21 Hour Continuing Competency Package #1 | Michigan
This package contains:
- 8 Hour Staying Alive: Construction Safety
- 6 Hour Contracts, Liabilities and Risk Management
- 4 Hour Building on Budget by Design
- 3 Hour Required Code, Law, Safety
- Free Social Media Marketing for Construction Trades
Description
Staying Alive: Construction Safety
Instructor: Steven St Laurent
This video training course outlines the most important work-related hazards found on a construction site. Instructor Steve St. Laurent provides years of experience in the safety field, sharing his knowledge in a fun and entertaining way. This course explores typical hazards found on the site, the reasons behind careless behavior, and the ramifications of poor training and lack of safety programs. The goal is to provide “safety nuggets” that will inspire viewers to practice safety first, in a way that will prevent injuries at work and at home.
This Course Covers:
- Top Five Hazards in Residential Construction
- Personal Protective Equipment
- 10 Best Practices
- Fall Protection
- Ladders
- Electricity
- Scaffolds
- Hazard Communication
- Tool Safety
- Materials Handling
Contracts, Liabilities and Risk Management
Instructor: Pete Costanza
This six-hour course explains the principles of contract law and the important elements of a home building and remodeling contract. The difference between various contracts used in the residential construction industry is also described. Requirements and types of insurance are also covered in this course, as well as the details of Workers Compensation.
This Course Covers:
- Contracts – their terms, documents, samples, pricing and what is required
- Request for Proposal and sample RFP
- Fundamentals of Contract Law
- Written and Oral Contracts
- Offer and Acceptance
- Void and Voidable Contracts
- Michigan Contract Laws, statutes of limitations, Home Solicitation Act and prohibited conduct
- Insurance, Surety Bonds, Homeowner’s, Auto, No-fault and Health Insurance and Workers’ Compensation
- Foreclosure Due to Non-Payment or Delinquent Taxes
- Health Insurance with HSA
- Warranties, breach of warranty, remedies and guidelines
- Breach of Warranty
- Construction defects and delays
- Failure to submit change orders, abandoning the job after payment and failure to pay subcontractors
- Abandoning the job after receiving payment
- Arbitration, mediation, adjudication and court proceedings
3-Hour Required Code, Law, Safety Course
Instructors: Scott Corbat and Josh Francis
This three-hour course is a review of the most recent code, law and safety changes in the Michigan construction industry. The first hour focuses on the 2015 Michigan Residential Code book and the latest changes. Next, the fundamental principles of contract law and the elements of a construction contract are explained. Finally, the last hour reviews OSHA regulations and the safety codes surrounding silica safety. This course satisfies the State of Michigan renewal requirement for residential builders and maintenance and alteration contractors.
This Course Covers:
CODE
- ICC
- 2015 Michigan Code Book Basics
- MI Code Changes
LAW
- Skilled Trades Regulation Act
- Residential Contract Elements
- Optional Elements
- Damages Claims
- Michigan Labor Laws
- Employee Misclassification
SILICA SAFETY
- Introduction to Silica
- PEL Limits
- Employer Responsibilities
- Respiratory Protection
- Exposure Control Methods
Building on Budget by Design
Instructor: Jeff Rice
The benefit and importance of pursuing an efficient design and budget allows for the creation of comparable design per a client’s initial request, but ultimately accomplishing it with considerably less complexity, building materials, construction labor, and finally cost, achieving an efficient design resulting in greater value for the homeowner. Functionality, aesthetics, and methods of code compliance are each guided by financial investment and return.
This presentation will illustrate the basis for the Building on Budget by Design program, as well as numerous examples for the approach of integrating and understanding general incremental pricing at various points in the design development process for further design inspiration and guidance for a desired construction budget.
After completing this course you will be able to:
- Be able to integrate design concepts with current codes and regulations.
- Translate the intentions and goals of the customer into a safe and cost effective project.
- Understand the process of securing the appropriate information that will help to develop a scope, schedule, and budget.
- Be able to develop a building program that provides for less complexity and better price understanding through design adjustments.
- Outline at least one design strategy based on site standards, code compliance, requested design and budget.
- Utilize current materials and goods to ensure proper construction practices, all with an eye for budgetary constraints.
This Course Covers:
- Industry Standards
- Compromise vs. Solutions
- Reducing Liability
- Over Design & Alternative Designs
- Understanding Client Needs
- Roof Complexity Averted
- Redistribution of Capital
- Value Engineering
- Two-Story Post and Beam vs. Pre-Engineering Trusses
- New Log Home or Renovation?
- Remodel with Plan Adjustments in HVAC
- Square Foot Reductions using Modular Dimensions
- Roof Framing and Practical Design Solutions
- Site Analysis and Re-Design
- Complexity Reduction for Greater Value
- Smaller Footprint, Larger Home
- More Square Footage, Less Cost
- Angled plans
Social Media Marketing for Construction Trades
Learn the ins and outs of social media marketing from experts that work in both social media and the construction industry. Use these tools and tricks to upgrade your personal and professional profiles, drive leads, and increase business.