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Safety & 2022 Trench Safety Stand Down ( TSSD ) Week . Safety never takes a rest , so the results of the 2022 TSSD Week , June 20-24 , sponsored by NUCA and the Safety Ambassadors Club , remained encouraging as this popular NUCA program continues to emphasize our industry ’ s message of safety . More than 23,000 workers on 2,000 jobsites from 340 organizations participated this year . Our Safety Directors Forum and expanded Train-the-Trainer and Crew Leader programs continue to expand under safety director Mike Flowers .
Podcasts & Webinars On Industry Hot Topics . Our new monthly podcast , “ Dig This !” debuted in February at the 2022 Convention . It features news updates , interviews with industry news makers , Washington advocacy updates , Chapter news , and more . NUCA also continued our popular Webinar Wednesday series throughout the year . Past episodes are archived on nuca . com and our YouTube channel .
Scholarships . NUCA awarded three scholarships in 2022 to students of industry members through its Foundation for Education and Research .
NUCA Staff . NUCA welcomed Brittany Fuentes to our staff this year as the office manager and program coordinator . In mid-summer , we also welcomed Government Affairs Solutions LLC and its experienced lobbyists Zack Perconti and Jamie Steve to represent the industry on Capitol Hill .
We ’ re glad you ’ re part of America ’ s premier utility contractor industry association !
NUCA ’ s Growing Chapter Network . In 2022 , NUCA chartered three chapters in Arizona and Texas , the largest Chapter induction at one time in our history . The AZUCA Arizona Chapter of NUCA , NUCA Gulf Coast , and NUCA of San Antonio are now delivering their own contributions to their members and to NUCA . We ’ re growing just as fast this year in the Mid-South ( the Arkansas , west Tennessee , and upper Mississippi tri-state region ) and several other areas , including New York State . Our 35 Chapters continue provide members local networking events , state advocacy , safety training , and much more .
NUCA WINS App . Our incident recording app NUCA WINS added new features in 2022 , making it even more useful for industry members to document jobsite situations , employee health , and other site-specific needs . NUCA WINS 2.1 can easily operate on a supervisors ’ mobile device to document situations at the point-of-occurrence . Subscribing to the NUCA WINS app ( nucawins . com ) can eliminate the inaccuracy of completing incident reports .
NUCA 2022 Convention & Exhibit . Held in early March at the relaxing Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort in San Antonio , Texas , this event for NUCA members gave the 350 national members a chance to relax and participate in NUCA ’ s official annual meeting and National Partner-sponsored social events , including our high-octane auction . NUCA ’ s new leadership was sworn into office and our three new chapters were formally inducted .
Thanks to our 2022 National Partners for their generous support throughout the year !
Xylem ’ s Michael Sturgill was presented NUCA ’ s Associate Member of the Year award by NUCA CEO Doug Carlson ( r .) for his generous help establishing two new NUCA Chapters .
As a NUCA member , you have access to a vast amount of industry news and information . Please visit our Website , www . nuca . com . We ’ re also on Twitter (@ NUCA _ National ), Facebook ( NUCA1964 ), LinkedIn ( NUCA National ), Instagram ( NUCA _ National ), and YouTube ( NUCA National ).
NUCA ’ s membership department can be reached via 703-358-9300 , or by e-mail to Lauren Hensley , lauren @ nuca . com . We want to make sure you get the most out of your NUCA National and Chapter membership in 2022 and the years beyond .
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