The Tool Box Serving the Electrical, HVAC & Plumbing Industries Since 1912

Start Reinventing Rock Your Boat! By Jim Mathis, The Reinvention Pro

“Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask

questions, never know too much to learn something new.”

-Og Mandino

What if???

Apple just announced the latest (and most expensive) iPhone in history!

It has more abilities than its predecessors and will reinvent the personal

smart phone market… again.

Do you know the story of why the iPhone was invented? The original

iPhone was introduced in 2007 as one product that combined an iPod

with a phone and purchasing device. Steve Jobs introduced the most

unusual product in years.

The new device basically combined a music listening machine with a

cell phone that had computer features. But what got Apple thinking of

this concept?

According to Steve Jobs, he was competing with Microsoft, Blackberry

and a host of other companies. Jobs hated the way cell phones

functioned. He questioned their assembly, design, materials, purpose

and the results consumers were getting from them. What if you could

combine your music device so you don’t have to carry two on you at all

times? What if you added the capabilities of a computer to your phone

and music/video listening device? What if you had a screen that

wouldn’t scratch easily? What if you didn’t have to use a tiny keyboard

to type information?

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2019-2020

RECRUITMENT

CHALLENGE

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AREA

HAPPENINGS

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INCLUDES

MEMBER

RECRUITMENT

CHALLENGE

RUNNING TOTALS!

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

MECA

Engineer Member Article

December Birthdays

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Safety Tip

Anniversaries

Thinking Of You

Birth Announcement

Condolences

2019-2020 Recruitment Challenge Flyer

Training Registration Form

Training Pictures 2019

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Welcome New Members

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Area Happenings

Recruitment Challenge Totals

Upcoming Training & Legislative Events

Upcoming Area Meetings

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Comeback Equipment Rentals

Associate Member Article

Inspiration

Vision/Mission Statement

Update Your Outlook

Merry Christmas from MCASC

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Volume 16, Issue 23 December 1, 2019

~ DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS ~

Engineer Member:

Mechanical Engineering Consulting Associates, Inc. Columbia

Page 2 MCASC MEMBER FEATURE ARTICLE November 1, 2019

~ Happy Birthday Members! ~ We Would Like To Announce Your Birthday Too!

If you would like to be listed, please call 803-772-7834 or Email Rachel@mcasc.com

Mechanical Engineering Consulting Associates, Inc. (MECA) is a mechanical engineering design firm located in Columbia, SC dedicated to providing quality designs in the field of mechanical engineering through-out the Southeastern United States. Our primary areas of expertise are plumbing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), fire protection, piping systems, control and energy management systems (EMS) for commercial, educational, institutional/healthcare, historical buildings, and industrial facilities. Design formats include design-bid-build with architects and owners as well as design-build with numerous contractors.

MECA was founded in 1979 by Bob Light and Donny Pittman and has grown to a staff of 19 engineers, designers, draftsmen, field specialists, and clerical personnel. The firm transitioned ownership in 2017 with Kevin Stanley, President; Phil Claytor, Vice President; and Gene Wilson, Vice President as the management team. Over the past forty years, MECA has participated in the design of some of the region’s most innovative buildings employing a variety of system types over a diversified market portfolio. LEED certification is often requested and implemented in our designs.

MECA is committed to maintaining a current knowledge of new developments in our areas of expertise, as well as employing recent graduate engineers to ensure the future of the firm as a leader in the engineering field providing the best possible service to our clients.

We continually endeavor to evaluate the merits of evolving technology and apply it effectively to help our clients produce quality, efficient, comfortable, and cost-effective environments. In to-day’s market of increased environmental regulations, air quality concerns, rapidly evolving tech-nology, and competitive market pressures, every building owner, operator, and developer needs a design team dedicated to maintaining a working knowledge of currently available technology.

We are fully REVIT and BIM capable and use AUTOCAD when preferred. MECA also uses Trane TRACE 700 software to model buildings to provide energy usage data and life cycle cost analysis as well as load profiles.

Mary Owens 12/5 Walkup Electrical Construction Wife of Randall

Jim Rabon 12/9 Honorary Life Member

Fae Sox 12/10 Honorary Life Member Wife of Wyman

Harvey Kirkland 12/12 Honorary Life Member

Tiffney Cullum 12/13 Cullum Constructors, Inc. Wife of Chris

Nancy Reed 12/16 Cullum Mechanical Construction, Inc..

