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OPCMIA BUSINESS MODEL. Opening Doors to the Future in Today’s Construction Industry by Raising Companies Above Their Competition!. What can your business do to increase profitability and market share, and make your bottom line more attractive?.
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OPCMIA BUSINESS MODEL Opening Doors to the Future in Today’s Construction Industry by Raising Companies Above Their Competition!
What can your business do to increase profitability and market share, and make your bottom line more attractive? Start a business relationship with the Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International Association, “the OPCMIA”.
Higher quality and productivity Certified apprenticeship programs A safer workforce Higher skill levels Better supervision And lower benefit costs The OPCMIA provides:
Members of the OPCMIA must abide by the most strict “Code of Conduct”.
No longer will you have to keep people employed when you don’t need them, out of fear that they will go elsewhere. • As contractor/employer, you retain the right to hire and discharge at your discretion. • You pick your workforce – maximizing your profitability. Profitability
OPCMIA tradesmen are knowledgeable in all aspects of their trades, including: • blueprint reading • layout • scheduling • ordering materials • etc. • The OPCMIA has over 45,000 members within the U.S. & Canada, including many who are bilingual. Field Supervisory Personnel
Market Opportunities • Being an OPCMIA contractor increases your work opportunities within the industry by making you eligible to compete for projects that require union labor.
By utilizing Composite Crews with Journeymen, Apprentices, and Trainees • Utilizing our experienced supervisory personnel • Lowering your workmen’s compensation rates • Decreasing your tax burden • Taking advantage of OPCMIA Journeyman upgrade training & certification as well as apprenticeship training at NO COST TO YOU. • Making the OPCMIA benefit package an incentive to your workforce, and reducing your H.R. costs at the same time! • PLA’s Allow the OPCMIA to show youhow our relationship can increase your Profit Margins!
APPRENTICESHIP JATC Funding National Standards / DOL Red Seal / Canada Assessment OJL Instructor Training / NLC Training Centers
Book One UNIT 1 Industry Orientations UNIT 2 Production and History of Cement UNIT 3 Health and Safety UNIT 4 Fundamental of Math UNIT 5 Measuring UNIT 6 Blueprint Reading UNIT 7 Estimating UNIT 8 Concrete Ingredients UNIT 9 Designing Concrete Mixes UNIT 10 Specifications and Testing UNIT 11 Forming Tools UNIT 12 Hand Tools: Special Tools UNIT 13 Surface Defects and Treatments UNIT 14 Placing and Leveling Concrete
Book Two UNIT 1 Soil Conditions and Sub-grade Preparation UNIT 2 Edge Forms on Grade UNIT 3 On-Grade Curb and Curb & Gutter Forms UNIT 4 Screeds and Bulkheads UNIT 5 Finishing Floors UNIT 6 Sidewalks and Patios UNIT 7 Drives, Approaches, Curbs and Curbs & Gutters UNIT 8 Joints in Concrete UNIT 9 Pavements UNIT 10 Curing and Protection UNIT 11 Steps UNIT 12 Levels and Transits UNIT 13 Site Layout
Book Three UNIT 1 Small Engine Operation and Maintenance UNIT 2 Structural Repair UNIT 3 Structural Grout UNIT 4 Sealants UNIT 5 Shotcrete UNIT 6 Power Screeds UNIT 7 Trowel Machines UNIT 8 Super Flat Floors UNIT 9 Tilt-up Panels UNIT 10 Epoxy Floors and Specialty Coatings UNIT 11 Exposed Aggregate & Decorative Finishes UNIT 13 Decorative Saw Cutting UNIT 14 Stenciling & Imprinting UNIT 15 Chemical Staining UNIT 12 Underlayment/Overlayment UNIT 16 Abrasive Blasting UNIT 17 Pervious concrete
New Curriculum Pervious Concrete Concrete Polishing Green Building Awareness
TRAIN THE TRAINER COURSES • CONFINED SPACE • 40 HOUR HAZ–WASTE • CPR FIRST AID • SCAFFOLDING • RESPIRTORY PROTECTION • FALL PROTECTION • OSHA 500 (10 and 30 Hour) • HAZARD COMMUNICATION
Job Corps Jim Lee Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ Job Corps Training Program
“From Helmets to Hardhats”
Great Value and Opportunity are what you get with the OPCMIA relationship! Become an OPCMIA Powerhouse!
Don’t just partner with anyone; Partner with the OPCMIA Call the Local OPCMIA Representative
OPERATIVE PLASTERERS’ AND CEMENT MASONS’ INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION 11720 Beltsville Drive, Suite 700 Beltsville, MD 20705 Ph: 301-623-1000 Fax: 301-623-1032 Links: OPCMIA Website Code of Conduct