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70 • SEPTEMBER 2015 • WORLD FENCE NEWS Visit Logical Decisions at www.ldi.com Your Gate Operator Specialist Find us on Toolbox talks continued from page 52 footing. • Keep the load close to your body, to minimize the strain. Lift smoothly – don't jerk as you lift. • See that fingers and toes stay in the clear when lifting and handling. • Don't twist your body when car- rying a load; pivot with your feet in- stead of your spine. • When a load is too heavy or awkward to handle alone, ask for help. • Plan your path of execution and make sure it is free of debris and ob- stacles. • Push rather than pull. • Use equipment (dollies, carts, two-wheelers, hydraulic/electrical hoists or lifts) to move loads whenever possible. Sports veteran and motivational speaker Sam Wyche to keynote METALfab 2016 Sam Wyche, who spent 28 years as a football player, assistant coach, head coach, general manager, and NFL broadcaster for NBC and CBS, will deliver the keynote address at METALfab 2016, the annual conven- tion and trade exhibit of the National Ornamental & Miscellaneous Metals Association (NOMMA). The association's annual conven- tion, with the theme "Success… Pay- ing It Forward," will be held March 16-19, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency Greenville in Greenville, N.C. Wyche utilizes short stories and modern day parables to motivate and inspire his audiences to further ex- plore the ideas, theories, realities, and challenges presented specifically for each group. Through audience participation, his presentation plants the seed of ex- citement and everyone leaves with the expanded outlook of not "Have a good day," but expecting to "Have a great life!" For more information, phone NOMMA at 888-516-8585, fax 888- 279-7994 or e-mail the association at nommainfo@nomma.org. Visit www.nomma.org. FENCETECH show returns to popular Nashville location After an absence from the city of several years, the American Fence Association announced that its next FENCETECH convention and trade exhibition will return to Nashville, Tenn. The venue will be the awe- some new Music City Center in the heart of Nashville's bustling live music, dining and entertain- ment areas. Many more details will be an- nounced in the coming months, but mark your calendars now for FENCETECH 2016, January 12- 15, 2016. (The trade exhibition dates are January 13-15.) In addition to the trade show, the convention will feature a wide array of industry-specific educa- tional and technical seminars, and much more. FENCETECH brings together the fence, deck, railing and access control industry's leading manu- facturers, distributors, contractors and specifiers. In the meantime, the AFA may be contacted at 800-822-4342 or by visiting the web site at www. americanfenceassociation.com. Please note that the December 2015 edition of World Fence News will feature an extensive preview of the FENCETECH 2016 pro- gram and exhibits. Watch for it! Prior to that, the American Fence Association will place the FENCETECH 2016 attendee bro- chure in each copy of the October 2015 edition of World Fence News, which will provide complete de- tails with which to plan your par- ticipation at the show. At Western Tube & Conduit customer satisfaction and quality are the first order of business. Our Fencepost and Fencerail production is ISO-9001:2008 certified - and our products are manufactured to meet all the applicable state, federal, industrial and regulatory specifications and requirements. While we regularly stock standardized products and sizes, we are happy to provide custom dimensions as well. All our Fence products are galvanized with high purity zinc. We use high frequency welding (ERW) to turn the highest quality strip steel into tubing, and then a continuous hot-galvanizing process to zinc-coat the products smoothly and evenly. A zinc-rich interior organic coating, a chromate conversion coating, and a clear exterior organic coating provide the complete finish package that gives them superior protection against the elements and long life as a result. Gal-Z serves customers looking for shaped Fence tubing as well as corrosion-protected mechanical tubing. It can be purchased in squares and in rectangles, and it provides excellent environmental durability while also fulfilling the need for strength and weldability.