8-hour RRP Certification Class
Lead Paint Renovator INITIAL Certification
March 21, 2024 | 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
EPA RRP Lead Renovator Initial Course This course is the EPA Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP), which is a one-day course which provides basic lead-based paint information to contractors who perform renovations, repairs, and painting activities in houses built before 1978 or child-occupied facilities, as required by EPA and the State of Michigan.
Members: $175 | Non-Members: $200
Contracts & Lien Law
2nd Tuesday Lunch & Learn Presented by the Remodelers Council
April 9, 2024 | 11:30am - 1:00pm
Scott E. Munzel, PC will explain the important components of a contract pertaining to:
• Construction lien process
• Major elements of contracts
Lunch will be provided.
Remodelers Council Members: $10 | BRAG Members: $20 | Non-members: $50
(Annual Remodelers Council dues: $50 | Annual BRAG Ann Arbor Membership dues: $396)
OSHA 10-Hour Safety Training
April 18 & 19, 2024 | 8:00am - 2:30pm
Pending a 10 person minimum enrollment.
Topics covered will include:
• Intro to OSHA
• Focus Four: Falls, Caught-In or -Between, Struck-By and Electrocution
• Fall Protection
• Scaffollds
• Aerial Work Platforms
• Ladders
• Health
• Electrical
• PPE
• General Rules
• Excavations
• Material Handling
Instructor: Tom Hansen
Electronic course materials are emailed to students after completion.
OSHA cards are mailed to students up to 90 days following.
Members: $150 | Non-Members: $200
3-Hour Builder Continuing Education
April 25, 2024 | 9:00am - 12:00pm
3 Hour Class - Required information for Builder's License renewal
Michigan Builders Training is excited to offer state approved courses that meet the requirements for Continuing Competency. State law now requires you to prove that you have completed a specific number of Continuing Competency hours in order to renew your license.
The 3 hour con-ed course satisfies the requirements for renewing your Michigan Builders License including:
• Building code
• Legal and law issues
• Safety
If you were licensed before 2009 this is the only course you will need to renew.
If you were licensed in 2009 or after you need more than 3 hours. You will be required to have 21 hours of continuing competency, 3 hrs of Required Law, Safety, & Codes and then 18 hours of other classes.
Members: $70 | Non-Members: $95
MORE EDUCATION IS SCHEDULED!
See our PDF flyer with bi-monthly Second Tuesday Lunch & Learn events or visit our full calendar here.
Change Took Effect August 26th, 2019 - Builders Licenses must be renewed online only.
Verify a license at https://aca3.accela.com/LARA/Default.aspx
New OSHA Silica Rule May Effect You and Protect Your Workers
September 23, 2017 - A New Rule Requiring Engineering Controls to Keep Workers from Breathing Silica Dust Took Effect
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a final rule to curb lung cancer, silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and kidney disease in America's workers by limiting their exposure to respirable crystalline silica. The rule is comprised of two standards, one for Construction and one for General Industry and Maritime. Read more on the OSHA website
Also, read a related article for "What Contractors Need to Know" about the new rule, or visit MIOSHA online at the LARA site.
Learn more about the BRAG Ann Arbor Event Center here. Our private meeting spaces can be rented out to members AND to the public.