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President’s Page
walter wiseGeneral President
As we start off the year in 2012, New Year resolutions are com-
mon, and as general president, I make the following resolution on behalf of our members. NO IRONWORKER WILL DIE ON THE JOB! This will be the year when our union does not suffer a single jobsite fatality—ZERO FATALITIES in 2012.
A few naysayers may echo, “But accidents happen.” “Accident” infers that it happens by chance or is un-avoidable. That is not the case. In re-viewing past fatality reports, one ele-ment stands out. They all could have been prevented. As a union dedicated to safe working conditions, we will not allow the death of one ironworker anywhere to be treated as an inher-ent risk of our profession. This will be accomplished through the solidarity of our members and the partnership with our signatory contractors.
Safety must remain in the fore-front of our thoughts and actions dur-
ing the workday. We will achieve this through o u r Z E R O 2 0 1 2 campaign. Hardhat stickers, gang box signage, and local union, JATC, and jobsite posters have
been distributed to every local union. These visible reminders are a tool to reinforce what is at stake and that it will take everyone to save a life.
Our greatest asset is our broth-er and sister ironworkers, and the knowledge you have of our trade, your ability to recognize hazards and un-safe practices. I have assigned each district council president to closely monitor the safety training progress and credentials of each local union as required through the Key Perfor-mance Indicators. If you have not taken advantage of Subpart R, OSHA 10/30 training or any of the many
journeyman upgrading classes of-fered; sign up now. You owe it to your-self and your coworkers.
It is your actions, not only in work-ing safe, but also in speaking up that will enable us to save lives. Safety awareness, hazard recognition, and prevention are only words if not fol-lowed through with deeds. See a frayed choker, speak up; see an open hole, speak up; someone not tied off, speak up. SEE SOMETHING—SAY SOMETHING. Better to speak with your foreman or coworker than your brother’s widow. We have no higher obligation of brotherhood than to make sure everyone goes home safely.
Your employer, our contractor partners, understand safety is one of the best investments they can make. From the owner, to contractor, to iron-worker, everyone has a vested inter-est in a safe worksite. Your employer’s safety record is a critical element in their selection as an owner’s contrac-tor. Through joint labor-management efforts, the Ironworkers-IMPACT Na-tional Safety Honors Program has been established to recognize iron-workers and contractors who achieve outstanding safety performance.
Safety must be ingrained as part of our DNA, and as second nature to us as signaling a crane. By adopting practices that produce zero fatalities, we will reduce all worksite injuries because we never know the severity of a hazard until it is too late. As iron-workers, we have always found a way to get the job done, to do what had not been done before. We have never had a year without a brother ironworker being killed. Until now. ZERO 2012!
Thank you for helping to build our great union.
“ It is your actions, not only in working safe, but also in speaking up that will enable us to save lives...”
Zero Fatalities in 2012
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Features
27th annual ironworker instructor training Program
local 27 Mobile wind turbine training Center
Hillsdale Fabricators’ long Fabricating History
iron worker appointments and retirements
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Official Publication of theInternational Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers
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Volume 112 JANUARY 2012 Number 1
EDITOR: Scott Malley, 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006ASSISTANT TO ThE EDITOR: Nancy Folks
THE IRONWORKER ISSN:0021163X Published monthly, except for a combined July-August issue, for $15.00 per year by the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006. Preferred periodicals postage paid at Washington, D.C. and additional mailing offices. Printed on union-made paper. Postmasters: Send change of address to Ironworker- 1750 New York Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 Canada Agreement Number 40009549.