Steve Barwick 12/18 Barwick Plumbing Company

Furman Cullum 12/19 Cullum Mechanical Construction, Inc.

Carol Forsberg 12/24 Honorary Life Member Wife of Ned

Katrina Shealy 12/25 Honorary Life Member Wife of Jimmy

Sandra Merritt 12/27 Honorary Life Member Wife of Ray

Johnny Richards 12/27 Gatch Electrical Contractors, Inc.

Chris Cullum 12/29 Cullum Constructors, Inc.

David Paul 12/31 Sanitary Plumbing Contractors, Inc.

November 1, 2019 Page 3

“Tool Box Talks” - Safety Tip

JOB TRAINING IS A MUST

Reams and reams of paper have been used in efforts to convey to all concerned the full

responsibility of those at the supervisory level for the prevention of accidents in construction.

Included in supervisory responsibility, and with high priority, is the training of the new employee

for the work he or she is to perform.

All too often new employees are hired, given their assignment, and are then expected to perform

efficiently and safely without adequate job instruction. Even new employees with previous

experience often need retraining and reorientation if job efficiency is to be maintained, for all skills

and work habits the worker must possess must be taught to him or her. Training begins when the

employee is hired if our efforts are to be most effective.

Who, then, should be responsible for training the new employee? We believe, and it is generally

agreed, the logical person to impart the required knowledge and technique required for the job is

the safety supervisor or the worker's immediate supervisor. They are in the best position to give

actual on-the-job instruction and, in addition, they are persons to whom the employee will be

directly responsible. This accomplishes two things: First, it makes for job efficiency and Second,

it manifests interest in the employee's welfare.

What should we teach and what procedures should the supervisor follow? Quite logically, the

supervisor's task is to instruct the worker on the job to be done so he or she can produce it in as

short a time as possible. Yet, safety precautions should be taught by the safety supervisor prior

to beginning the job. Specific job hazards should be pointed out in connection with each phase of

the job, and instruction should be given on specific safe work practices that will help him avoid

these hazards. Poor instruction or none at all results in injuries and production inefficiencies due

to the supervisors not organizing all the important parts of the job clearly before actually giving

instruction.

Many organizations have found from experience that effective job training is a must if an efficient

operation is to be maintained. Proper job training means efficiency with safety. Efficiency and

safety get the desired results-quality and production.

Anniversaries

Birth Announcement ~Mary Lane Livingston~

10/9/2019 @ 7:55 PM 7 lbs. & 10 oz. 19” Long Congratulations to the proud parents from MCASC!

Mr. & Mrs. Bob Livingston, III Gregory Electric Company, Inc.

Thinking of You

Mrs. Janet French - Wife of Steve - Triad Mech.

Mr. Craig Brady - Triad Mechanical

Mr. Art Brewer - Easley Mechanical

Mrs. Phyllis Epting - SAMCO

Mr. Robert Goff - SIFCO Mechanical

Mr. Bill Self - Self’s Heating and Air

Mr. Tim Whitehurst - Husband of Leslie - JMP Co

Mr. David Gregg - Honorary Life Member

Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Caswell 12/20

Mr. & Mrs. Randy Harley 12/22

Condolences

Mr. & Mrs. Jack Miller & Mr. & Mrs. Richard Miller City Plumbing Co.

On the loss of their brother John Miller 11/29/19

Mr. & Mrs. Randall Owens Walkup Electric

On the loss of his father Daniel Willis Owens, Sr. 12/1/19

2019-2020 RECRUITMENT CHALLENGE!!

Effective NOW through May 31st, 2020!

ALL MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE FOR A CHANCE TO WIN:

TWO COMPLIMENTARY

Registrations to the 2020 Summer Convention!

We are counting on you to break out your networking boots and inform prospective members about the benefits of being part of the

Mechanical Contractors Association of South Carolina!

We look forward to welcoming our new members and as a reminder; here are some of the benefits we continue to provide:

an ongoing effort to offer free training opportunities for both professional &

craft personnel (Participation in our training program means “WE pay YOU to be a member!”)

a proactive political/legislative agenda current business/technical information & support a joint industry collaboration to improve relative business practices

development of industry related career opportunities & work force development

networking opportunities

Help us to continue to enhance the future of the

construction industry in South Carolina!

