association.

We attended our first set of seasonal meetings, and were given a warm welcome by all.We quickly realized that networking with fellow

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us that CSDA makes all its members feel welcome and wants to aid the continuation of the association through its younger members.We plan to continue our attendance at the seasonal meetings and take advantage of all the resources that CSDA offers its members. Our membership with CSDA has been priceless.

Amarie and Chuck Wright Wright Sawing & Breaking Ventura, California Email: wsandb@sbcglobal.net

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Want to Target the Specialized Industry of Sawing & Drilling?

Advertising in Concrete Openings magazine is the only way to reach the specialty market of sawing and drilling contractors who cut concrete, asphalt or masonry because it is the only magazine in the market specifically targeted to this segment of the sawing and drilling industry.

How Do You Reach 16,000+ Sawing and Drilling Professionals?

Each issue of Concrete Openings magazine is sent to more than 9,500 sawing and drilling operators, manufacturers of sawing and drilling equipment and suppliers to the industry and more than 6,500 specifiers of concrete cutting services around the world.

Who Reads the Magazine?

Concrete Openings reaches sawing and drilling contractors, as well as specifiers of sawing and drilling services including engineers, architects, general contractors and governmental agencies. Why waste your message on unnecessary circulation?

Advertising in Concrete Openings guarantees a targeted audience of industry professionals.

Readership by Profession

Circulation 16,000+ minimum, per issue 9,500+

52%

member and prospective member companies made up of sawing and drilling contractors,manufacturers, distributors and affiliates

6,500+ general contractors, engineers, architects

and government officials who specify

sawing and drilling

Concrete Openings Website Concrete Openings has its own website. Advertisers have direct links to their websites placed on our Advertisers page as a complimentary addition to ad placement. A full copy of the magazine is also available for visitors to read on the website. Visitors to the site can now access our advertisers at the touch of a button.

The Concrete Openings Website also has advertising opportunities available throughout the year.

Visit www.concreteopenings.com for more information.

Readership Per Issue In a recent poll, a section of Concrete Openings subscribers revealed that 66% pass on their copy of the magazine to at least one other person, with almost 25% stating that the magazine is passed on to four or more people each issue. This translates to an average of 3.75 people reading each issue of the magazine for a total readership per year of approximately 60,000.

8% 40%

• Specifiers • Cutting Contractors • Manufacturers, Distributors Readership by Location

85%

5% 4% 6%

• United States • Asia, Africa, Austrailia • Europe • Canada, South America

To receive additional information about products advertised in this issue, visit the advertisers page on concreteopenings.com, or contact the vendors below.

PAGE

ADVERTISER

59 Advanced Cutting & Coring Ltd. 49 Advanced Cutting Technologies, Inc. 15 Brokk, Inc. 27 Diamond Pauber srl 54, 55, Inside Front Cover Diamond Products 35 Diamond Tools Technology 45 Diamond Vantage, Inc. 51 DITEQ Corporation 5 Dixie Diamond Manufacturing 41 EDCO-Equipment Development Co., Inc. 43 Expert Equipment Company 30 Geophysical Survey Systems, Inc. (GSSI) Inside Back Cover Hilti North America 32, 33, Outside Back Cover Husqvarna Construction Products 2, 37 ICS, Blount Inc. 13 Iowa Wall Sawing 13 James Instruments, Inc. 39 Norton Pro Diamond 63 Pentruder, Inc. 40 Sensors & Software 47 Toolgal USA Corp 9 Western Saw 52 World of Concrete 6 2 | S EPTEMB ER .10

