January 21, 2001
IPLSA and the Surveying Profession Looses a Good Friend
IPLSA and the land
surveying profession were saddened to hear of the passing of the noted
Lincoln Artist and Lincoln Historian, Lloyd Ostendorf of Dayton, Ohio.
Mr. Ostendorf passed away October 27, 2000 at his home at the age of
79. He was a veteran of WWII. He was one of the world’s foremost
authorities on Lincoln pictures and has written several books and contributed
many articles, illustrations and photographs on Lincoln for magazines,
books and television. He received a Doctorate’s degree from Lincoln
College in Lincoln, Illinois and Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate,
Tennessee where he served on the Board of Trustees as well as the Museum
Board. The Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Association awarded
an Honorary Membership to Mr. Ostendorf for his outstanding service
to the land surveying profession. He was the featured speaker at the
recent Surveyors Historical Society “Year 2000 Surveyors Rendezvous
Banquet” held in Springfield October 6, 2000. At the banquet he
presented his famous Lincoln Sketch Lecture, which because of his passing,
was the last of lectures he would do. IPLSA extends our sympathy to
Lloyd’s wife Rita a their children and grandchildren.
Editor’s Note:
I have had the privilege of knowing Lloyd and his wife Rita for the
past 25 years. Lloyd was always willing to make presentations of his
artwork, depicting Lincoln as a land surveyor, to IPLSA.
IPLSA Member Elected
to the Illinois State Legislature
The Illinois Professional
Land Surveyors Association and the land surveying profession took a
giant step forward with the election of IPLSA member Tom Berns to the
Illinois Legislature. Tom was elected to serve the 104th Legislative
District, which includes parts of Champaign, Douglas and Ford counties.
More importantly it puts a person in the legislature who will understand
the profession of land surveying and the need to protect the public
when it comes to land issues. Tom was sworn in during the veto of the
91st legislative session due to the resignation of Representative Tim
Johnson who previously represented the 104th District. This makes Tom
a seasoned legislator when the 92nd session begins in January 2001.
I met with Tom during
the veto session to discuss IPLSA legislative needs including our proposed
statutes of limitation legislation. Tom and I talked to Representative
Skip Saviano the sponsor of the bill that we introduced in the last
session and he is willing the sponsor the new bill. I talked to the
Illinois Bar Association and the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association
and they have agreed to support the bill.
I look forward in
working with Tom in the upcoming session and sessions in the future.
I would like to thank the many IPLSA members who generously supported
Tom’s campaign with their contributions.
If you did not have
the opportunity to contribute it is not too late to do so. We need to
insure that we keep Tom in the legislature so please send him a contribution.
I know he will appreciate it
Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA’S) New Initiative
At a recent Consulting
Engineers Council of Illinois Workshop the Safety Compliance Officer
for the North OSHA office discussed various issues that will impact
land surveyors in the State of Illinois and any state that they work
in. Your IPLSA state office is working with OSHA officials to understand
the impact of new initiative.
IDPR Minimum Standards
of Practice and Standards of Professional Conduct
The Joint Committee
on Administrative Rules of the Illinois State Legislature met on Tuesday,
November 14, 2000 and approved the IDPR Minimum Standards of Practice,
Section 1270.56 and Standards of Professional Conduct, Section 1270.57,
which were developed by the Land Surveying Licensing Board. These standards
became effective November 20, 2000. Both standards can be found on IDPR’s
Express ACCESS web site www.dpr.state.il.us.
IDPR Land Surveyors
Licensing Board Rewrites Administrative Rules
The Land Surveyors
Licensing Board is reviewing the Administrative Rules changes that need
to take place due to the new Illinois Professional Land Surveyors Act
of 1989 as amended. The major proposed revisions pertain to educational
requirements, verification of experience, experience, definition of
related science, minimum semester hours of mathematics and basic sciences,
Illinois Jurisdictional Examination, Design Firm and Seal requirements.
IDPR Land Surveyors
Licensing Board Proposes Change in Related Science Requirement
The IDPR Land Surveyors
Licensing Board has recommended changes in the Administrative Rules
Promulgated for the Administration of the Illinois Professional Land
Surveyors Act of 1989 as Revised which became effective Jan 1, 2000.
