NWIBRT

Reliability Committee Meeting
2020-06-09 10:30 - 12:00, 2020-05-13 10:30 - 12:00, 2020-04-08 10:30 - 12:00, 2020-03-11 10:30 - 12:00, 2019-12-11 10:30 - 12:00, 2019-11-13 10:30 - 12:00, 2019-10-09 10:30 - 12:00, 2019-09-11 10:30 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) and 1 more date | Construction Advancement Foundation, 6050 Southport Road, Portage, IN, 46368, United States
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NWIBRT Safety Committee Meeting
2020-06-09 08:00 - 09:00, 2020-05-05 08:00 - 09:00, 2020-04-07 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-12-03 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-11-05 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-10-01 08:00 - 09:00, 2019-09-03 08:00 - 09:00 | Construction Advancement Foundation, 6050 Southport Road, Portage, IN, 46368, United States

NWIBRT Education Committee Meeting
2020-04-16 08:00 - 17:00, 2020-03-19 08:00 - 17:00 | Construction Advancement Foundation, 6050 Southport Road, Portage, IN, 46368, United States

2020 Brackets & Brews Networking Event
2020-03-19 11:00 - 16:00 | Catch Table & Tap, 500 E 81st Ave, Merrillville, IN, 46410, United States
Catch Table & Tap
500 E 81st Ave, Merrillville, IN
Get to know more business leaders than ever as NWIBRT, CAF– and the RDC partner to bring together developers, business owners, financial institutions, economic development professionals and contractors for a day of networking, sports entertainment and good times. Food and drinks will be provided!

BCRC Annual Meeting - Cancelled
2020-03-18 09:00 - 12:00 | Construction Advancement Foundation, 6050 Southport Road, Portage, IN, 46368, United States
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of the Building & Construction Resource Center, Inc. (BCRC)
Wednesday, March 18th, 2020
9:00 a.m. @ CAF Classroom
6050 Southport Road, Suite A
Portage, IN 46368
Refreshments will be provided
The Agenda is as follows:

Meeting called to order.
Introductions – BCRC Board President Gary Kebert
Utilization Report – Gina Higgin, Executive Account Manager for Perspectives, BCRC’s EAP.
Reports on Testing, EAP Compliance and Result Statistics:
a. 5 Year Review of BCRC and On-Site Testing.
b . 2019 Positive Results by Category.
c . 2019 Post Accident/Probable Cause Testing Totals.
d. 2019 Post Accident/Probable Cause Positives by Category.
e. 2019 Return to Duty and Follow-Up Test Results.
f. 2019 Pre-Employment Testing Results.
g . 2019 Results of All MRO Reviews.
Questions and Answers and Open discussion.
Adjournment.

Please RSVP your attendance on or before March 11, 2020.
At your convenience, please e-mail your response to troach@bcrcnet.com or kindly call (219) 764-9500.
If you have any questions regarding this matter please feel free to contact me at your earliest convenience.

Spring Safety Seminar - Personal Protective Equipment
2020-03-12 08:00 - 12:00 | Purdue University Northwest, 2200 169th Street, Hammond, IN, 46323, United States
Spring Safety Seminar – Personal Protective Equipment
Join us for the Spring seminar! This spring safety seminar will be focusing on the proper selection, application
and management of Personal Protective Equipment. Testing and certification of PPE in accordance to ANSI standards, and new technologies in materials and product design.
Speakers:
Luis Turciso with MSA
Neil Powell with Edge Eye Ware
Kelly Grahm with Magid
Breakfast is offered.
Who should attend?

Project Managers
HSE Managers
Safety Managers
Field Level Supervisors

Breakfast/Registration: 7a
Seminar: 8a-12p
Purdue University Northwest – Hammond Campus
Cost:
NWIBRT & ASSP Members: $10 (with Discount Code – NWIBRT or ASSP)
Non-NWIBRT Members: $25
Students: FREE
Vendor Table: $100
Sponsorships are available:
Breakfast Sponsor
– logo on signage; a table at the seminar – $150
Breakfast is being generously sponsored by Magid, Pekron Consulting Inc., Total Safety, Brock Industrial, and CAF.
REGISTER NOW!

