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Keep Your Employees Safe
Silica & Slab Safety Certificate
The Natural Stone Institute provides robust safety training for employees in the natural stone industry.
This newly updated online certificate includes education and resources for preventing silicosis, safe slab handling and creating a safety program.
FREE for Natural Stone Institute Members $199 for Non-Members
NOW AVAILABLE
naturalstoneinstitute.org /safetycertificate
Industry Calendar of Events
April 2024
NSI: Alabama Stone Summit: Fabricator Town Hall When: April 4; 9:00 Am -3:00 PM, CST
Where: Birmingham, AL; , 9:00 Am -3:00 PM, CST Host: Triton Stone Group
Visit naturalstoneinstitute.org/calendar for more information.
ISFA: Fabricator Forum Training
When: Wednesday, April 10–Thursday, April 11 26-27
Where: Charlotte, NC
Host: Cosentino
Visit www.isfanow.org/calendar for more information and to register.
Coverings 2024
When: Monday, April 22, 2024 to Thursday, April 25, 2024 Where: Atlanta, GA
Visit www.coverings.com for more information and to register.
Rockheads Network Event at Coverings 2024 When: April 22, 2024
NSI: Women In Stone’s Block Talk at Coverings: Work/Life Balance When: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 , 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
May 2024
Rockheads: Spring Member Event
When: May 15-17
Where: Nashville, TN;
More information will be posted when available.
NSI: New Jersey Stone Summit Fabricator Town Hall When: Thursday May 9, 2024
Where: 1150 Cranbury South River Rd, Jamesburg, NJ 08831 Host: TBA
Visit naturalstoneinstitute.org/calendar for more information.
Other regional and online event opportunities are available through the industry association websites listed above.
to Manu sharing his early vision for our current training library.
He provided visionary direction for the 2013 History of Man and Stone documen- tary, as well as funded nearly 80% of the project, which topped $125,000. No one has done more to support the Natural Stone Institute and the industry while never serv- ing on the board of directors.
With leadership shared by sons Raj and Rup, MSI was recently projected to reach sales of more than $3 billion and employ over 3,500 people worldwide. MSI is proud to indirectly support the employ- ment of over 150,000 people, translating to impacting the lives of over 500,000 people worldwide. Beyond the industry service, their MSI Charitable Trust supports causes such as early childhood education, health- care and wellbeing, and employment gen- eration. The Trust is also a Diamond level member of the Natural Stone Foundation Leadership Society.
Nominations for the 2024 Migliore Award are being accepted until May 20. To learn more, visit www.naturalstone institute.org/migliore.
2023 Migliore Award
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MSI became a member of the then known MIA in 2004 and since then, has always been a reliable and generous partner to the association.
What is striking about Shah’s contri- butions to NSI is that he has never offi- cially served on a committee or the board of directors. Yet, he and his company have played key roles in supporting five major initiatives undertaken by the association and other industry groups and has been a consistent donor or motivator to several other NSI programs and events.
Manu was the first to contribute finan- cially and to donate stone for testing during the industry response to the radon crisis. He
provided constant input and counsel during the 2-year effort to defend and protect the natural stone industry.
The vast NSI safety training resources enjoyed by stone industry professionals today, including the focus on material han- dling and silica safety, are in large part due
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