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IWCA Technical Bulletin Number 2-August 2022
When a rope descending system (RDS) is used on a building, OSHA regulations require a building owner to
inform the employer, in writing, that the building owner has identified, tested, certified, and maintained each
anchorage so it is capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (2268 kg), in any direction, for each employee
attached.
There is no definition for certification in OSHA, but all related American National Safety Standards define
certified as “accepted by design, evaluation or inspection by a registered professional engineer.”
When a professional engineer (P.E.) certifies a roof anchorage system, their evaluation and acceptance at a
minimum, should state the anchorages are certified to be capable of supporting 5,000lbs in any direction for
each employee attached. Variations could be considered if the intent is clear and verifies compliance with
OSHA and American National Safety Standards.
Some anchor companies state their anchors (anchorage connectors) are capable of supporting 5000lbs in any
direction and will not break or become detached. They also defer the ability of the structure to support the
loads applied by the anchor to be verified by someone else. That someone will need to be the P.E. who is
certifying the system……..Read more in the PDF attached.
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Affordable Health Coverage Arrives
Affordable Healthcare has come to the window cleaning industry. Gone are the days when you need full employee participation, or a full census just to get a quote. Even if you were part of the lucky few who could offer health coverage to your people, the plans were usually high-deductible, which shifted most of the responsibility to the employee. To make matters worse is that these plans were still cost prohibitive to the business.
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Hi All,
We wanted to let everyone know the IWCA Convention for 2022 has changed to February 7th – 11th, 2022.
It is at the Rosen Centre Hotel still in Orlando, FL. You can book rooms here for the IWCA discount rate of $144 which is incredibly cheap for the area for a five star hotel.
Early Bird Pricing is still in effect for registrations. The only extra classes are the four PWNA Certification Courses you’ll need to add on and pay for. The IWCA Courses, RDS Training, OSHA 1910, Paver Sealing and Cleaning, Lift Training are all free with a full registration. The trade show Wednesday and Thursday hours are absolutely free if you only come for that. You just have to leave a business card in the bowl by the door to enter.
Members can register for convention here. $249 per person. $75 each for the awards banquet.
Nonmembers can register for convention here. $525 per person (Membership is only $199 per year – sign up and then save money on the convention ticket! https://members.iwca.org/membership-account/membership-levels/.) $125 each for the awards banquet.
If you are a vendor and need to pay for your booth, you can do that here. If you don’t have a booth yet and see one you want on the layout below, you can choose here and pay today for it.
- Associate Member Booth sign up – https://members.iwca.org/2022-iwca-convention-associate-members-trade-show-booth-payment/
- Non-Associate Member Booth sign up – https://members.iwca.org/2022-iwca-non-associate-member-trade-show-booth/
The rough draft of the schedule is here – IWCA2022Schedule w PWNA (1)
The Trade Show Layout – IWCA 2022_Aug31_Exhibit Floorplan with Vendors in If any potential vendors are interested in booth spaces, you can email us at info@iwca.org. Associate Members pay $1150 per 10 x 10 and nonmembers pay $1500 per 10 x 10 but become an Associate Member for the year as well.
If you have any questions about anything, please email us at info@iwca.org.