BCRC Perspectives Seminar
2020-02-25 09:00 - 11:00 | Construction Advancement Foundation, 6050 Southport Road, Portage, IN, 46368, United States
Please join us for a morning seminar to better understand what services BCRC & Perspectives has to offer you!
This seminar we will touch base on new BCRC policy changes, responsibilities as a card manager, checking members statuses, on-site addendums and the services offered by Perspectives, our Employee Assistance Program.
All at no cost to you.
This Very Informative Event will be
Tuesday February 25, 2020
9:00AM-11:00AM
CAF TRAINING BUILDING
6050 SOUTHPORT ROAD, SUITE A
PORTAGE, IN 46368
PLEASE CALL BCRC (219) 764-9500 to reserve your spot now.
Space is Limited!
Breakfast & Refreshments will be served!
Card Manager training and Sign-ups will be offered!!

BCRC Up In Smoke? Workplace Cannabis Laws in Illinois and Indiana Presentation
2020-02-17 07:00 - 09:00 | Sheetmetal Workers Local #20, 6450 Ameriplex Drive, Portage, IN, 46319, United States
Up In Smoke? Workplace Cannabis Laws in Illinois and Indiana
Monday, February 17th, 2020

Schedule
Location
Registration

7:00 AM Registration
7:20 AM Business/Introductions
7:30 AM Presentation
9:00 AM Closing Remarks
Sheetmetal Workers Local #20
6450 Arneriplex Drive
Portage, IN 46319
Please call BCRC @
219-764-9500 to reserve your spot now.
Breakfast & refreshments will be served.

Noah A. Frank, Esq.,
Speakers Collaborative LLC
312.623.7265 (m)
SpeakersCollaborative@gmail.com
Noah is a labor and employment attorney with over a decade of success enabling businesses to excel under increasingly regulated and taxing environments, while protecting them from harmful litigation. For over a decade in private practice, Noah represented just about every sector of commerce and industry, ranging from manufacturers, trade associations, mom’n’pop shops, medical practices, couriers, waste haulers, restaurants, and chambers of commerce.
Noah is currently Senior Corporate Counsel and Director of HR Compliance for a senior assisted living company with 7,500 employees in 26 states. He pains you are going through. As the go-to legal resource and trusted business partner, he analyzes complex risks and formulates strategies for cost optimization, considering legal liability, litigation avoidance, and best practices. Noah provides practical and thoughtful advice, strategy, and solutions in a full range of employment, corporate, and workers’ compensation matters, including compliance, policy implementation, and risk mitigation of wage and hour, discrimination, harassment, leave interference and retaliation claims including under the FLSA, Title Vil, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, OSHA, NLRA, Worker’s Compensation, and state and local laws. He advises on day-to-day issues such as employment agreements (including NDAs and restrictive covenants), leave and return-to-work management, discipline, disability and religious accommodation, and severance agreements. He trains management in legal compliance, and is a frequent author and invited speaker on these and other topics. Noah attended the University of Illinois where he earned his bachelors, masters in human resources, and juris doctorate degrees. He has been peer-recognized as an Illinois Super Lawyers Rising Star each year 2012-2019.

2020 DOT Supervisory Drug and Alcohol Awareness Training
2020-02-11 09:00 - 11:00 | Construction Advancement Foundation, 6050 Southport Road, Portage, IN, 46368, United States
This seminar is provided at no cost to you in our continuing effort to keep you informed by the BCRC.
Training will be held on Tuesday February 11, from 9 am to 11 am
CAF Classroom
6050 Southport Road, Suite A
Portage, IN 46368
Breakfast & Refreshments will be served.
PLEASE CALL BCRC (219) 764-9500 to reserve your spot now.
Space is Limited!

