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NECA This Week will keep you informed about weekly industry news, initiatives and updates.

| View in browser Home NECA EARN Contact Us NECA Announces 2020 Recipients for the NECA Recognition of Safety Achievement Programs for Safety Excellence and Zero Injury NECA’s Recognition of Safety Achievement program is an elite safety recognition focused on recognizing thriving companies that excel in multiple areas of their safety and health programs. Member companies that consistently have OSHA recordable injury and fatality rates at levels lower than the industry standard, and implement internal company safety practices above and beyond basic compliance will receive the recognition.   All 2020 Recipients will be receiving a hard copy recognition letter and plaque to highlight their safety achievements.  View 2020 Recipients   Spotlight on Membership McDonald Electrical Powers Boston Healthcare for the Homeless COVID-19 Temporary Medical Facilities in Boston and Cambridge In response to Greater Boston’s critical healthcare needs during the coronavirus pandemic, McDonald Electrical Corp. (MEC), based in Hingham, MA, working in tandem with general contractor, Suffolk Construction, provided fast turnaround electrical installations required in the set-up of temporary medical isolation tent facilities for Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program (BHCHP) in Boston and Cambridge.   Read More   New Credits Fund Employers for Coronavirus-Related Paid Leave The Families First Coronavirus Response Act provides tax credits to reimburse employers for the costs of providing paid sick leave and paid family and medical leave to employees unable to work because of the coronavirus (COVID-19). These credits are refundable. That means if the amount of the credit exceeds the amount of tax owed, the remainder is refunded to the business or organization. Read More   NECA Summarizes the OSHA Revised Enforcement Guidance for Recording Cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 OSHA certifies COVID-19 is a recordable illness in all industries if the standard criteria are present, but the agency now formally acknowledges “in many instances it remains difficult to determine whether a COVID-19 illness is work-related, especially when an employee has experienced potential exposure both in and out of the workplace.”   In order to comply with the OSHA record-keeping and recordation obligations related to COVID-19, employers should consult this revised interim guidance for direction on how to conduct a reasonable and good faith investigation to assess whether or not a COVID-19 illness is recordable. View NECA Summary of the OSHA Revised Guidance NECA is hosting a webinar tomorrow, May 27 at 2:00 PM EDT to review essential criteria that must be met for a COVID-19 exposure case to be recorded on required OSHA 300 reports, and what information is required to assist employers in determining such reporting decisions. Reserve Your Spot Now!   Department of Defense Releases the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Protocols   While in the past contractors were personally responsible for certifying the strength of their cybersecurity protocols that would hold sensitive information associated with DOD projects, the new regulations instituted by the CMMC will require third-party certification (authorized by the CMMC Accreditation Body) of a contractor’s compliance. View the CMCC Notice   Upcoming Webinars Electrical Training ALLIANCE - ABB Intro to Grounding & Bonding   Tuesday, May 26, 2020 \| 6:00-7:30 PM EDT   This webinar with ABB will discuss the basic idea of grounding and bonding, the difference between the two and ways to optimize both.   Reserve Your Spot OSHA Recordkeeping and Recordability Enforcement Guide   Wednesday, May 27, 2020 \| 2:00-3:00 PM EDT   This webinar will discuss OSHA's updated enforcement guidance for compliance officers investigating and recording exposure cases involving COVID-19 Reserve Your Spot Schneider Electric: Power System Performance Digitization and Actionable Insights Webinar    Thursday, May 28, 2020 \| 2:00-3:00 PM EDT   This webinar will explore how electrical distribution systems are rapidly becoming digitized as power equipment.   Reserve Your Spot Technology Spotlight Series: DADO Webinar   Friday, May 29, 2020 \| 2:00-3:00 PM EDT   This Technology Spotlight Series webinar will allow contractors to become more productive by not wasting time trying to search for a physical document in a pile of papers.   Reserve Your Spot   Project Excellence Awards Submission Deadline Extended to June 15, 2020 Watch Now For additional information, including a timeline of the application process, program FAQs, 2019 submissions and award winners archive, and a gallery of all project submissions visit ProjectExcellenceAwards.com   NECA Members Save an Extra 10% on Dell Latitude Laptops   NECA Video Updates Memorial Day 2020 Message Watch Now On the Hill: May 2020 Update Watch Now   NECA Premier Partners   NECA Resources NECA Coronavirus Resource Center NECA EARN - Advance Your Education, Today! 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