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Name: Company:

Address: Phone: FAX:

City: STATE: ZIP: Email Address:

Coastal Area ~ALL AREAS~ Midlands Area

Leading Today’s Workforce

(For Field Supervisors)

By: Stan Turner

November 22 (9:00 AM - 12:00 PM)

Location:

CECA Training Center

2230 Technical Pkwy.

N. Charleston, SC 29406

Plumbing: Journeyman Exam

Preparation Course

By: Bill Ramsey

*NEW DATE & LOCATION*

January 24

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

(Books Not Included

Each Company will need to

purchase at least one copy of

“Plumbing Basics For

Contractors” from the state

office. You will also need “Gas

& Plumbing Code Books”)

Location:

CECA Training Center

2230 Technical Pkwy.

N. Charleston, SC 29406

CPR/First-Aid/AED &

Bloodborne Pathogens 5 Hr Class

December 13

(8:00 AM - 1:00 PM)

Location:

England Training Center

1350 Bush River Road

Columbia, SC 29210

Building Codes December 13

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

(Plbg., Mech. & Gas)

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

(Electrical)

Location:

CECA Training Center

2230 Technical Pkwy.

N. Charleston, SC 29406

Building Codes December 20

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

(Plbg., Mech. & Gas)

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

(Electrical)

Location:

England Training Center

1350 Bush River Road

Columbia, SC 29210

Advanced EMT Conduit Bending & Theory

December 6 (8:00 AM – 12:00 PM)

(Requires experience in conduit bending &

capable of bending box offsets

& 90 degree bends.)

Students will learn 3 & 4 point saddles

& other advanced bends. Timed Test at end.

Attendees must bring a tape

measure and a torpedo level.

Location:

Atlantic Electric Training Room

7351 Industry Drive, Unit 3

N. Charleston, SC 29418 Instructed By: Richard McConnell

Best Practices For Grooving

Pipe & Fitting Grooved Pipe

January 17

(9:00 AM – 12:00 PM)

Location:

W. B. Guimarin & Co. 1124 Bluff Industrial Blvd.

Columbia, SC 29201

Best Practices For Grooving Pipe

& Fitting Grooved Pipe

January 10 (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM)

Location:

Cullum Mechanical

3325 Pacific Avenue

Charleston, SC 29418

ATTENDEE NAMES MUST APPEAR AS ON DRIVERS LICENSE & WILL BE CHECKED PER OSHA (PLEASE USE ONE (1) FORM PER COURSE)

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP!

Funding for ALL training is provided by MCASC!

REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS SIZE:

Minimum Of 10 People & Maximum Of 25 People.

Locations & Times Are Subject To Change

COMPLETE AND EMAIL OR FAX TO MCASC

TELEPHONE #: 803-772-7834 FAX #: 803-731-0390

EMAIL: mflowers@mcasc.com WEBSITE: www.mcasc.com

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Jobs and his team weren’t afraid to ask questions. They wanted to know why people had to do things like

everyone else did on their phones. Nothing was considered sacred. They dared to question everything and

start from scratch. The product reinvented communication forever.

Someone asked me last month at a convention what the first step should be in reinventing their organization.

Without hesitation I insisted, “Ruthlessly question everything you do… question your habits, question your

procedures, question your routines, question “the rules,” question your products, question your work schedule,

question how you hire, question… everything!”

The greatest innovations in the world have come from people who dared to question everything. I remember a

PBS series, “The Day the Universe Changed,” by James Burke. He demonstrated how people asked questions

about realities and common practices long ago that became the springboards for innovations and inventions…

new ways of viewing (and changing) reality. One of my favorites was how a German farmer noticed how

burning plants left minerals which led him to invent fertilizer. It saved 18th Century Europe from starvation.

Burke called these people “boat rockers.”

Your view of the world will determine how you think about everything. Question the view, and you will run

into opposition. Keep questioning it and if you make sense, you will become either a hero or the villain if you

can’t show a better view.

