News & Industry Updates

Local & county licenses have been impacted by HB735 allowing counties to sunset their local licenses eff 7/1/2023. Please reach out to your local licensing authorities to determine if your county will continue to renew your “substantially similar” license. Each county is responding differently, so it is important for you to understand the impact on…

Build Back Better Increases OSHA’s Budget and Penalties House bill, H.R. 5376 The bill also includes significant increases in OSHA’s maximum penalties: Penalties for serious violations (and failure to abate violations) would increase from $13,653 to $70,000 Penalties for willful violations (and repeat violations) would increase from $136,530 to $700,000. Pull the bill and read…

OSHA Inspectors can enter a job after seeing an employee sweat! News Release from OSHA ________________________________________ U.S. Department of Labor | September 20, 2021 US Department of Labor announces enhanced, expanded measures to protect workers from hazards of extreme heat, indoors and out Part of an interagency Biden-Harris administration effort to protect workers, communities WASHINGTON…

FMCA Expo -Registration closes today at 4pm for attendance and booking hotel rooms at discounted rates. If you plan to attend, please register before 4pm. If you need assistance, please call Kelly White at 904-880-8881 s 107 See you all in a couple of weeks.

Topic of Discussion added for Saturday Morning Board Meeting ACOE – SPGP V R1 Seagrass Survey’s required for docks, including man made canals! Is this just ACOE, we don’t think so. Coming soon to an area near you. October 2, 2021 8:00 AM Bill France Room – The Shores Resort & Spa, Daytona Beach, FL…

It is with great joy I announce we awarded/funded another $500 scholarship! Congratulations Jack Paluck. Best of Luck to you!

Grand Sponsor $5,000 –Only 1 – fulfilled by Key’s Deck & Dock Supply!!! • 3 Tabletops • 12 months of website advertising • Special Sponsor Name Badges • Official Sponsor of the Saturday Dinner and Award Ceremony! Gold Sponsor $3,000 • 1 Tabletop • 6 months of website advertising • Special Sponsor Name Badges •…

Contractors involved in Excavation and/or Trenching, should not miss this. All participants will be recognized by NUCA & OSHA for participating. Kelly White is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Monthly Safety Meeting – Lunch & Learn – Time: Jun 15, 2021 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Every month on the…

For those that planned to attend the WaterMaster Demo, the date has been changed to June 17. Date & Time: We will be there on Thursday, May 27 between 1 & 5 p.m. and also, that evening as explained below. Our trainer, Pekka, from Finland will be conducting a training session with the operators from…

Good Afternoon, There has been much discussion about the rising cost of materials and the fact that there is so much work and not enough labor, some contractors are 4, 6 or even 12 months out from time of bid until they can start a project. For those jobs that were bid months ago and…

Wanted to let you know about the opportunity to see the Watermaster out in Albany, New York and ask if you could please pass on the details to the FMCA members per our recent conversation. . Date & Time: We will be there on Thursday, May 27 between 1 & 5 p.m. and also, that…

Steel Barge needed 16′ x 30′ – if anyone is selling anything comparable, please reach out to me with photos and contact info. Kelly.white@myfmca.org or 904-553-5189