WALTER WISEGeneral PresidentSuite 4001750 New York Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20006Phone: (202) 383-4810Fax: (202) 638-4856
JoSEPh huNTGeneral President EmeritusSuite 400 1750 New York Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20006Phone: (202) 383-4845Fax: (202) 638-4856
ERIC DEANGeneral Secretary1750 New York Avenue, NWSuite 400Washington, DC 20006Phone: (202) 383-4820Fax: (202) 347-2319
EDWARD C. McHUGHGeneral TreasurerSuite 4001750 New York Ave., N.W.Washington, DC 20006Phone: (202) 383-4830Fax: (202) 383-6483
GEORGE E. KRATZERFirst General Vice PresidentFranklin Square office Center8401 Claude Thomas RoadSuite 55Franklin, oh 45005Phone: (937) 746-0854Fax: (937) 746-0873
RICHARD WARDSecond General Vice President5964 Dayton BoulevardChattanooga, TN 37415Phone: (423) 870-1982Fax: (423) 876-0774Email: [email protected]
EDWARD J. WALSHThird General Vice President505 White Plains Rd.Suite 200Tarrytown, NY 10591Phone: (914) 332-4430Fax: (914) 332-4431Email: [email protected]
JAy HURLEyFourth General Vice President191 old Colony Ave., P.o. Box 96S. Boston, MA 02127Phone: (617) 268-2382Fax: (617) 268-1394Email: [email protected]
JOE STANDLEyFifth General Vice President1660 San Pablo Ave., Suite CPinole, CA 94564Phone: (510) 724-9277Fax: (510) 724-1345
TADAS KICIELINSKI Sixth General Vice President212 N. Kingshighway Blvd., Ste. 1025, St. Louis, Mo 63108Phone: (314) 454-6872Fax: (314) 618-8328Email: [email protected]
MARVIN RAGSDALESeventh General Vice President3003 Dawn Drive, Ste. 104Georgetown, TX 78628Phone: (512) 868-5596Fax: (512) 868-0823
DARRELL LABouCANEighth General Vice President#8-205 Chatelain DriveSt. Albert, Alberta T8N 5A4CanadaPhone: (780) 459-3389Fax: (780) 459-3308
RON PIKSANinth General Vice President10828 Grevelly Lake Boulevard, SW, Ste. 212Lakewood, WA 98499Phone: (253) 984-0514Fax: (253) 984-0533
RONALD C. GLADNEyGeneral CounselBartley, Goffstein, L.L.C.4399 Laclede AvenueSt. Louis, Mo 63108Phone: (314) 531-1054Fax: (314) 531-1131headquarters office: (202) 383-4868headquarters Fax: (202) 638-4856
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Department of Canadian Affairs Tel: (780) 459-3389 Fax: (780) 459-3308
Department of Ornamental, Architectural & Miscellaneous Metals (DOAMM) Tel: (630) 238-1003 Fax: (630) 238-1006
Department of Reinforcing Ironworkers Tel: (866) 336-9163 Fax: (386) 736-9618
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On The CoverOver 600 instructors, apprenticeship coordinators, business managers, employers, contractors, guests, and special presenters participated in the 27th Annual Ironworker Instructor Training Program.
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NatioNal traiNiNg FuNdConducts 27th AnnualIronworker Instructor Training Program
the National Ironworkers and Employers Apprent iceship
Training and Journeyman Upgrad-ing Fund conducted the 27th Annual Ironworker Instructor Training Pro-gram this past July on the campuses of Washtenaw Community College and Eastern Michigan University. Over 600 instructors, apprenticeship coordinators, business managers, employers, contractors, guests, and special presenters participated in the program.
During the opening session on Sunday evening, July 17, General President and National Training Fund Co-Chair Walter Wise wel-
comed the participants and thanked them for providing quality appren-ticeship training and journeyman upgrading courses to meet the needs of our contractors. President Wise then introduced Management Co-Chair and President of TSI/Exte-rior Wall Systems Victor Cornellier, who thanked the National Training Fund and IMPACT for continuing to expand partnerships with our con-tractors.
General Treasurer Edward McHugh and Executive Director of Apprenticeship and Training Lee Worley also addressed the partici-pants during the opening session.
Two special presentations were made during the opening session. Mike White, retiring executive direc-tor of Apprenticeship and Training and Frank Migliaccio, retiring ex-ecutive director of the Safety Depart-ment, were recognized for their years of dedication and service.
Frank Piccione of the National Training Fund announced that 19 local unions were receiving their cer-tificates indicating successful com-
pletion of the Ironworker Apprentice-ship Certification Program (IACP). In addition, Rick Sullivan, IMPACT director of Education and Training, announced that 21 individuals were receiving their Qualified Ironworker Instructor Certificate indicating com-pletion of required courses as part of the annual training program.
There were 47 courses offered during the annual program includ-ing several new courses. These new courses included Scaffold Orienta-tion (using the new training pack-age) and Using the International’s E-mail System (for apprenticeship coordinators).
For the first time IMPACT offered two courses for contractors. These courses were designed and delivered by FMI (management consultants for the construction industry). Interest was so strong that both courses were filled to capacity. The two courses in-cluded:
• EffectiveProjectManagement: The Project Leader
• PricingforProfits
Ironworker instructors learning scaffold erection skills.
Ironworker instructor tries out Lincoln Electric’s virtual
reality welding simulator.
Ironworker instructor develops plasma-cutting skills.
