• THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (VDOT) NOW ACCEPTS WACEL'S CONCRETE I CERTIFICATION FOR THE VDOT CONCRETE FIELD CERTIFICATION.  WACEL CERTIFICATIONS CAN BE SENT TO THE VDoT WEBSITE FOR REGISTRATION AT materialscertification@vdot.virginia.gov.   PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED MEMORANDUM FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.​

• Testing at the WACEL office is available on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday (November 12, 14, and 15, 2019). TESTING WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE ON MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 AND 13, 2019.  Examinees should arrive between 9:30 am and 2:00 pm.

Please contact Chris Worley at 301-652-7925 or chris@wacel.org to confirm availability.

• WACEL Study Guides and videos demonstrating concrete testing are now available online.  Click here to go to the Resources Section.

• WACEL had a very informative presentation by Tracy Barnhard with AASHTO re:source on Quality Management System Reviews at the September Membership Meeting.  Thank you, Tracy, for taking the time to review how AASHTO handles this compared to internal audits and how this relates to R18.  For those that were unable to attend or would like a copy of the presentation, please click here.

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Plan now to attend upcoming WACEL Membership Meetings.  The November 13th meeting topic is Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Certification Program.

The presenter will be Michael Kesselmayer, P.E., Managing Director of Quality Programs for PCI.

This presentation will provide an overview of the services and resources available from PCI, with specific focus on it's precast plant, erector, and personnel certification programs.  He will discuss PCI's recently signed bilateral agreement with the International Accreditation Service (IAS) that helps facilitate IAS' recognition of PCI-certified plants as approved fabricators under IAS AC157 (Accreditation Criteria for Fabrication Programs for Reinforced and Precast/Pre-stressed Concrete) in accordance with section 1704 of the International Building Code (IBC).

Attendees will receive one-hour Continued Education Credit (CEU) for attending this presentation.

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