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Trade Organizations: Earthwork and Site Work
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American
Fence Association
www.americanfenceassociation.com
Contains
technical information and use recommendations for different
types of fences; information about certified fence professional
program; topical bulletin board; and event and training
calendar. Can browse directory of member contractors in
the United States by ZIP code, area code or state; international
members by country.
California Landscape Contractors Association
www.clca.org
Includes guidance on landscape contractor licensing and dealing with unlicensed contractors; efficient water use and leaf blowers; information about training and certification programs; event listings. Lists technical publications, books for sale. Can search for a contractor by company name, city or type of service. Legislation covers immigration, water conservation, other issues.
Deep Foundations Institute
www.dfi.org
Provides
member roster organized by specialty/type of service, including
drilling contractors, engineering services, general foundation
contractors, inspectors, foundation services, specialty
foundation contractors and testing. Lists seminars, conferences
and other industry events. Publications lists
technical guides, manuals, installation guidelines, model
clauses and guidance videos available for sale online.
Drilling Engineering Association
dea-global.org/index/
Lists member companies; new well-drilling project proposals for which funding is being sought; and active, completed and withdrawn well projects. Provides project research reports and online project submittal form.
International Association of Drilling Contractors
www.iadc.org
Lists contractor, producer, supplier members; links to member companies. Can view articles from recent issues of Drilling Contractor. Provides event listings. Government Affairs Committee includes government documents for selected countries; latest issue and past articles from Drill Bits monthly newsletter. Contracts Committee lists sample contacts for sale. Offshore Committee includes draft Health Safety and Environment Case Guideline for Drilling Contractors. Health, Safety and Environment Committee provides safety documents, presentations for download or for sale. Well Control Committee offers more than 40 drilling technology publications for sale; Well Control Accreditation Program documents for download. Useful Information includes safety statistics, alerts, posters.
International Association of Foundation Drilling
www.adsc-iafd.com
Contains directory of member contractors and associate members; lists conferences, seminars and training; includes catalog of technical publications and research reports for sale. Provides safety resources for Category III and IV contractors; safety alerts, links, OSHA Alliance page. Includes current and recent issues of Foundation Drilling Magazine; calendar of events; technical library order form.
National Demolition Association
www.demolitionassociation.com
Lists, links to member contractors; events; provides licensing requirements by U.S. state or Canadian province, agency links. Contains “Lead in Construction” manuals for workers and site supervisors; position papers; cover stories from current and archival issues of Demolition Contractor magazine. Offers for sale Demolition Safety Manual, safety publications and videos.
National Utility Locating Contractors Association
www.nulca.org
Lists member companies; technical publications available
for sale. Provides sample contract; link to Underground
Focus magazine; recommended marking guidelines; and job
postings.
North American Society for Trenchless Technology
www.nastt.org
Contains glossary of trenchless technology terms; conference
papers and guidelines available for sale; event listings;
member listings; and current issue of newsletter.
Northern California Engineering Contractor's Association
www.nceca.org
Offers
online Dirt X-change service that allows developers, graders
and excavators to exchange dirt with each other. Members
can post their dirt and material needs and availability.
Contains member directory; newsletter; publications for sale; and event
listings.
Pile Driving Contractors Association
www.piledrivers.org/
Can search member database; provides issues of Piledrivers newsletter since 2001; “Installation Specification for Driven Piles”; conference presentations; article on driven piles. Includes pile driving discussion forum; calendar of events and training programs; links to product manufacturers. Can download Noise and Vibration Database. Offers for sale “Recommended Design Specifications for Driven Bearing Piles” and “Design and Construction of Driven Pile Foundations” manual.
PLANET (Professional Landcare Network)
www.landcarenetwork.org
Created by merger of Associated Landscape Contractors of America and the Professional Lawn Care Association of America. Includes directories of landscape companies and suppliers; events calendar. Provides information about certification programs for interior and exterior landscape technicians, landscape professionals, ornamental landscape professionals, turfgrass professionals. Includes newsletter, listings, application for certification program, test dates, fee schedule, renewals. Can view job openings, post resumes.
Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration
www.smenet.org
Provides information about divisions, sections and committees; archival issues of Mining Engineering Magazine; recent issues of Tunneling and Underground Construction Magazine; online books; current and archival newsletter issues. Tools and Resources provides directory of member companies and persons. Online Store lists publications, meetings, courses. Buyer’s Directory provides worldwide guide to manufacturers and suppliers of mining, metallurgical, underground construction equipment and machinery in alphabetical order, by product or by country/region. Can search by name.
Underground Alert Centers (also called One Call, Dig Safe, Miss Utility)
Click here for list of one-call notification
centers to assist the public, contractors, utilities and
other excavators with statutory requirements to notify underground
facility owners before digging. List includes telephone
numbers and, if available, Web addresses of centers. Centers
bear names such as One Call, Underground Service Alert,
Utility Notification Center, Underground Plant Protection/Location,
Utilities Protection, Call Before You Dig, Dig Safe and
Miss Utility. Web sites of such centers usually provide
information about their services and notification laws;
addresses and contact numbers; instructions on notification
submissions. Many Web sites provide handbooks or guides
to the notification process; best practices reports; forms;
links to full text of statutes regarding digging; member
company listings; technical information; and online notification
submission and tracking systems for registered users.
Underground Construction Association
uca.smenet.org
Includes recent issues of Tunneling and Underground Construction Magazine; industry news; project profiles; events calendar. Members can access Tunnel Demand Forecast; member directory.
Western Dredging Association
www.westerndredging.org
Provides member listings, event calendar, job listings, newsletter, links.
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