2019 Business & Economic Outlook
2019-11-01 08:00 - 12:00 | Ivy Tech Community College, 3100 Ivy Tech Dr., Valparaiso, IN, 46383, United States
Learn First-Hand What Business Trends are Influencing NWI’s Economy
Sponsored by the Northwest Indiana Business Roundtable (NWIBRT) and the Construction Advancement Foundation of Northwest Indiana (CAF), the 2019 Business & Economic Outlook, is an informative program designed to provide key insights on trends influencing business and industry. The program will feature presentations from leaders in various business sectors and government agencies, and conclude with a detailed economic picture of Northwest Indiana and United States.
2019’s SPEAKERS:
Darrel Zeck – Executive Director, Indiana’s Office of Work-Based Learning & Apprenticeship
Bill Hanna – President and CEO, Northwest Indiana RDA
Tyson Warner – Executive Director, Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission
Micah Pollak – Professor of Economics, Indiana University Northwest
Heather Ennis – President & CEO, Northwest Indiana Forum
Thomas Dakich – Senior Manager, Digital Crossroads
Anthony Sindone – Professor of Finance and Economic Development, Purdue University Northwest
Emcee
Don Babcock – Director of Economic Development, NIPSCO
This is a FREE event, but space is limited and registration is required.
REGISTER NOW!

Fall Seminar: Gas Detection
2019-10-31 08:00 - 12:00 | Purdue University Northwest, 2200 169th Street, Hammond, IN, 46323, United States
Gas Detection
Join us for this year’s Fall Safety Seminar!
This fall’s safety seminar will be focusing on gas hazards and sensor technology, sampling technique to include gas stratification and pocketing. New technologies in gas detection, Peer to peer communication and live monitoring.
Speakers:
Pete Engelbert of Job Safety Associates
Jim Moody of Industrial Scientific
There will be a vendor Meet & Greet, and breakfast is offered.
Who should attend?

Project Managers
HSE Managers
Safety Managers
Field Level Supervisors

October 31, 2019
Breakfast/Registration: 7a
Seminar: 8a-12p
Purdue University Northwest – Hammond Campus
3rd Floor Student Union & Library Building
Cost:
NWIBRT Members: $10
Non-NWIBRT Members: $25
Students: FREE
Vendor Table: $100
Sponsorships are available:
Breakfast Sponsor
– logo on signage; a table at the seminar – $150
Breakfast is being generously sponsored by
CAF, Brock Industrial, Pekron Consulting Inc.,
and Total Safety.
REGISTER NOW!

2019 DOT Supervisory Drug and Alcohol Awareness Training
2019-10-29 09:00 - 11:00 | Construction Advancement Foundation, 6050 Southport Road, Portage, IN, 46368, United States
This seminar is provided at no cost to you in our continuing effort to keep you informed by the BCRC.
Training will be held on Tuesday October 29th, from 9 am to 11 am
CAF Classroom
6050 Southport Road, Suite A
Portage, IN 46368
Refreshments will be served.
Please call the BCRC to r.s.v.p. your spot now. Space is limited.

NWIBRT BCRC Committee Meeting
2019-10-17 08:00 - 10:00 | Construction Advancement Foundation, 6050 Southport Road, Portage, IN, 46368, United States

Fall 2019 Non-DOT Supervisory Drug and Alcohol Awareness Training
2019-09-26 09:00 - 11:00 | Construction Advancement Foundation, 6050 Southport Road, Portage, IN, 46368, United States
This seminar is provided at no cost to you in our continuing effort to keep you informed by the BCRC.
Training will be held on Thursday September 26th, from 9 am to 11 am
CAF Classroom
6050 Southport Road, Suite A
Portage, IN 46368
Refreshments will be served.
Please call the BCRC to r.s.v.p. your spot now. Space is limited.