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One of the reasons the annual pro-gram continues to be a success is the participation of our supporting ven-dors. These vendors conduct courses, give presentations and demonstra-tions with state-of-the-art equipment, offer training materials, run contests, and have become an integral part of the program. Our supporting vendors included Applied Bolting Technolo-gies, Barsplice Products, Calculated Industries, Clean Air America, Cros-by Group, ESAB, Eze Bend, F&M Mafco, Harris Product Group, Harsco Infrastructure, Hilti North America,
Hypertherm, Hytorc, Klein Tools, Lincoln Electric, Max USA Corpora-tion, Metabo, Miller Electric, Pacific Laser Systems, Pipe Master Tools, RedDArc, RoboVent, Skidmore-Wil-helm Manufacturing, Smith Equip-ment, Tiger Industries Corporation, and others.
General Secretary Eric Dean ad-dressed the participants during the closing session held on July 22. In addition, there were presentations of prizes by vendors to participants based on hands-on events held dur-ing the Wednesday evening vendor
demonstrations. The final event dur-ing the closing session was a “week in review” slide show with music high-lighting key events from the training program.
By all accounts, the 27th Annual Ironworker Instructor Training Pro-gram was a success. The Appren-ticeship and Training Department and IMPACT are now busy working on the 28th annual. So mark your calendars and join us in July of 2012 to participate in this quality pro-gram dedicated to strengthening our apprenticeship and training system.
Ironworker instructors apply their new architectural and ornamental skills.John Newby of the Crosby Group
teaches ironworker instructors rigging principles.
General President Wise and General Treasurer McHugh present an IACP certificate for Locals 84
(Houston, Tex.) and 135 (Galveston, Tex.) to Greg Schulze, apprenticeship coordinator
for the state of Texas.
General President Wise and General Treasurer McHugh present a Qualified Ironworker Instructor certificate to Erik Schmidli of
Local 790 (San Francisco).
General Secretary Dean congratulates Mike Relyin, Local 25 (Detroit) apprenticeship
coordinator, during the closing session.
Executive Director of Apprenticeship and Training Lee Worley thanks Klein Tools’ Chairman Mathias A. Klein III for his ongoing support of the Iron Workers.
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LocaL 27 MobiLe Wind Turbine Training ToWerTalk about taking training on the
road—to help meet the wind tur-bine training needs of their district council, Local 27 (Salt Lake City) fab-ricated a mobile wind turbine train-ing tower. This tower can be used to train ironworkers in tower climbing and tower rescue.
Local 27 is one of five training centers involved in the Department of Labor (DOL) wind turbine train-ing grant received by the Iron Work-ers early in 2010. The grant proposal was written by staff members from the National Training Fund and IM-PACT and has been instrumental in providing training for a large num-ber of ironworkers.
After using a simulated wind tur-bine tower during their initial train-ing, Local 27 members decided that they needed a similar tower, but one that they could take to other train-ing centers in their district council. The tower was provided as part of the DOL grant. To take the tower on the road meant having a special trailer built to accommodate the training tower. The trailer not only carries the tower, but has space for the tools, equipment and harnesses required for the training. The trailer
has an electric/hydraulic system that will “stand up” the tower once the trailer arrives at the training site. According to Local 27, upon arriving at a training site they can have the trailer unloaded and the tower erect-ed in less than 30 minutes.
Recently the wind turbine train-ers from Local 27 traveled to Local
495 (Albuquerque, N.M.) to conduct training for apprentices and journey-men. This is a trip of about 800 miles one way—so this really is a mobile training trailer.
For more information on this mo-bile wind turbine training trailer, contact Mike McDonald, Local 27 business manager.
Local 27 mobile wind turbine training tower Tower and trailer
Tower climbing and rescue training at Local 495
Local 495 ironworker during training
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Hillsdale Fabricators has been fabricating and erecting structural steel and industrial ductwork since 1958 as a divi-sion of Alberici Constructors, one of the largest and most respected general contractors in North America. The steel division was created in St. Louis, Missouri when a steel sup-plier began falling behind schedule thus putting Alberici’s reputation of rock-solid reliability at risk. Alberici paid for the steel detailing and fabricated the steel by hand in its own warehouse. Ultimately, the project was completed five days ahead of schedule, and Alberici established itself as a steel fabricator.
For many years, Hillsdale was strictly a support division for Alberici, an arrangement spurring Hillsdale’s growth as one of most varied and well-managed steel shops in the industry. Its alignment with Alberici forced Hillsdale to broaden its fabrication capabilities as the types of projects that went through the shop were constantly changing. The Alberici influence fostered Hillsdale’s general contractor-like culture, which lends to superior project management and planning of the work beyond delivery of the steel.
