CONVEY 22 is next week! Join the CCS team in Omaha to discuss your upcoming preventative maintenance plans or any repairs needed at your facility. With the corn and soybean harvest only a few months away, now is a great time to have these discussions before the daily demands of harvest are a reality. Stop by and see us at Booth #35. CONVEY 22 is a unique opportunity for grain handling employees and leaders to gain practical knowledge and training on real-world compliance issues, best practices and emerging industry trends and will feature expert speakers covering the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Transportation (DOT), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) rules and Read More
CCS Group Hiring for Bookkeeper/Office Assistant
CCS Group is urgently hiring for a full-time bookkeeper/office assistant. This position will be located in our Seward, Nebraska office. Position Summary The full-time bookkeeper/office assistant completes basic bookkeeping functions while providing office support for administrative projects and tasks throughout the organization. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Reconciles Company credit card purchases. Balances gas card purchases. Matches purchase order numbers with accounting system entries. Answers multi-line phone system, directs calls to appropriate parties, takes messages, and greets walk-in visitors. Coordinates all Company travel arrangements, including air travel and lodging. Manages multiple Read More
Nick Provost promoted to Safety and Quality Assurance Manager
CCS Group has announced the promotion of Nick Provost to Safety and Quality Assurance Director. Nick is certified by the American Concrete Institute in the vertical and overhead application of shotcrete. He has five years of experience advancing and reinforcing underground tunnels. Nick started with CCS Group as a concrete laborer in January and worked with our Kansas crew up until his promotion in May. In his new position, he is responsible for training new and existing crew members in safe work practices and overseeing field work. Nick can be reached at [email protected] Read More
CCS to attend GEAPS Exchange 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri
The CCS Group team is excited to attend GEAPS Exchange 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri March 26-29! We look forward to this opportunity every year to connect with other industry experts and highlight our products and services to current, past, and potential customers. This year's event includes a great lineup of speakers and educational sessions, with over 45 educational hours offered. In addition, take advantage of long overdue networking opportunities with the best and brightest minds in the industry. Stop and see us at Booth #2332 and see our brand new booth display, grab some of our fun giveaways, and enter for the opportunity to win one of three Yeti coolers. And most importantly, be prepared to bring us your silo questions or inspections requests. Now is the Read More
Falls prevention
Wile E. Coyote can fall into a deep canyon without injury. Unfortunately, we can’t! So why do we have trouble paying attention to the hazards around us? The following items represent the bulk of the exposure to falls on a construction site. Ladders: Always use the right ladder. Set them on level ground and tie them off at the top (for security). Do not over reach. Do not over extend yourself on the ladder. Always face the ladder and try to use both hands when climbing. Floor Openings: Floor openings should be properly covered. Covers must be able to support walls the same as the floor. Covers should be firmly attached to the floor/walking/working surface. Covers should be marked as such. For example: “Cover,” or “Do Not Remove Floor Opening Cover.” Read More
Dressing for cold weather work
Dressing for cold weather work Cold weather work requires appropriate clothing for both safety and productivity reasons. Here are some great tips from CCS Group's Safety Director Tyler Pollock on dressing for winter work. • Always dress in layers with outer layers rather loose and inner layers tighter to the body to trap body heat. • Do not over bundle. • The outer layer of your clothing should serve as a windbreaker which will make the layers underneath more effective. • Minimize sweating; if you begin to feel hot, remove a layer of clothing. Avoid wet clothing as once they are wet, they do not serve as good protection from the cold. • Wear head protection to increase your overall warmth. Over half of the body’s heat loss comes from the head. • Be sure to properly protect your Read More
Incident Investigations
Accurate, detailed, complete information is key to determining a quick effective analysis and corrective action. The following is an example of an effective investigation format: • Incident response: Immediately after an incident occurs, control or eliminate any hazards or threats, and arrange for medical attention to be provided as necessary. Secure the scene of the incident to assure that evidence is preserved for investigators. • Data collection: Thoroughly document the incident scene using methods such as photographs, video, diagrams, and collect any physical evidence that can easily be removed from the scene. Interview witnesses, victims, and other individuals to create a complete and objective account of the incident. • Analysis: Analyze the collected data to determine Read More
CCS Group Implements New Shooting Hoods
CCS recently purchased several of the self-contained shooting helmets to be used when placing shotcrete. The original purpose was to provide more comfort and protection from rebound, for our shooters. We immediately realized that beyond the helmets comfort and protection, they make it easier for the shooter to get a little closer to their work and see better and longer due to the tear-off lense covers that can be added. This makes for faster and more efficient placement of the shotcrete. The built-in fans keep the air inside the helmet circulating, allowing for fog free visibility and cooling for the head and face of the shooter. The final and most important advantage of these helmets is that they add to our compliance with the new Silica Read More
CCS Group Awarded as Nebraska’s Safest Company 2018
CCS Group, LLC has been awarded Nebraska’s Safest Company Award - for the second year in a row! Safety is a core value and important part of the CCS culture. We are committed to the highest standards of safety performance possible. We develop and organize an effective safety program for every phase of every project. Our safety program ensures that all employees at every level understand, support, and enforce the CCS safety philosophy. Safest Company Award applications are judged on the submitted safety logs and your company’s safety programs and, using a weighted average of the past three years, are compared to like organizations based on your NAICS code. Your overall score, including the safety program score, determines the level awarded. CCS Group, LLC will be honored as a Read More
Shotcrete vs. Gunite
Shotcrete is a wet mix system with minimal additional water requirements. The shotcrete is quality-controlled and pre-mixed to meet engineering and structural requirements. The shotcrete is batched by computer, mixed in a truck, then poured into a pump — allowing a safer and faster application, and less fatigue on the nozzelman. Wet-mix is a cleaner and safer process, among many other advantages: Documented by batch tickets and additional material can be acquired quickly Shooting does not alter the quality of the mix Weather does not impact installation Shotcrete bonds with the existing concrete better Mix is consistent and standard throughout the bin which minimizes human error Shotcrete placement encapsulates reinforcing steel consistently Cure time is Read More