PHONE

EMAIL

613-741-7561 204-222-7400 800-621-7856 39-05 85 830425 800-321-5336 612-408-9253 816-268-8310 816-246-5515 770-921-2464 301-663-1600 713-797-9886 603-893-1109 918-872-3553 913-928-1442 503-653-4644 319-934-3280 773-463-6565 800-854-3281 562-445-6429 905-624-8909 706-283-9556 805-981-0999 727-577-5004

jacques@advancecutting.ca ted@advancedcuttingtechnologies.ca henrik@brokkinc.com info@diamondpauber.it jpalmer@diamondproducts.com roger@diamondtoolstechnology.com info@diamondvantage.com jmiller@diteq.com gregwolters@dixiediamond.com hommey@edcoinc.com expertequipment@sbcglobal.net harmonj@geophysical.com bennett.myers@hilti.com cate.stratemeier@husqvarna.com joet@icsbestway.com kelli@iowawallsawing.com angie@ndtjames.com stephen.m.anderson@saint-gobain.com terry@pentruderinc.com sales@sensoft.ca admin@toolgalusa.com cole@westernsaw.com info@csda.org

Director’s Dialogue

Open Meetings are Really Open!

Patrick o’brien Executive Director

C

onsider this an open invitation to attend the seasonal CSDA

What Else Happens?

Board and Committee meetings. There are some misconceptions

Networking. There are meal functions scheduled around the meetings

about the meetings, so I thought I would answer some of the

so attendees can meet all of the members who are involved in the

questions that CSDA staff are often asked.

meetings in an informal gathering over a meal. CSDA members are

Who Can Attend the Seasonal Meetings?

a unique group of industry professionals who have an unbelievable

Everyone. Members, non-members, business associates, friends, anyone

amount of knowledge that they readily share.

who is interested in the business of CSDA.

How Much Does It Cost?

When Are the Meetings Held?

Only the cost of being away from work or travel and hotel expenses.

The meetings are seasonal and one is held during the annual convention.

The next seasonal meeting will be held December 2-3, 2010 at the Westin

Lunch is provided during the day of committee meetings and dinner that evening is split by a group of volunteer manufacturers and contractors.

Mission Hills Resort in Rancho Mirage, California.

How Can I Participate?

Where Are the Meetings Held?

Come and attend to find out.

The majority of CSDA members are located throughout the U.S. and

How Will I Benefit?

Canada, so meetings are held all around the North American continent

Networking has always been rated as the number one member benefit

to make it easier for everyone to attend.

in any survey done by CSDA, and this is a perfect opportunity to network

What Happens at the Meetings?

with a group of the most engaged members.

Committee meetings are held on the day prior to the Board meeting

Should I Give CSDA a Try?

to conduct the specific business of each committee. Much discussion

Members who attend the meetings report that they learn so much from

about the goals and objectives of each committee, the tasks involved

their fellow members through the committee discussions and informal

in accomplishing goals, timetables and budgets takes place during

networking that will help their businesses grow and succeed.

these meetings. Attendees can either take part in these discussions or listen to or observe what is going on. Watching a committee at work

I hope this information is enough to clear up the notion that the

is a good way to learn about the business of CSDA and to learn who

meetings are closed occasions, because they are open to all. Open to

forms the membership. The Board meeting is held in the morning on

fresh faces, open to new ideas and open to different approaches to

the second day and consists of approval of minutes and financials and

improve CSDA and promote contractors, big or small, in the industry.

committee reports.

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DXR 310

NEW DXR 250

The NEW tool for the job.

The new K760 Cut-n-Break, a further development of the popular K650 Cut-n-Break, features a more powerful engine, enhanced ergonomics and reduced emissions. Equipped with Husqvarna’s low emission X-Torq® engine, the K760 Cut-n-Break produces 75% fewer emissions and lowers fuel consumption by 20%. The power cutter also features a vibration and sound dampening system which helps reduce operator fatigue.

The Cut-n-Break method allows you to cut in stages through walls up to 16" thick. Initially, a cut up to 2-1/2" deep is made with fast cutting, twin 9" blades. The remaining central core is then easily broken out with the companion breaking tool. Finally, successive cuts can be made to reach up to 16" deep.

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