The legacy of this history has led to Hillsdale’s diverse competencies across multiple markets. Today, Hillsdale provides steel fabrication services to the fossil power, sta-dium, petrochemical and industrial, heavy civil and govern-ment, transportation, healthcare and commercial building, nuclear power, and automotive industries. Hillsdale is an ac-complished fabricator of structural beam and column steel, long-span trusses and various types of plate fabrication and ductwork. Hillsdale is an AISC-certified company for steel building structures, simple and major steel bridges, and has the fracture critical and sophisticated paint coating endorse-ments. Hillsdale Fabricators is also CWB-certified in Divi-sion 1 of CSA Standard W47.1 for steel work in Canada.
The majority of steel fabrication occurs in Hillsdale’s 250,000 square-foot shop on a 60-acre property in St. Louis,
which includes a 40,000 square-foot paint shop. Hillsdale also operates a river yard on the Mississippi River at Mile Marker 185 in St. Louis. This location allows Hillsdale to preassemble steel and ship via barge to applicable project sites. When practical, other trades will work onsite to per-form their work prior to the structure being shipped. Allow-ing work to take place in a more controlled environment contributes to efficiency and safety and will typically save the
Hillsdale Fabricators’ Long,Proud Steel Fabricating History
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overall project money. Other steel fabricators have shipped steel to this yard to be assembled and barged to their cus-tomers, a service Hillsdale is ready to accommodate when schedule allows.
A separate steel erection division, Hillsdale Structures LP based in Burlington, Ontario, was established in 2003 to ex-pand Alberici’s steel erection capabilities into new markets. Hillsdale Structures sources fabrication from local fabrica-tors or from the St. Louis facility depending upon complex-ity of the work and what will best serve the client. Hillsdale Structures has quickly become one of the leading structural steel erectors in Ontario and is increasing its presence in other provinces as well.
Despite Hillsdale Fabricators’ impressive resume of large landmark projects, the company had long worked “under the radar.” Although a proven fabricator for 50–plus years, Hillsdale was an unknown entity to the majority of the
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construction industry until about ten years ago. Alberi-ci’s management team, led by John Alberici and Greg Kozicz, decided the health and growth of the steel divi-sion would require that it seek work outside of Alberici. With a strong marketing push and 10 years of delivering successful projects to new clients under its belt, Hills-dale has become a “go-to” fabricator for many of the top builders in North America.
Like its parent company, Alberici Constructors, Hill-sdale Fabricators has never failed to complete, been ter-minated for cause or failed to perform on any project under contract. Financial strength is evident by its bond-ing capacity of $1.5B. With many demanding projects completed successfully, Hillsdale Fabricators, along with the ironworkers’ superior craftmanship, will continue to deliver quality steel fabrication on time and on budget.
Hillsdale Fabricators’ Long,Proud Steel Fabricating History
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Lee Worley was appointed executive director of apprenticeship and training, ef-fective June 12, 2011.
Lee Worley started his ironworking career in 1982 as a rodman, tying rebar in Local 416 (Los Angeles) on permit during the summers while attending Portland State University. Lee graduated from Portland State in 1986 and entered the apprentice program in Lo-cal 29 (Portland, Ore.) that same year. After a three-year term as an apprentice, Lee gradu-ated from the apprentice program in 1989.
Lee started as an apprentice instructor
in 1991, and attended the annual Ironwork-ers Instructor Program for the first time. Lee went on to become a certified welding inspector (CWI) in 1996 at the annual pro-gram, and started as the apprentice coordi-nator for Local 29 and the Local 516 (Port-land, Ore.) Lee attended the 1996 and 2001 conventions as a delegate to Local 29.
From 2009 until 2011, Lee was the ad-ministrative coordinator for the Pacific Northwest District Council. Lee was ap-pointed general organizer for the National Fund in May of 2011.
Eric Bohne was appointed District Rep-resentative, effective October 30, 2011.
Becoming a second generation iron-worker, Eric became a member of Local 712 (Vancouver, British Columbia) in 1985. Eric joined the apprenticeship program at B.C.I.T. in 1987, completed his appren-ticeship and became a journeyman fabri-cator in 1990. He was chief shop steward
at George Third & Son in 1995. In 1996, Eric became an officer in Local 712, then was hired as an assistant business agent in 1998. Eric also served as the local’s ap-prenticeship coordinator and served on many area committees. In May 2010, Eric was promoted to business agent and was privileged to attend his first International Convention as a delegate in 2011.
Steven Rank was appointed executive di-rector of Safety and Health on July 31, 2011.
