Regional Countertop and Surfaces Summits

Pull Up a Seat. This Is Your Industry's Table

The ISFA + ACMC Regional Countertop and Surfaces Summit is how our industry comes together — face to face, in your region — to talk honestly about where the countertop and surface fabrication trade is headed and what we are doing to protect it. This is not a webinar. It is not a sales pitch. It is a working roundtable where fabricators, manufacturers, distributors, cutters, polishers, and installers sit in the same room as the people steering the future of our trade.

We are coming to a community near you to review what ISFA and the American Countertop Manufacturers Council (ACMC) are doing on your behalf — and to hear from you. We will walk through the path to national licensing, the state of silica-exposure litigation across the United States, and the practical questions every shop owner is asking: How will this work? Who pays for it? How do we prove we are doing it right?

Make no mistake — this is not a California problem, and it is not a quartz problem. Silica exposure and the litigation that follows it reach every region, every material, and every link in the chain. Natural stone and engineered stone alike. Slab and sheet. From the manufacturer and distributor who supply the material to the fabricator who cuts, polishes, and installs it, we all share one trade — and one responsibility for the people who work in it.

So bring your questions. Invite your peers. Come ready to talk through how we fund a licensing framework, how we support the law through third-party auditing, and how we keep our shops open, compliant, and competitive. The decisions being made about our trade should be made with us — not to us. This is where that happens.

Who We Are

ISFA (International Surface Fabricators Association) is the nonprofit trade association for the countertop and surface fabrication trade — product-agnostic, material-neutral, and the only association in the industry with a formal OSHA Alliance. ACMC (American Countertop Manufacturers Council), an ISFA-affiliated council, represents the countertop and surface manufacturers who employee the fabricators, the trade of cutting, polishing and installing. Together, we are building one community and one voice for fabrication — across natural and engineered stone alike.

What We're Doing - And Why You Need to Be in the Room

We Are Talking to the Regulators and the Policymakers

ISFA and ACMC are not watching from the sidelines. We are at the table with regulators and policymakers, and we are the only association in our industry with a formal OSHA Alliance to support this joint effort. At the summit, you will get an inside look at those conversations — what we are advocating for, what we are hearing back, and how it affects your shop.

The Path to National Licensing

We will lay out the full arc of how we got here and where we are going: from establishing industry consensus standards, to lobbying Congress to approve a national licensing framework for fabrication shops, to aligning our industry with consistent insurance requirements. You will hear directly about H.R. 5437 and the legislative strategy, the trade and tariff picture, and the work we are doing to undo the false narratives about our trade.

• How we moved from voluntary consensus standards to a push for enforceable national licensing
• Where H.R. 5437 stands and what it would mean for your shop
• How tariffs and trade policy intersect with the licensing effort
• How a licensing framework would be funded — and how we support the law through independent, third-party auditing
• How we align the industry on insurance requirements so compliant shops compete on a level field

An In-Depth Look at Cal/OSHA — and What It Means Everywhere Else

California is the leading edge, not the whole story. We will walk through the Cal/OSHA developments in depth so you understand exactly what happened, why the “ product ban” framing is wrong, and how similar pressure is likely to reach your region. Understanding California today is how you prepare your shop for tomorrow.

“No Dust Is Good Dust” — and It’s the Law

Safety is not a slogan and it is not optional. Our “No Dust Is Good Dust” campaign carries one message: it is the responsibility of every shop owner to know how to keep workers safe. OSHA requirements are not suggestions — they are the law, and meeting them is the baseline for staying in business. We are here to help you meet that bar and prove it.

A note on how the law fits together: federal OSHA sets the floor. States do not override federal law — they may only enhance it. So whatever your state does, the federal standard is the baseline every shop is accountable to, everywhere.

This Is a Roundtable — Your Voice Counts

Every part of this summit is built around open discussion. We are not lecturing at you; we are working with you. Bring the hard questions about funding, auditing, timelines, and feasibility. Invite your peers — the more of our community in the room, the stronger our voice. This is how we build a trade that is safer, more professional, and more durable for the businesses that depend on it.

Events at a Glance:

June 24-26: Washington
July 21-23: New Jersey
August 5-6: Massachusetts
August 18-19: California - Industry Insights Session Only
September 1-2: Texas
September 29-30: Kansas
October 7-8: Virginia
November 11-12: Arizona - Summit Training Only

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