Issue link: https://read.dmtmag.com/i/449123
4 • FEBRUARY 2015 • WORLD FENCE NEWS Editor's Corner News Not only children, but pets and wildlife also are potential swimming pool drowning victims ......................................... 14 ASA annual convention coming up in March ....................................... 16 Ghost House project wins CLFMI Les Grube Memorial Design Award .................................................... 32 Wrong! Don't handle tools like this! .................................................... 36 Snow fence stolen near Arizona ski resort ......................................... 39 First predator-proof fence on island of Kauai is designed to protect threatened birds, plants ..................................................... 40 IDAExpo brings together door and access systems industry professionals .......................................................................... 43 Letter to the Editor: "Average" day turns out to be a real character builder .............................................................. 46 BD Loops presents special tech seminar at NAFCA Expo 2014 ........ 48 Market study sees growth in U.S. fence market ................................. 54 NOMMA slates 2015 METALfab convention ...................................... 57 FASA video-on-demand predicts impact on subcontractors of 2014 state, federal elections ............................................................ 76 West Coast Regional Fence Show 2015 dates and location are announced ....................................................... 78 How to establish and maintain a drug-free workplace ....................... 80 Special Features Five tips to improve your ability to spot hazards by Carl Potter and Deb Potter ............................................................ 18 This fence job is for the birds… cats… dogs… whatever by Jim Hart ........................................................................................... 77 Regular Features Fence Industry Calendar of Events ................... 8 Fencer's Field Report by Jim Lucci ............................. 22 Fence ordinances from around the country .................. 61 Through the years with World Fence News ................. 66 The Dodge Report: November construction jumps 13 percent .................... 72 Monthly Columns A day in the life of a fence salesman by Tom Luby ........................... 30 Through the years… Reflections – Impressions – Opinions – Observations by Jim Lucci .............................. 50 Classified Advertising Fencer's Marketplace National Classified Advertising ......... 84,86 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS ADC MANUFACTURING ..................................... 6 ALLIED TUBE & CONDUIT, A PART OF ATKORE INTERNATIONAL ............................ 88 ALL-O-MATIC, INC. ............................................. 69 AMERICAN ACCESS SYSTEMS ........................ 64 AMERICAN FENCE ASSOCIATION ................... 82 AMERISTAR FENCE PRODUCTS .................. 13,15 ATLAS WHOLESALE FENCE SUPPLY .............. 66 BD LOOPS ........................................................... 32 BFT AMERICAS, INC. .................................... 56,57 BALL FABRICS, INC. ........................................... 18 BARCODE AUTOMATION, INC. ......................... 34 C. PALMER DIE CASTING, INC. ......................... 66 CARGO PROTECTORS, INC. ............................. 18 COLLINS LTD. (THE ROOK) ............................... 86 CONTROLLED PRODUCTS SYSTEMS GROUP (CPSG) ............................. 41 D&D TECHNOLOGIES ................................... 10–11 DANDY DIGGER & SUPPLY, INC. ...................... 61 DANUSER MACHINE COMPANY ....................... 22 DEACERO – DESIGNMASTER FENCING SYSTEM .......................................................... 42 DIGGER SPECIALTIES, INC. .............................. 54 DIGI-CODE, INC. ................................................. 12 DOORKING, INC. ................................................ 9 DOUGLAS INDUSTRIES, INC. ........................... 48 DURABLE FENCE PRODUCTS BY POLYFORM, INC. ...................................... 24 DYNA PRODUCTS .............................................. 78 EZG MANUFACTURING, A DIVISION OF EZ GROUT CORPORATION ..................... 38 EAGLE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS ...... 28–29 EAST COAST GATE OPERATORS, INC. ........... 72 ELITE FENCE PRODUCTS, INC. ....................... 39 ENCON ELECTRONICS ..................................... 35 ENDURIS ............................................................. 55 EVERSTRONG PROFILES ................................. 50 FAAC USA ............................................................ 67 FENCESOFT ....................................................... 8 FUH INDUSTRIAL ............................................... 32 GATES & CONTROLS, INC. ................................ 74 GROUND HOG, INC. ........................................... 36 HAMPDEN FENCE SUPPLY, INC. ...................... 12 HOMELAND VINYL PRODUCTS, INC. .............. 53 HUTCHISON, INC. .............................................. 64 IDEAL MFG., INC. / TILT-A-WAY ......................... 72 ILLUSIONS VINYL FENCE ............................ 44–45 IRON WORLD MANUFACTURING ....... FRONT PG J.C. GURY CO., INC. ........................................... 6 JAMIESON FENCE SUPPLY ............................... 19 KEENER DUPONT WIRE, INC. .......................... 54 KING ARCHITECTURAL METALS ..................... 7 L&C ENTERPRISES–USA, INC. ........ 58–59,75,80 LMT PRODUCTS CORP. ..................................... 87 LARSEN INNOVATIONS LLC ............................. 76 LINEAR / GTO ACCESS SYSTEMS ................... 49 LOCINOX USA ...................................................... 14 LOCKEY USA ...................................................... 16 LOG CABIN FENCE - PRO DRIVER ................... 34 LOGICAL DECISIONS, INC. .......................... 26,39 MALCO PRODUCTS, INC. .................................. 43 MANAGEMENT MOTIVATIONAL ASSOCIATES .................................................. 