Steven became a member of Local 10 (Kan-sas City, Miss.) in December 1980, and com-pleted his apprenticeship in Local 84 (Houston, Tex.) in 1984. In 1985, he transferred his mem-bership back to Local 10. Steve is a qualified instructor for the National Ironworkers In-structor Trainers program. Steve served, from 1990 until 1998, as the vice president, national
safety coordinator for the Ironworker Contrac-tors Insurance program in St. Louis, Missouri; from 1998 until 2001, as the executive director of safety and health of the National Erectors Association; from 2001 until 2004, as the di-rector, Safety Institute of the California Iron-workers Employers Councils; and from 2004 until present, as the director of the Western Region of the Ironworker Management Pro-gressive Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT).
Lee Worley Appointed General Organizer, then Executive Director of Apprenticeship and Training
Eric Bohne Appointed District Representative
Steve Rank Appointed Executive Director of Safety and Health
General President Walter Wise welcomes Lee on board on wishes him well in his new position, while commenting, “I have total confidence in Lee’s ability to perform up to the highest level and am certain of his abilities to lead the Apprenticeship and Training Department.”
General President Walter Wise welcomed Eric to his staff stating, “Eric will serve his Canadian brothers and sisters well, focusing on the shop locals in Canada. He continues to carry on his family tradition proudly.”
General President Walter Wise stated, “I have total confidence in Steve’s ability to perform up to the highest level expected of an executive director and would like all of you to welcome him on board.”
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Colin Millard was appointed general or-ganizer, effective July 3, 2011.
Brother Colin Millard started ironwork December 1, 1995 in Local 383 (Madison, Wisc.) He was initiated into the appren-ticeship February 9, 1996, and finished his apprenticeship in October 1999. Colin has worked in all aspects of the trade, from tying bridge decks to erecting windmills. He was elected to the offices of trustee and examin-ing board in 2002, and was appointed vice president in 2005. He was elected to the of-fice of president in the fall of 2005, and be-
gan as an instructor in the apprenticeship program in 2006. In February of 2008, he as-sumed the role of business manager/finan-cial secretary-treasurer. In April of 2009, he was hired by Local 8 (Milwaukee) as an or-ganizer. In addition, he taught COMET and wind turbine erection for Local 8. In Novem-ber 2009, he was appointed business man-ager of the newly chartered Pre-Engineered Metal Building Local 849 (Luck, Wisc.) by then 1st General Vice President Gordon T. Struss. In June of 2010, Brother Millard transferred his membership to Local 8.
Bill Tweet, executive assistant to the general president, retired effective June 30, 2011.
Bill Tweet served as executive officer of Local 229 (San Diego) since 1991, business representative from 1991 to 1994, a del-egate to the International Convention since 1986, and has been a member since 1967. On September 1, 2001, Bill was appointed general organizer. General President Jo-
seph Hunt appointed Bill as the executive director of Jurisdiction and Maintenance on November 3, 2003, and on January 1, 2007, he became the executive assistant to the general president, in addition to his duties.
Bill has also represented the Iron Work-ers on various labor committees. He served in the U.S. Army from 1966 to 1967, and earned a Bachelor of Arts from the National Labor College.
Gordon Struss, general vice president, retired effective June 30, 2011.
Gordon began his career as an ironwork-er in 1965. He became an apprentice mem-ber of Local 512 (Minneapolis/St. Paul) in 1969. He served as business agent for Local 512 from 1984 until 1995, when he became business manager of the local. In April
1999, General President Jake West ap-pointed Gordon general organizer to serve the North Central States District Council. On April 8, 2001, General President Joseph Hunt appointed Gordon general vice presi-dent.
Gordon retires after 45 years of service to his local and International.
Colin Millard Appointed General Organizer
Executive Assistant to the General President Bill Tweet Retires
General Vice President Gordon Struss Retires
General President Walter Wise is pleased to welcome Colin on board as a general organizer and said, “Colin is forging the way in a new type of local for us and is a role model for emerging leaders in our organization.”
General President Walter Wise stated, “Bill has been a tremendous asset at International Headquarters and represented the International well on many various committees. We wish him the best in his retirement.”
General President Walter Wise commented, “Gordon was a leader and role model on our general executive council. He was a leading champion for the rights of members of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers. We applaud him for his many years of service and wish him a long and healthy retirement.”
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Frank Migliaccio, executive director of Safety and Health, retired effective August 1, 2011.
Frank began his career as an appren-tice in Local 201 (Washington, D.C.) in 1972. During the years of 1972 until 1987, Frank was an apprentice, journey-man, foreman, shop steward, and super-intendent for various companies in the Washington, D.C. area. Frank served as
the apprenticeship coordinator for Local 201 from 1985 until 1990. On January 1, 1991, Frank was appointed director of Safety and Health, and on November 20, 2000, became executive director of Safety and Health.
Frank served as the chairman of the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health, appointed by Secre-tary of Labor Hilda Solis.
