April General Membership Meeting

Our Chapter will observe its annual "Administrative Professional's Day" on April 9, 2019.  We will enjoy a great view of the harbor along with a delicious meal at "The Reef On The Water" restaurant in nearby Long Beach.  April has long been the MSA's meeting month where Supervisor's, Manager's and Executive Director's could show their Administrative Professional staff their appreciation for their valuable support and for just making them look good.  The cost for the April meal is $40 per person but the location and meal are especially great and will certainly be a memorable event for your closest staff members.  Please select the "FLYER" link below for location, meal and general information. 

Training & Trade Show 

The annual Training & Trade Show is almost here, it arrives bright and early on Tuesday, May 14, 2019.  Our Chapter will host classroom training and our Vendor members will display their newest equipment, materials and supplies free of charge. The "EVENT SIGN-UP SHEET" is posted below and everyone is encouraged to sign-up for the training classes in advance to ensure you have a seat in the classes.  

A Note to Vendor Members: 

• The "Vendor Display Application" is attached below and ready for your download.  
• The Vendor Display APP Slideshow provides easy instruction in completing the application form.  The slideshow is best when downloaded and viewed in slideshow mode.

March General Membership Meeting

Our member, Pedro Guillén with the city of Santa Ana is hosting the March General Membership meeting at his Corporate Yard.  Loriana Hornik (Environmental Specialist) with the city of Huntington Beach will be speaking on the topic "Do's and Don'ts of Construction Stormwater BMP's."  She will do a brief presentation on construction stormwater BMP's.  It will review the do's and don'ts of public and private development construction BMPs, including common mistakes and why planning BMPs is necessary during construction.

Meeting date: March 12, 2019
Pre-Meeting Registration: 11:00 a.m.
Meeting: 11:30 a.m.

February General Meeting & Training Class

The February meeting and training class will be held at the City of Buena Park's, City Yard.  There will be a special AskMSA session lead by Mark Esquer (O.C. Sanitation District) on the topic of "Confined Space" with a focus on "Harness Setup Options."  
Beginning at 9:00 a.m. there will be a two-hour class entitled "Silica Training Class" taught by “Ecologics Environmental Services” where each student receives a “Certificate for Completion” for attending the class. (See below for information on the class.

New OSHA Required Silica Class
Class Cost: $20.00 Per Student
Student Registration Required

Are you aware of the new OSHA silica rule? Come take the New OSHA Silica required workers awareness class. Who needs to take the class? Workers exposed to respirable crystalline silica. OSHA requires a written plan, providing proper training to the workers, medical surveillance, record-keeping and certified HEPA tools. Heavy fines can be imposed if non-compliant with 29CFR1926.1153. Silica is comprised of quartz, found naturally in most rocks, sand, soil, brick and concrete products. Exposure occurs when the following methods are performed on silica building materials: abrasion or sandblasting, cutting or sawing, crushing or demolishing, drilling, grinding, and jackhammering.  It’s relevant to public works streets AND facility workers WHO do tile work, stucco, concrete repairs.