68 MASTER HALCO .............................................. 2,27 MERCHANTS METALS ....................................... 5 MIDWEST TUBE MILLS, INC. ............................. 85 NATIONAL METAL INDUSTRIES ....................... 73 NATIONWIDE INDUSTRIES ............................... 3 NICE GROUP USA, INC. ...................................... 17 NO-DIG GATE HARDWARE ............................... 84 PERMALATT PRODUCTS, INC. ......................... 43 PEXCO ® LLC (EAST) - PDS ® FENCE PRODUCTS ............................. 26 PEXCO ® LLC (WEST) - PDS ® FENCE PRODUCTS ............................. 26 PLATINUM ACCESS SYSTEMS, INC. ................ 71 PLY GEM FENCE AND RAILING ........................ 47 POLY VINYL CREATIONS, INC. ......................... 33 PRIVACYLINK ................................................. 40,86 PRO ACCESS SYSTEMS .................................... 52 PRO-DEC.COM ................................................... 6 QUALITY LINEALS USA, INC. ............................ 84 RAMSET AUTOMATIC GATE SYSTEMS, INC. .................................... 37 REDI DRIVER, INC. ............................................. 52 RHINO TOOL CO. ............................................... 50 RICHARD'S FENCE ............................................ 79 RISING STAR INDUSTRIES, INC. ...................... 62 SAFETECH HARDWARE .................................... 25 SEA-USA INC. ..................................................... 65 SECO-LARM USA, INC. ...................................... 60 SECURE GATE SYSTEMS, INC. ........................ 78 SKIDRIL .......................................................... 40,81 SOUTHEAST ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES ......... 68 SOUTHWESTERN WIRE, INC. ........................... 77 STANDARD PAINTS, INC. .................................. 77 STATESIDE STEEL & WIRE, LLC ....................... 51 SWAN FENCE, INC. ............................................ 62 TRI CUSTOM MANUFACTURING ................. 48,74 TYMETAL CORP. ................................................. 23 ULTRA ALUMINUM MFG., INC. .................... 30–31 UNIVERSAL VINYL EXTRUDERS ................... 8,86 USAUTOMATIC ................................................... 63 VIKING ACCESS SYSTEMS ......................... 20–21 WAYMARK PRODUCTS LLC – WAYMARK FENCE AND RAIL ACCESSORIES ............... 53 WESTERN TUBE & CONDUIT CORP. ............... 83 WILLIAMS LOWBUCK TOOLS, INC. .................. 70 XCEL STEEL & ALUMINUM FENCE SYSTEMS ............................................ 8 World Fence News is a proud member of these trade associations: A m e r i ca n Fen c e A ss o c i a t i o n Found ed 1962 World F ence ews N News from the World of Fencing, Access Control and Security © Scan with your Smartphone! World Fence News (ISSN#1054-5185) is pub- lished monthly by World Fencing Data Cen- ter, Inc. U.S. subscriptions: one year, $40; two years, $65. Canada and Mexico: $75 per year. Paid subscription includes annual Fenc- er's Almanac. Presorted standard postage paid at Beaver Dam, Wis., Permit No. 415. Un- solicited materials not accepted. Opinions ex- pressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the editors, publishers or advertisers. Any resemblance between images created in cartoons and persons or objects in real life is coincidental. Advertisers and advertising agen- cies assume liability for all content – text, repre- sentations and illustrations – of advertisements printed, and also assume responsibility for any claim arising therefrom made against the pub- lisher. All advertisements, including classifieds, are accepted on the premise that the product or service is properly described in the adver- tisement, is available at the advertised address, will be willingly sold to buyer at the price and conditions stated, and conforms to all legal and regulatory standards. Any advertisement not in compliance with those standards will not inten- tionally be displayed in this publication. ©2015. Contents of this publication may not be repro- duced in whole or part by any means without the expressed written consent of the publisher. All correspondence should be sent to 6101 W. Courtyard Dr., Bldg. 3, Suite 115, Austin, Tex- as 78730. Telephone (800) 231-0275 (U.S. & Canada); (512) 349-2536; fax (512) 349-2567. E-mail editor@worldfencenews.com. ISSUE NO. 382 • FEBRUARY 2015 Publisher .............................. Rodger D. Duke Comptroller ......................... Barbara Jo Duke Managing Editor, Advertising Director & Webmaster .................... Rick Henderson General Manager ................. Mary Hummon Contributing Editor ....................... Jim Lucci Production Manager ...... Darlene Woehnker Contributing Editors in Memoriam ..... Herb Borner and Jim Hart Rely only on the latest edition of ASTM's Standards for Fence Materials and Products The 13th edition of ASTM International's "Standards for Fence Materials and Products" has been available for several months, and if you have not yet obtained a copy of the lat- est and most recent standards, you should do so as soon as possible, particularly if you deal with projects designed and specified by architects, engineers and other professionals. It is critical that you (and the project's owners and designers, of course) work only with the most recent standards, many of which have been updated and revised since the last edition, published in 2012. For convenience, you will find the 13th edition of the Standards for Fence Materials and Products de- tailed on page 56 of this month's issue, where you will also find ordering information. As mentioned above, everyone involved in the specifying, designing and installation of a project should be working from the same edition of the fence standards. This would include manufacturers, contractors, architects, project designers and engineers. While ASTM standards are voluntary, they are widely ref- erenced and used throughout the industry, and you must be certain you are complying with the most current standards so that everyone is on the same page, so to speak.