Mike White, executive director of Apprentice-ship and Training, retired effective June 1, 2011.Mike began his apprenticeship in former Local 348 (Erie, Penn.) in 1966. He completed his ap-prenticeship in 1969, with two years of outstand-ing apprentice. In 1970, Mike received his cer-tificate to teach vocational education in the state of Pennsylvania. He served as apprenticeship instructor and coordinator during the years of 1970–1989. General President John Lyons Jr. ap-
pointed Mike as acting general organizer to set-up Iron Range training programs for ironwork-ers in Northern Minnesota in 1975, and work in the Apprenticeship and Training Department. In 1989, General President Jake West appointed Mike general organizer and assigned him to the Apprenticeship and Training and the Ironwork-ers National Fund. Mike was appointed the ex-ecutive director of apprenticeship and training by General President Joseph Hunt in 2001.
Executive Director of Safety and Health Frank Migliaccio Retires
Executive Director of Apprenticeship and Training Mike White Retires
“Frank has dedicated his career to promoting the safety of the ironworker on the job. He has worked tirelessly to make sure every brother and sister ironworker returns home to their family every night. I applaud him for his efforts, and want to continue the fight with our pledge to 2012 zero fatalities,” said General President Walter Wise.
General President Walter Wise commented on Mike’s retirement saying, “Mike has served the International well for over 36 years. His commitment and dedication to apprenticeship and training are unparalleled, and he will be missed.”
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Ironworkers.
iroNworkers ParticiPate iN a rally For roads
Members of Local 16 (Baltimore) attended a Rally for Roads at the Mall in Washington on June 25, 2011. Approximately 250 people were in attendance from a variety of companies and crafts. Several members of Congress took time to speak about the importance of securing fund-ing for infrastructure repair, and how no other bill could have a big-ger impact on creating jobs, revenue, and reducing the unemployment rate than this bill, which would be better described as investing, not funding. The Local 16 members holding the banner are Franklin Reed, Eric Cockrell, and Stanley Lynch. A special thanks to Tom Brune for the photographs.
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giviNg to Helmets to HardHats
Local 1 (Chicago) held the 16th Annu-al Walter “Babe” Satalic Charity Golf Outing on September 22, 2011. Local 1 officers and executive board present-ed a $15,000 donation to the Helmets to Hardhats organization.
amaziNg artist
Robert Rojas is an amazing welder and longstanding mem-ber of Local 272 (Miami). His self-portrait was inspired by his 17 years of hard work as a welder.
PlaciNg iN tHe uNioN sPortsmeN’s alliaNce caPital area sPortiNg clays sHootLocal 5 (Washington, DC) won 3rd place in the Union Alliance National Sporting Clays shoot on June 10, 2011. The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) holds the event to help grow the USA, reduce costs to union members, and support national and local conservation efforts. Many union members and shooting enthusiasts came together in the spirit of fellowship and fun.
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Ironworkers.
tradeswomeN celebrate at the 10th aNNual womeN buildiNg caliForNia coNFereNceOn the weekend of April 30, downtown Oakland was overrun by more than 625 tradeswoman eager to cel-ebrate the mutual passion of their respective trades at the 10th Annual Women Building California Conference. This year, some of our female members represented Lo-cal 229 (San Diego) at the event, sponsored by the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, in collaboration with Tradeswomen, Inc., an Oakland-based tradeswomen advocacy organization. Conference workshops ranged from blueprint reading to warding off sexual harassment and surviving the downturn. As more than two million women are the main bread-winners of the family, how to boost the numbers of women in the trades was a hot topic of discussion. The event also showcased tradeswomen’s art, poetry, spoken word, and music, and included workshops about building skills to help women survive and thrive in the trades, and developing leadership to help women advance on the
job and in their unions. While a few international unions sponsor women’s conferences for the women in their craft, this is the only conference in the nation that assembles women from all building trades crafts. The conference brought together journey-level tradeswomen, apprentices, pre-apprentices and advocates, mostly from California but also from Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Texas, and the Washington, D.C. area. A highlight of the confer-ence was the attendance of Randye Hedgecoke, Cheryl Davey, and Marisol Ortega. Union signatory contractors want to hire more women and do the right thing. Local 229 vows to continue to fight for all ironworkers who want to be union members.
buFFalo wiNs the cuP
Patrick Kane, pride of South Buffalo, brought the Stanley Cup to Buffalo. After Patrick spent the morning with kids with cancer, he brought the Cup to Kaleida Hospital to share it with “only” ironworkers. Buffalo finally got the Cup.
