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22 • SEPTEMBER 2012 • WORLD FENCE NEWS The American Fence Association has scheduled the next session of its Operator Installer School (OIS) for November 11-17, 2012, in Tulsa, Okla. AFA offers the intensive, one- week course for both novice and expe- rienced operator installers. The OIS is designed to teach the technical aspects of automated gate systems, including proper specifica- tions, installation techniques, and se- curity and safety procedures. Additional courses have been added that will cover telephone entry sys- tems, radios and locks. With trained gate operator in- stallers on staff, course graduates are Move quickly to register for Operator Installer School able to better serve residential proper- ties, gated communities, and the com- mercial and industrial vehicle access market, AFA stated. The Operator Installer School fea- tures classroom instruction and field training, and has been expanded to in- clude more hands-on instruction. It is intended to turn installation and service of gate operators into a more profitable part of your business with the addition of well trained in- stallers, AFA stated. Students may choose to take the rigorous Certified Automated Gate Operator Installer exam at the conclu- OPERATOR INSTALLER SCHOOL November 11-17, 2012 • Tulsa, OK Cost is $1749 for members, $2499 for nonmembers. For more information or an application, contact: AmericanFenceAssociation.com • 800-822-4342 Learn the technical aspects of automated gate systems including proper specifications, installation techniques, and security and safety procedures. With trained gate operator installers on staff, you can better serve more residential properties, gated communities, and more of the commercial and industrial vehicle access market. AFA's comprehensive Operator Installer School features classroom instruction and field training, and has been expanded to include more hands-on instruction. Turn installation and service of gate operators into a more profitable part of your business with the addition of well trained installers. sion of the school. Note: Completion of OIS counts for six months of credit towards the experience requirement. The cost is $1,749 for AFA mem- bers, and $2,499 for non-members. To register, call AFA at 800-822- 4342, or visit www.AmericanFenceAs- sociation.com. AFA notes that the course is geared toward operator installers, both the novice and those with experience. Students will attend technical class- room training, followed by hands-on workshops. The course will not ad- dress sales or systems design. This course curriculum was devel- oped in conjunction with the self study guide for the Gate Operator Installer Certification Program. For those students working to- wards this nationally recognized certi- fication, the examination at the end of the course will be given by IDEA, the certifying organization. The exam for the certification is optional and will incur the IDEA costs of $250, with a $50 rebate given by AFA to its members. Students from the previous OIS learn the finer points of their craft. (Photos courtesy AFA) A contractor dies on a fishing acci- dent on his 40th birthday and finds him- self greeted at the Pearly Gates by a brass band. Saint Peter runs over, shakes his hand and says "Congratulations!" "Congratulations for what?" asks the subcontractor. "Congratulations for what?" says Saint Peter. "We are celebrating the fact that you lived to be 160 years old." "But that's not true," says the con- tractor. "I only lived to be forty." "That's impossible," says Saint Peter. "We added up your time sheets!" • • • The boss returned from lunch in a good mood and called the whole staff in to listen to a couple of jokes he had picked up. Everybody but one guy laughed uproariously. "What's the matter?" grumbled the boss. "Haven't you got a sense of humor?" "I don't have to laugh," he replied. "I'm quitting on Friday." • • • Lawyer: "Now that you have been acquitted, will you tell me truly? Did you steal the car?" Client: "After hearing your amazing argument in court this morning, I'm be- ginning to think I didn't."