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93 Small Pox TrailWest Kingston, RI 02892

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2014 Equipment Show and Demonstration is coming!Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Washington County Fairgrounds, Richmond RITraining opportunities, demonstrations and ra" e prizes!

See pages 15 & 16 for more info.

Training and demonstrations are the focus for this year’s Equipment Show. With the annual Snowplow Rhodeo, a Backhoe Competition, safety demonstrations and a pig roast at noon, it will be a day full of employee training and educational opportunities. # e Connecticut T2 Center will not be having their equipment show this year so we plan on asking our friends across the border to join us. Check our website for more details. See page 16 for vendor registration.

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Calendar of Events April

4/7 ................ Design & Operations of Work Zone Tra! c Control (Training Center) 4/10 ................ Introduction to Surveying & Layout (Coventry) 4/30 ................ RI Construction Career Days

May

5/13 .............. URITC Transportation Week Breakfast $25 pp(Radisson Airport Hotel) July

7/7-18 ........... 2014 Summer Transportation Institute (for students entering 7th, 8th or 9th grade) 7/7-11 ........... Maritime-Freight Academy (for high school students) 7/14-18 ......... Green Design Academy (for high school students) 7/21-25 ......... Business Academy (for high school students) 7/21-25 ......... Engineering Academy (for high school students) 7/28-8/1 ....... Construction Academy (for high school juniors, seniors and recent graduates) August

8/4-15 ........... 2014 Summer Transportation Institute

September

9/10 .............. 2014 Equipment Show & Demonstration (Washington County Fairgrounds, Richmond)

Classes available by request!

Please visit our website www.ripwa.org/training_request

For our full list of events and more info please

visit www.ripwa.org/events and click on Full T2 Calendar

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! e Public Works Academy is a new series of training and is intended for new hires, although everyone is welcome to attend. ! ere is no charge for municipal employees. Enrollment is limited to the " rst 20 registrants.

! e Academy takes place 1 day a week over 6 weeks and covers:

• OSHA 10 (Part 1) and Introduction to the Dig Safe System

• OSHA 10 (Part 2)• Flagger Certi" cation and Work Zone Safety• Chain Saw Safety• Winter Operations• Customer Service• Ethics for Public Works Employees

Participants must attend every session to graduate from the Public Works Academy. Refreshments and lunch provided. Contact Je# for schedule, jcjci@cox.net

Trainings & Classes

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2014 RIPWA college scholarship recipientsWe were pleased to award 12 college scholarships this year.

2014 RIPWA municipal scholarship recipients In these di! cult economic times, RIPWA will consider requests from municipalities for items that will help make their departments safer, more productive, technologically pro" cient and overall better place to work. # ree municipal scholarships were awarded this year. Applications and more information can be found on our website www.ripwa.org

2014 URI RIPWA Endowment scholarship

recipient: Ryan Michael Medeiros, a civil engineering major

2014 RIPWA Scholarship Recipients

# e Rhode Island Public Works Association is pleased to o$ er T2 Center classes and workshops at no cost to Rhode Island public works employees (as long as funding is available). If you would like to request training, please visit our website and " ll out the training request form. Some of our more popular trainings are:

RIPWA Accepts Training Requests Pictured below are photos from a recent TIM (Tra! c Incident Management) Training and a Construction Math workshop.

# e mission of the Rhode Island Public Works Association is to support high quality training and educational opportunities for the Public Works community in Rhode Island, to represent the interests of the Public Works community to the general public as well as federal, state and local government bodies and agencies and to provide a forum to public works employees for the exchange of ideas and technical information that is helpful to them in conducting their daily duties and responsibilities.

With our mission in mind we o$ er many scholarship opportunities. Please visit www.ripwa.org for more information.

Flagger Certi" cation Bucket Truck TrainingHands On Chain Saw Skills & SafetyHands On Welding - ARC & MIG & TorchesOSHA 10 Hour Certi" cationComputer training (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook)

Preparing for the Hoisting ExamCustomer Service Time ManagementDealing With Di! cult PeopleBusiness Writing Leadership SkillsE$ ective CommunicationsPublic Works Academy (a combination of above)

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Cumberland DPW worked with local business, Cumberland Foundry, to design and produce their own curb shoes for their plows. “! e curb shoes are working better than expected, a" er 2 storms they are showing minimal wear. We are very happy with the outcome and the price. ! e new shoes will save on down time and on replacing cutting edges. A win win all the way!” says Frank Stowik, Cumberland Highway Superintendent.

Cumberland Foundry produces superior gray and ductile iron castings up to 1000 lbs. using green sand molding. ! ey maintain a complete pattern shop for wood and metal patterns and o$ er chemical and physical analysis and heat treating when requested.

Member News!

Cumberland DPW designs their own curb shoes!