Jim Mathis

12472 Lake Underhill Road, #322

Orlando, FL 32828 USA

www.jimmathis.com

info@jimmathis.com

PIEDMONT MIDLANDS PEE DEE COASTAL

UNITED

RENTALS PIPELINE

SERVICES, INC. AHERN RENTALS

PORTABLE AIR

SOLUTIONS CRAIG’S

PLUMBING

LUBRIZOL CAROLINA COOLING

~ Welcome New Members ~

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~ AREA HAPPENINGS ~ PIEDMONT MIDLANDS PEE DEE COASTAL

New Members Recruited:

Total Recruited: 0

New Member Recruited:

United Rentals

Lubrizol

Recruited By: Will Fudger

Total Recruited: 2

New Members Recruited:

Pipeline Services, Inc.

Craig’s Plumbing

Carolina Cooling

Recruited By: Duwayne Jacobs

Total Recruited: 3

New Members Recruited:

Total Recruited: 0

14th Annual Piedmont Clays For Education Sporting Clays Event

Friday, May 1, 2020

The Clinton House Plantation, Clinton

11th Annual Midlands Nine at Night Scholarship

Golf Tournament

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Charwood Country Club, West Columbia

13th Annual Pee Dee Blast

Sporting Clays Event

Friday, September 18, 2020

Back Woods Quail Club, Georgetown

12th Annual Charleston Slam

Fishing Tournament

Friday-Saturday May 15 - 16, 2020

Graybar Electric Co. WO Thomas, Jr. Boat

Landing

Tues., Jan. 21, 2020

@ 6:00 PM

Location: TBD Greenville

Sponsored By: Miller HVAC

Speakers: TBD

Topic: TBD

Wed., Jan. 8, 2020

@ 6:00 PM

116 Whiteford Way, Lexington

Hosted By: Gateway Supply Co., Inc.

Speakers: Al Johnson with McGriff

Insurance Services & Terry Mullaney with The Mullaney Agency.

Topic: “General Contractors -

Subguard, What You Need To Know”

Thurs., Jan. 9, 2020

@ 6:30 PM

Jack’s Barn 2293 Syracuse

Community Rd., Darlington

Hosted by:

City Plumbing Co.

Speakers: TBA

Topic: TBA

Tues., Jan. 28, 2020

@ 6:00 PM

4981 Dorchester Road. North Charleston

Hosted by: C. R. Hipp

Construction Co.

Speaker: Colin Trimble - Community

Outreach & Resource Planning Specialist

/ U. S. Dept. of Labor Wage & Hour Division

Topic: “Davis-Bacon Compliance Principles”

Recruitment Challenge

Upcoming Area

Meetings

Training and Legislative

Events

~AREAS~

Dear Sponsors, Shooters and Volunteers:

Congratulations to our next Associate & Mechanical Members who will be highlighted in the upcoming issue of “The Tool Box”:

Batchelor & Kimball, Inc., North Charleston, SC - Mechanical Member Pipeline Services, Inc., Florence, SC - Associate Member

Associate Member:

Comeback Equipment Rentals Myrtle Beach

November 1, 2019 MCASC MEMBER FEATURE ARTICLE Page 9

I really believe that everyone has a talent, ability, or skill that he can mine to support himself and to succeed in life.

~ Dean Koontz

Mechanicals make it happen - Be part of the best!

P.O. Box 384, 29202

1504 Morninghill Drive

Columbia, SC 29210

Phone: (803) 772-7834

Fax: (803) 731-0390

E-mail: mflowers@mcasc.com

www.mcasc.com

Serving mechanical contractors in South Carolina since 1912.

MCASC Executive Board & Staff

Edward Gibbs, President

Mike Richardson, Vice-President

Randall Owens, Treasurer

Bob Miller, Secretary

Vaughn Padgett, Associate President

Mona Flowers, Managing Director

MCASC Vision Statement

The Mechanical Contractors Association of South Carolina (MCASC) will be the leading construction association in South Carolina for specialty

contractors and suppliers in the electrical, mechanical (HVAC), and plumbing fields by serving its membership, the industry, and the

Community in a vibrant and harmonious fashion.

MCASC Mission Statement

The Mechanical Contractors Association of South Carolina (MCASC) will provide its membership with:

•current business/technical information and support •a proactive political/legislative agenda

•a joint industry collaboration to improve relative business practices •an ongoing effort to offer training opportunities for both professional

and craft personnel •educational scholarships for deserving students

•the development of industry related career opportunities

The Association’s objective for this mission is to enhance the future of the Construction Industry in South Carolina.

Update Your Outlook

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MCASC

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