Safe Telephone Seminars

Fair Housing Act Design and Construction Requirements ...s on specific building types that are required to comply, safe harbors and practical application of the design and construction requirements. The presenters have worked with residential builders across the country providing plan and construction reviews. In addition they have been providing technical training for HUD's Fair Housing First program. At the end of this program you will be able  more...

Offboarding: Strategies for a Successful Goodbye ...tes. As with all employment actions, it should be lawful, safe, secure, efficient, ethical, fair and respectful. Effective HR leaders must work both sides of the basic accounting equation: assets = liabilities + owners equity. The model we will use is how HR can engineer the offboarding process to reduce legal exposure and financial costs, and to improve the pool of future talent, increase  more...

Section 199 Deduction for Qualified Construction Activities Income BenefitsAs IRC 199 was billed as a manufacturing incentive, most people associate the IRC 199 domestic production deduction with manufacturing activities. However, the deduction, by its own terms, expressly applies to the construction and real estate development industries. As the phase-in of the deduction became complete in tax years beginning in 2010, construction contractors may be eligible for  more...

Potholes: Causes, Maintenance and Pitfalls ...safe and comfortable ride for road users. To fill this function, a pavement surface must be smooth, thus free of breaches such as potholes. Potholes are circular holes in asphalt pavement extending through an entire pavement layer. In certain conditions, they develop in a matter of hours. If potholes are not fixed immediately after they appear, a safety risk for road users is imminent. Further,  more...

How to Revitalize an Impoverished Neighborhood: Thirty Years of Successful Green Urbanism ...in depressed neighborhoods and turning them into vibrant, safe and sustainable neighborhoods. He will show you the mistakes and failures of liberal and conservative urban renewal programs and how we can learn from that. This is an opportunity to hear one of the most respected urban planners in the world. Dr. Gilderbloom is a core faculty member of the Planning Program, which recently ranked  more...

Access Management Design and Development ..., quantify the correct number of access points, establish safe spacing between access driveways, financing techniques and the role of access management in land use development. Learning Objectives You will be able to review benefits of access management. You will be able to define access design. You will be able to discuss access development. You will be able to recognize land use controls.  more...

Current Issues in Attributional and Agency Nexus BenefitsA state's ability to impose taxes on a multistate business is limited by nexus standards rooted in the U.S. Constitution. In 1992, the U.S. Supreme Court reaffirmed its longstanding rule and held in Quill Corp. v. North Dakota that nexus requires some form of physical presence in the taxing state. However, physical presence is not limited only to direct presence. It may also be established  more...

Medical Identity Theft: Why You Must Prevent and How to Minimize Its Occurrence ...raud a risk but also, and more critical, is the threat to safe patient outcomes. This teleconference will focus on how to minimize patient identity and medical identity theft threats through implementation of good information management practices. Medical records directors, health information directors, coders, billing managers, business and office managers, hospital administrators, nurses,  more...

Suicidology: Your Responsibilities for Protecting Your Clients and the Public ...ealth professionals. The imperative of keeping the client safe constitutes not only the most important initial clinical objective, but is at the core of good risk management. Research continues to help clinicians predict suicidal behavior in the individual with increasing accuracy. However, there is no single test or method of assessment. Therefore, it is necessary to identify, quantify and  more...

Common Field Issues With Wood Building Structures ...fessionals in order to provide constructible, durable and safe wood buildings. Knowledge of the more common field construction issues and their effects on the performance of the structure is also beneficial to field inspectors and contractors in order to avoid costly delays, change orders and possible litigation. Learning Objectives - You will be able to discuss gravity systems. - You will be  more...

Construction Site Hazard Prevention ...t in lost business. Although most companies have detailed safety programs, translation of requirements to field activities may not be consistent. The most difficult aspect of establishing an effective safety plan involves the establishment of proactive hazard recognition and accident prevention systems. We all want our workers to go home at the end of the day safe and sound to their families.  more...

Water Well Rehabilitation - Technical Considerations and Economic Advantages ...ent of water purveyors and other well owners to provide a safe and dependable supply of high-quality groundwater. Recent drought conditions in some areas have increased the demand on groundwater supplies, and in less arid areas groundwater wells are also desirable to mitigate security concerns and treatment costs. This teleconference will help you maximize both the economical and technical  more...

Roundabouts: Planning, Design Principles and Current Practices ...safety and operational benefits, proper planning and engineering design is essential for roundabouts to function correctly. This brief, yet practical, teleconference is your opportunity to better understand modern roundabouts and their installation, learn specific design skills and current practices, and apply roundabout design principles to projects in your region. This teleconference will  more...

Reducing Insulin Errors ...itation of Healthcare Organizations and the Institute for Safe Medication Practice continue to identify insulin as one of the top 5 high alert medications. This teleconference will investigate the factors that contribute to insulin errors, practices that can be implemented to reduce errors and characteristics of a safety conscious culture. n nLorman Business Center, Inc. dba Lorman Education  more...

On-Site Power Generation: Challenges, Opportunities and New Developments ...nse and government facilities; certain security or public safety related projects, including 911 call centers, emergency or disaster response centers; airport air traffic control towers; and other critical transportation centers. The common theme of these facilities is the need for highly reliable and stable power systems to support critical functions. n nMission critical actually refers to  more...

Toxic Properties: Mold, Meth Labs and Beyond ...safe? Don't guess - know the history of the property and the risks that history presents to potential buyers. Sign up for this teleconference and you'll get the up-to-date information you need to recognize the most pressing toxic property concerns in the country. n nYou'll hear from expert speakers about mold, meth labs, asbestos and - most importantly - mitigation techniques you can use to  more...