Town loses $290K judgment to former

DPW director KaczorowskiBy SANDY SEOANE, Valley Breeze Sta$ Writer

NORTH SMITHFIELD - An ill-advised $60,000 budget-cutting move in 2005 is back to bite taxpayers in 2014 for nearly & ve times the amount, $290,000. ! at's the amount the town will pay former Department of Public Works Director Philip Kaczorowski over the next three years under a settlement agreement over his 2005 dismissal. Kaczorowski was let go as part of a cost-cutting measure during the 2005 budget cycle under a & scal plan devised by Councilor Edward Yazbak. Kaczorowski & led a complaint in November of 2006 alleging that his termination violated the town charter and code of ordinances. "! is case presents the question of whether a town council can eliminate a charter- mandated department director position," the ruling states. "! e answer to that question in this case is that it cannot." ! e agreement was approved by Councilors ! omas McGee, Kimberly Alves and John Flaherty, the only board members in attendance at a special meeting on Dec. 19. Full story available on www.valleybreeze.com

Letter To the New England Public

Works Community

February 4th, the Natick DPW lost one of their own, Michael F. McDaniel Jr., a general foreman in the DPW’s water and sewer division and injured Scott M. Spurling a heavy equipment operator in a work related accident. ! e details of the accident are not released but general information is provided in the news article http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20140206/NEWS/140207948. I respectfully request that you pause, re) ect and share in the mourning of the McDaniel family, the Natick DPW and the Natick community. I also ask that you keep Scott Spurling in your thoughts and prayers as he recovers from his injuries. Please share this information with your public works crews and consider taking time to conduct a stand down safety talk to reinforce the inherent danger in the work they perform, and need not to become complacent. Once the accident investigation is complete and details are released we also need to use the information as lessons learned to prevent a similar occurrence in another community.Walt Veselka, President, APWA/NEC

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DPW Transportation Picnic

e University of Rhode Island Transportation Center o" ers programs for high school and middle school students, introducing them to opportunities in the transportation and construction industries. We would like to make these students aware of employment and internship opportunities with municipal Public Works and Engineering departments.

Construction Career Days events are a workforce development tool that introduce high school students to careers in the transportation construction industry and support the pipeline that will provide the professionals of tomorrow.

Please contact Je" Cathcart, jcjci@cox.net if you are interested in volunteering or would like to be an exhibitor during this event.

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2014 Construction Career

Days Is Coming!!!April 30 & May 1

We are planning a Public Works picnic for June! Bring your family, favorite mode of transportation and your appetite! More info coming soon - watch for e-mail and check on our website www.ripwa.org

1931 Annual RI Highway Association Meeting, Rock Point, RI

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2014 Annual Indoor Expo

Rescheduling due to weather did not stop us from having a very successful 2014 Indoor Expo on February 12. Held at Wright’s

Farm, several productive seminars took place along with some great networking. Many great ra! e prizes were won and we thank our vendors for providing great items! Over 600 people attended. Next years date is already set for February 4th (snow date 2/11/15. Don’t miss it!

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Summer Programs

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! e URI Transportation Center is now accepting registration for its summer programs for middle school and high school students. All costs, including meals, " eld trips and supplies, are covered by RIDOT's educational outreach programs and the FHWA.

Middle SchoolSummer Transportation Institute, July 7-18 or Aug. 4-15

High SchoolBusiness Academy, July 21-25Construction Academy, July 28 - Aug. 1Engineering Academy, July 21-25Green Design Academy, July 14-18Maritime-Freight Academy, July 7-11

For more information contact Tory Perrotta at

(401)874-7075 or toryp@mail.uri.edu

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2014 Equipment Show

& Demonstration Wednesday, September 10, 2014

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Washington County Fairgrounds, Route 112 Richmond, RI

Annual Snow Plow Rhodeo and Backhoe Competition

will take place during the event. For more information on registering

for these events visit our website www.ripwa.org

◆ Coffee and donuts 7AM till they are gone!

◆ Pig roast at noon!

◆ Exhibitors are requested to have hands on demonstrations

◆ Static displays are welcome

◆ A raffle will be held at 2:00 PM Please participate by donating a prize

Large Outside SpaceEach space is a minimum of 25’ x 40’.Cost is $450 and includes 10 meal tickets

Small Outside SpaceEach space is 10’ x 10’.Cost is $350 and includes 5 meal tickets

Tables & Chairs available for rent (see reg. form)

Training opportunities!

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Registration Form

All Exhibitors Must Be Current RIPWA Members

RIPWA 2014 Equipment Show & Demonstration

Wednesday, September 10, 2014 9AM-3PM

Company: ________________________________________________________

Contact: ______________________________ Phone: _____________________

Email: ___________________________________________________________

Address: __________________________________________________________

City: ______________________________ State: ______ Zip: _______________

Check all that apply Cost # Required Total $

• I would like to reserve a Large Outside Space $450. Each

• I would like to reserve a Small Outside Space $350. Each

• I would like to rent Tables $20. Each

• I would like to rent Chairs $10. Each

• I need Electricity n/a n/a n/a

• I would like to reserve Extra Meal Tickets $20. Each

• I would like to have a demonstration type of demo:

• Our dues have already been paid for 2014 (if you are unsure of your membership status please check our website www.ripwa.org/directory/ business_members for our current members listing)

• I am enclosing our 2014 dues ($80.)

To reserve your space, complete

all information and include a

check payable to RIPWA. Space is

reserved once payment is received.

Mail registration and check to:

JCI

78 Burnt Hill Road

Hope, RI 02831

Credit cards and registration also

accepted on our website for an

additional $10 to cover bank fees

www.ripwa.org

Total Amount

Enclosed:

$_______________Please contact Je! Cathcart at 401-368-4850 or

jcjci@cox.net with any questions