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show that if builders increase those numbers by just 5 percent it would
create thousands of jobs and millions of dollars for the economy. When
you practice “Buy Local Build Local” here in Oregon when building a
home, we know that it can be achieved with over 75 percent of the
money spent on that home construction remaining in the state of Or-
egon with manufacturers, vendors and subcontractors.
On a personal level, if each American simply dedicated $64 of their
general purchasing each year towards American made products, that
alone would put 2 million back into the economy annually.
For more information about the BBAC, visit
www.building foramerica.org.
Biz Tips: Put $2 mil back
into the economy
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By Carollyn Farrar
Marketing Program Manager,
New Construction, NW Natural
Understanding NW Natural’s
Service Agreement Wasted Trip
Fee, Conduit Pickup and Meter
Location Policies can help builders
save time, money, and frustration.
Residential New Construction
Wasted Trip Fees
Success Tip:
To minimize the
chances of being assessed a
wasted trip fee, NW Natural en-
courages builders to request gas
service only when conduit is in or
the trench is ready. NW Natural
crews can arrive anytime during
the four day service window, so
it’s best to be ready on the day
the service order is placed.
An installed service occurs
when pipe has been dropped in
the builder’s marked pathway
or when pipe has been inserted
in conduit. Once completed, the
meter is installed at the time
of pipe installation. A pathway
must be ready within 48 hours
of submitting an order to NW
Natural. If a trench or conduit is
not ready when the crew arrives,
a $155 wasted trip fee may be as-
sessed, and the service request
will be placed on hold until the
fee is paid. If the issue can be re-
solved within 15 minutes of crew
arrival, NW Natural contractors
will wait and continue with the
installation. If the issue cannot
be resolved within 15 minutes,
the crew will leave and assess a
wasted trip fee. Should this hap-
pen, call the NW Natural Portland
Resource Center (PRC) (800) 927-
6123. Provide the address and
method of payment and the ser-
vice will be rescheduled within
the next three days.
Conduit Pickup
Success Tip:
NW Natural’s con-
struction office located on Teton
Ave. in Tualatin (South Center) is
now closed. For conduit pickup,
go to the Tualatin Center, located
at 7100 SW McEwan Road in Lake
Oswego, 97035. In October 2013,
there will be additional changes
for conduit pickups from Tualatin.
Check back to the website listed
below in October.
To make sure the program is
as easy to use as possible, NW
Natural will provide conduit for
service installation at no charge.
Pick up conduit between 7 a.m. –
9 a.m., Monday – Friday (excluding
holidays), or follow contact instruc-
tions on NW Natural’s website at
www.nwnatural.com/Business/Part-
ners/BuilderServices/ConduitPickup.
Selecting the Proper Meter
Location
Success Tip:
When communi-
cating the meter location on the
order form for an in-fill home, the
footage measurement must be
expressed from the FRONT of the
home.
Correct Example:
Right side
10 ft. back.
Incorrect Example:
Right side,
10 ft. back from the back corner.
Crews are not expecting mea-
surement to be from the back of
the home as installation occurs
from the main that is in front of
the home.
Additional Builder Services in-
formation can be found at
www.
nwnatural.com/Business/Partners/
BuilderServices.
Residential new construction
tips from NW Natural
Anyone can become suscep-
tible to heat emergencies in very
warm weather. This is especially
true for people doing hard work
or heavy labor outside. How-
ever, if the temperature is high
enough, even indoor workers can
become susceptible and may suf-
fer heat stroke, heat exhaustion,
or heat cramps.
HEAT STROKE (or sun stroke)
is a life-threatening situation and
must be treated immediately. The
victim’s temperature-control sys-
tem, which produces sweating
to cool the body, stops working.
The body temperature can rise
so high that brain damage and
death may result if the body is
not cooled quickly.
Signs and symptoms of heat
stroke are hot, red, dry skin;
very small pupils and very high
body temperature. The body
temperature may be rising rap-
idly. There may also be a rapid
pulse, very small pupils, loss
of consciousness, and convul-
sions. If the victim was sweat-
ing from heavy work, his or
her skin may be wet; other-
wise it will feel dry.
First Aid. Call 911.
Get
the person out of the heat
and into a cooler place fast.
Quickly cool the victim’s
body. Immerse the victim
in a cool bath or wrap wet
towels around their body
and fan them. Elevate
head and shoulders and
treat for shock. Give noth-
ing by mouth.
HEAT EXHAUSTION
is
less dangerous than heat
stroke but it can cause
collapse. It typically oc-
curs when working in a
warm, humid place where body
fluids are lost through heavy
sweating. Fluid loss causes blood
flow to decrease in the vital or-
gans, resulting in a form of shock.
With heat exhaustion sweat does
not evaporate, as it should. As
a result, the body is not cooled
effectively.
Signs and symptoms of heat ex-
haustion are cool, pale, and moist
(clammy) skin, heavy sweating,
dilated pupils,
headache, nau-
sea, dizziness,
weakness, low
blood pressure,
weak pulse, and
vomiting. Body
temperature will
be nearly normal.
First Aid.
Get
the victim out of
the heat and into
a cooler place im-
mediately. Place
them on their back
with feet up. If pos-
sible, remove or
loosen the victim’s
clothing. Cool them
by fanning and ap-
plying cold packs
(putting a cloth be-
tween the cold pack
and the victim’s skin)
or wet towels. Give
care for shock and give
them one-half glassful
of water to drink ev-
ery 15 minutes, if they
are conscious and can
tolerate it.
HEAT CRAMPS
(musc l e
spasms) are muscle pains and
spasms due to heavy exertion,
heavy sweating, and usually in-
volve the abdominal muscles or
legs. Cramps occur in arms and
legs after strenuous work.
First Aid.
Get the victim to a
cooler place. If they can tolerate
fluids, give them one-half glass
of water or sports drinks every 15
minutes for an hour. No alcohol
or caffeine.
HEAT RASH (prickly heat)
occurs when humidity prevents
sweat from evaporating. Over-
the-counter drugs are available
for treatment.
SUNBURN
obviously occurs
when skin is over-exposed to the
sun’s harmful rays. The summer is
most dangerous because ultravi-
olet and infrared rays are intense
and because the temperature is
warm and comfortable, making
it easier to work without a shirt.
Wear protective clothing and
consider wearing sunscreen or
sunblock.
Heat emergencies how to avoid them this summer
AVOID HEAT EMERGENCIES
DURING THE SUMMER:
• Wear protective, lightweight, light-colored clothing
• Drink cool water, (not iced water) —
at least a cup every 20 minutes
• Take breaks to cool off; a worker should never be
denied a break if he or she is overheated
DO NOT GIVE ASPIRIN OR SALT TO ANYONE
SUFFERING FROM A HEAT-RELATED EMERGENCY.
Success Tip: To minimize the chances of being assessed a
wasted trip fee, NWNatural encourages builders to request
gas service only when conduit is in or the trench is ready.
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