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In January of 2012, the Safety and Health De-partment launched several new initiatives
designed to increase safety performance and “target the deadly dozen hazardous activi-ties that lead to fatalities and disabling in-juries.” The focus of this article is to highlight the common hazards during the decking process that historically, have produced the highest per-centage of fatalities and disabling injuries. In-cident trends and investigative reports clearly indicate the primary causation factors are stem-ming from the same common hazards and ac-tivities during leading edge and related decking operations.
The Importance of Training and Regulatory Requirements
Prior to performing the installation of floor and roof metal decking, apprentices and journeymen must be trained on the recognition and avoidance of common hazards during the installation pro-cess to prevent serious incidents. The Ironwork-ers National Training Fund has developed a com-prehensive training module that utilizes job site footage, student manuals, and instructor Power-Point photographs to illustrate common hazards, proper installation and work techniques. In many cases, incident reports have revealed the lack of instruction on specific hazards as a contributing factor. The OSHA Subpart R–Steel Erection stan-dard requires special training for all ironworkers working within a Controlled Decking Zone (CDZ). The OSHA 1926.760(c)(3)(i) requires training on “the nature of the hazards associated with work within a controlled decking zone” and additional-ly, the OSHA 1926.761(c)(3)(ii) standard requires training on “the establishment, access, proper installation techniques and work practices.” The Ironworkers National Training Fund training module pertaining to the installation of floor and roof decking was reviewed by the Occupational
Safety and Health Admin-istration (OSHA) to ensure compliance with the appli-cable Subpart R standards and was also approved for training OSHA compliance personnel throughout the country.
Preventing Fall Hazards from Lack of Sheet Bearing and Lap Splicing
When floor and roof decking sheets are placed during the pro-
gression of leading edge installation, both ends of the sheets must have sufficient bearing on structural support to prevent sheet deflection and collapse. When decking sheets are placed in their final position, the male-female lap splices must be interlocked to help ensure tem-porary stability and prevent the sheets from sliding open. Walking and working on decking sheets with insufficient end bearing on struc-tural members and sheets that have not been properly lap spliced along the leading edge has been attributed to fatalities and serious inci-dents from falls through the sheets.
Prevent Perimeter and Interior Fall Hazards
Fall hazards created by open-sided floors and unprotected inter i -
or floor openings have attributed to fatalities and serious incidents during the decking process. The OSHA 1926.760(a)(2)standard requires “on multi-story structures, perimeter safety cables shall be installed at the final interior and exterior of the floors as soon as the metal decking has been in-
SAFETY and HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORTSteven Rank
Decking InstallationTargeting One of the Deadly Dozen Hazardous Activities
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stalled.” However, in some areas throughout the country, it is a common practice for the safety ca-bles to be installed prior to the decking process.
Prevent Floor Opening Hazards
The installation of roof and floor decking around stairways, el-evator shafts, and other openings create fall haz-
ards. The OSHA 1926.754(e)(2)(ii) standard re-quires “roof and floor openings shall be covered during the decking process. Where the structur-al design does not allow openings to be covered, they shall be protected by perimeter safety cable systems, guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest or fall restraint systems.” If covers such as plywood are used, the OSHA 1926.760(d)(1)(ii) standard requires “covers shall be capable of supporting, without failure, twice the weight of employees, equipment and materials that may be imposed on the cover at any one time.”
Requirements for Maintaining a Tightly Decked Floor
There has been much confusion regarding the OSHA requirements per-taining to the decking and planking floors on multi-story structures.
The International Association regrets that OSHA, under the previous Administration is-sued a compliance directive that was contrary to the OSHA Subpart R–Steel Erection stan-dard and contributed to several serious inci-dents and fatalities. The OSHA Subpart R–Steel Erection 1926.754(b)(3) standard requires “a fully planked or decked floor nets shall be main-tained within two stories or 30 feet, whichever
is less, directly under any erection work being performed.” This standard provides the follow-ing additional safety provisions to our members and others on the job site.
1. Decking provides protection from falling objects.
2. Decking provides a safe work platform for rescue.
3. Decking limits the fall distance.
Fall Protection Requirements for a Controlled Decking Zone
There are two primary fall protection require-ments pertaining to iron-workers installing metal
decking. The first OSHA 1926.760(c) standard states, “a controlled decking zone may be estab-lished on a structure over 15 and up to 30 feet above a lower level where metal decking is ini-tially being installed and forma the leading edge of a work area.” The second OSHA 1926.760(c)(1) states, “each employee working at the leading edge in a controlled decking zone shall be pro-tected from falls hazards of more than two stories of 30 feet, whichever is less.” Note: there are ad-ditional OSHA requirements regarding the use of controlled decking zones that must be addressed prior to the commencement of metal decking op-erations.
