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WORLD FENCE NEWS • JANUARY 2020 • 61 Through the Years continued from page 56 swimming pools, attractiveness has to be considered. This special editorial section examined how pool fencing can be both safe and good looking. • Estimating Labor On Baseball Backstop Installations – Figuring la- bor costs on baseball backstop jobs can be tricky, but Herb Borner ex- plained some of the pitfalls to avoid. • Aggressively Selling Gate Oper- ators – Bob Reiger said you can't be bashful if you want your gate operator sales to grow. • The Flyswatter Of Life Comes Down Hard – Jim Hart got caught up in bureaucratic red tape, and comes away feeling a little "swatted." • Solutions And Resolutions For 1990 – In his annual look ahead to the coming year, Jim Lucci gave a "fenc- er's dozen" of New Year's solutions painted white to match the rest of the fence. The concrete posts were poured in place using a unique post form man- ufactured by Steeltree Industries of La Habra, California. Steeltree president Paul Chatelain sent the photo. • Crystal Ball Forecasts Econom- ic Expansion in All 50 States, by Jim Lucci. • OSHA Targets Four Problem Areas • Take-Offs from Plans and Spec- ifications, Part 3, by Herb Borner • "Blue Thing" Chain Link Stadi- um Structure receives CLFMI Design Award. • Organization Previews Chain Link Fence Market Survey at Winter Meeting. • The Dodge Construction Indus- try Outlook for 1995. • Powder Coating Institute Re- ports Successful Trade Show. • Pete & Jake Meet the Antitrust Laws, By Steve Creskoff. • October 1994 Construction Con- tracts Retreat. January 2000 Here are some articles and news items that were being covered in the January 2000 issue of World Fence News, 20 years ago this month. • The cover for January showed a gated entrance to an upscale resi- dential condominium development west of Austin, Texas that is starkly silhouetted by the afternoon sun on a fall day. This development, located in the River Place subdivision, is one of the dozens springing up in the Texas Hill Country which restrict access and egress using automated gate systems. • A new color brochure educates consumers on chain link fencing op- tions • Pete and Jake Gallery of Olden Goldies • F.W. Dodge: Construction con- tracting holds steady • NOMMA finalizes program for METALfab 2000 • The importance of employee background checking, by Jim Lucci • The contractor and the architect, by S.S. Saucerman • Customer snow-job leaves 12- foot drifts, by Jim Hart • Scheduling installations and maintaining inventory, by contribut- ing editor Herb Borner • Building safety into automatic vehicular gate operating systems • Southern Pine lumber trade as- sociations announce five-year market- ing program • Federal Procurement Alert for Fencing lists large government fence jobs • Group issues construction out- look for 2000 and resolutions for the fence company owner. • Managing Your Management – The smart family-owned business operator must "manage the manage- ment" for success. Dr. Leon Danco told how. • Marsh Rhea of the American Subcontractors Association began a two-part series on how the 90s would be a challenging time for subcontrac- tors, with profit margins at historic lows. January 1995 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the Jan- uary 1995 edition of World Fence News, 25 years ago this month. • On the cover – A white board fence stretched to the horizon against a beautiful California sunset. One in- teresting thing about this fence is that it is supported by concrete fence posts, January 1995 January 2000 U.S. Department of Labor Releases Updated Technical Assistance Guide For Construction Industry Contractors WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released a comprehensive Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) for the construction industry. The guide will assist contractors meet their legal requirements and responsibilities for equal employment opportunity by preventing violations before they occur. OFCCP published the TAG for the construction industry to reflect current regulations and provide practical, useful compliance assistance resources for contractors in the construction industry, according to DOL. The guide provides a valuable self-assessment tool for contrac- tors to review the practices they have in place to eliminate discrim- ination and achieve their equal employment opportunity goals. At a minimum, this guide will help federal construction contractors meet all of their obligations required under the law. It also highlights best practices and provides useful references. "The Construction Technical Assistance Guide provides compre- hensive and clear guidance that will help ensure equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination in the construction sector," said Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Director Craig E. Leen. OFCCP is a civil rights agency in the U.S. Department of Labor. It enforces Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974. Collectively, these laws prohibit federal contractors and subcon- tractors from discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Additionally, contractors must act affirmatively to ensure equal employment opportunity in their employment processes, and they must not discriminate against applicants or employees because they inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or that of others, subject to certain limitations. For more information, call OFCCP's toll-free helpline at 800-397-6251 or visit www.dol.gov/ofccp/. The stated mission of the Department of Labor is to foster, pro- mote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance op- portunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights. January 2005 Here are some articles and items that were being covered in the Janu- ary 2005 issue of World Fence News, 15 years ago this month. • The cover for January showed a picture of a snow-covered wood fence in a winter country landscape. • Ten things that you may not know about construction estimating, by Steve Saucerman • Expand the environment of trust, by Paul Montelongo • Report finds health care, educa- tion will be hot markets for design and construction firms in 2005 • Fencebids.com lists major gov- ernment fence jobs • Fence detection sensors: The different types by Ron Reddick • Study conducted by ASA Foun- dation dispels myths about the prac- tice of retainage • Business insurance: Are you covered? by Jim Lucci. • Through the Years with World Fence News • How to prepare for any negoti- ation session, by John Patrick Dolan continued on page 64