One important proposed
change is in Section 1270.16 Definition of Related Science.
- A
baccalaureate degree in a Related Science is a four-year curriculum
that includes 24 hours of land surveying courses and core courses
in at least the following subjects for the minimum semester hours
or their equivalent:
- Mathematics
(College Algebra and beyond
Trigonometry –
15 semester hours
- Basic
Sciences (Physics and/or, Chemistry,
Geology)
– 8 semester 15 hours
- Additional
Basic Sciences ( including but not limited to: Geology, Geography,
Dendrology, Astronomy, Biology, Soil Mechanics, and engineering sciences)
– 20 semester
15 hours
OSHA’s New
Initiative and the Land Surveying Profession
IPLSA has learned
that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is taking
a new initiative when it comes to land surveying activities. A Pilot
Program called The Road Construction Initiative, is being conducted
in Illinois, Ohio and Wisconsin and will eventually cover the entire
United States.
In a conversation
with Mr. Steve Lake, Safety Compliance Officer, Chicago North OSHA I
found that in the past land surveying activities were not overlooked
but may not have been a high priority. Due to the large amount of road
construction OSHA will be taking a closer look at land surveying safety.
This doesn’t mean that the safety issues will be looked at only
on road construction projects. Surveying safety will be addressed whenever
a survey crewmember has to work along side or on a roadway, railroad,
or around power lines. These are the work sites where fatal accidents
have occurred over the years.
Mr. Lake further
stated that a couple of “Survey Party” or “Survey Crew”
signs along side a roadway will not comply when a crew or crew member
is working in a roadway. This means taking one or two shots at the curb
or centerline of a road. In the past ten years there have been 36 surveying
fatalities in the United States. 18 were due to vehicles hitting the
surveyor, 5 were due to electrocutions, 4 were struck by trains, 2 were
struck by construction equipment, 2 from falls and the remaining due
to miscellaneous accidents.
The surveying profession
job description comes under OSHA Standard 8713 and Guidelines on safety
can be found on the OSHA Web site: www.OSHA.GOV
. If you have any questions please let me know.
Additional IDPR
Design Investigator Added
We have been informed
that IDPR has hired an additional investigator who will be housed in
the Springfield office. The other three Design Professional Association
Executive Directors and myself in meetings with IDPR Director Len Sherman
requested an additional investigator be added and work out of the Springfield
office. Thank you, Director Sherman.
ACSM/NSPS Wants
Input
The ALTA/ACSM Committee
of ACSM/NSPS continues to gather information and comments concerning
any update of ALTA/ACSM Standards. Chairman Gary Kent says he does not
anticipate the next revision to come before 2004. Contact: Mr. Gary
Kent, 11009 Bridlewood Trail, Zionsville, IN, 46077, Phone: 317/898-8282,
E-mail: grkent@theschneidercorp.com
ACSM/NSPS Standards
Committee Drafts Standards
ACSM/NSPS Standards
Committee Chairman, Robert E. Myers hoped to have his committee’s
standards approved at the Board of Governors meeting which was held
in this past December in Providence, Rhode Island.
NOAA’s National
Geodetic Survey (NGS) Wants Information
NOAA’s National
Survey (NGS) has made it easier to submit recovery information for National
Spatial Reference System (NSRS) control points. Control point users
may now submit information on the location and condition of NSRS survey
markers using a form on the NGS WEB site. Contact: Mr. Burt Smith, NGS,
N/NGS43, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Springs, MD 20910, Phone: 301/713-3184,
E-mail: Burt.Smith@noaa.gov
Web site: www.ngs.noaa.gov/products_services.shtml
Thanks and Happy
New Year!
As we begin a New
Year, we want to thank IPLSA President Jerry Stone for his leadership
in 2000. We look forward to working with incoming President Mark Stimac
and the new IPLSA Executive Committee and Board of Directions. On behalf
of the IPLSA Executive Committee I would like to acknowledge the Chicago
Chapter and Shawnee Survey & Consulting, Inc., for their generous
contributions to IPLSA to help with the deficit budget. Malinda and
I want to thank each of you for your support over the past year. We
wish you and your family a safe and happy New Year.
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