The “2012 Zero Fatality” campaign will chal-lenge all members to “intervene and prevent unsafe conditions and unsafe acts” in the workplace. This campaign will include hard-hat stickers, gang-box stickers, and posters for train-ing facilities and local unions. I will work closely with district councils, local unions, and IMPACT regional advisory boards to promote the Inter-national Association’s “2012 Zero Fatality” cam-paign by “targeting the deadly dozen haz-ardous activities that lead to fatalities and disabling injuries.”
SAFETY and HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORT cont.
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APPRENTICESHIP DEPARTMENT REPORTLee Worley
National Fund Updates OSHA Outreach Training
The National Training Fund has been conduct-ing OSHA Outreach Training for many years.
As a result of this training, we have six master in-structors and over 460 qualified OSHA outreach instructors. The OSHA Outreach Training Pro-gram was revised in April of 2011 and the chang-es have implications for our instructors.
To support safety training, the OSHA Director-ate of Training and Education has provided two publications for the construction industry:
• Outreach Training Program Requirements cov-ering the requirements for OSHA authorized trainers in all outreach training programs
• Outreach Training Program for the construc-tion industry procedures
Both of these publications can be found on the OSHA website at www.osha.gov. Just click on the “Training” link.
To become an authorized OSHA outreach trainer, a person must meet the following train-ing and experience prerequisites:
1. Five years of construction safety experience. A college degree in occupational safety and health, a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or Certi-fied Industrial Hygienist (CIH) designation, in the applicable training area may be substituted for a total of two years of experience); and
2. Completion of OSHA course #510 Occupa-tional Safety and Health Standards for the
Construction Industry. Please note that the 30-hour construction outreach course is not considered equivalent to course #510. The 30-hour construction outreach course is a hazards-based course. The OSHA #510 course covers OSHA standards and is only offered through the OSHA Training Institute (OTI) or its OTI Education Centers.
The six ironworker master instructors fall under the OTI Education Center managed by CPWR. These six instructors will be conducting the OSHA #500, OSHA #510 and OSHA #502 courses. In 2012, the National Training Fund has scheduled these courses at the regional training centers located in Northern New Jersey, St. Louis, Missouri, and Benicia, California.
The OSHA #510 course covers OSHA stan-dards and is a 32-hour course, and again I say, this course is a prerequisite to the OSHA #500 course.
To stay current on relevant OSHA matters, qualified ironworker outreach trainers are re-quired to attend the OSHA #502 course, which is a 24-hour course.
For more information regarding OSHA out-reach trainers, contact our office at 202-383-4870.
OSHA 510 Course Participants—Benicia, CA
Bill Sarris, Local 377, practice teaching during an OSHA 500
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Please contact Kevin Hilton at [email protected], or (800) 545-4921 if you have questions about “The Ironworker as Salesman,” or if you would like to schedule a seminar.
Have you ever been on a date? Or on a job interview? Then you’re a marketer.
Marketing is just another important method IM-PACT employs to reach President Wise’s ten-year goal goal: Double our market share!
Earlier this year, IMPACT hosted a pilot seminar called “Our Last Stand: The Ironworker as Marketer” in Orlando, Fla., conducted by widely acclaimed union construction advocate Mark Breslin. The seminar is designed to harness the brainpower, manpower, and passion of business managers by giving them the skills to “sell” our superior training and workmanship to customers, to non-union contractors, and to signa-tory contractors through more effective relationship-building and marketing techniques.
Over the past few months, IMPACT has reviewed and perfected the program, and it is now ready to be conducted for business managers all across North America. The IMPACT course consists of a full eight-hour seminar, outlining some specific techniques iron-workers should use to market themselves. The seminar is designed strictly for business managers, and includes dozens of valuable discussions, including information on branding, marketing basics, maintaining working
relationships, and creat-ing marketing plans. The goal of the seminar is to for local unions to use the tools in the seminar to create a positive iron-worker brand name and turn this brand into more jobs, more contractors, and more market share!
The IMPACT course stresses that ironworkers must create a foundation for our customers to un-derstand why ironwork-
ers are the best possible investment for their projects.Ironworkers who attended the pilot course this May
called the seminar “excellent” and “a home run.” Larry Brown, district council president of the Southeastern States, said, “This is a face-to-face business, and I firmly believe that we need to meet with our current and po-tential customers and explain how we add value to their operations.”
IMPACT offers the seminar at no charge to local unions.
Sample videos of Breslin’s pilot seminar are avail-able on the IMPACT homepage, as well as on YouTube at www.youtube.com/ironworkersimpact.
District council presidents can contact Kevin Hilton at [email protected], or (800) 545-4921 with ques-tions about “The Ironworker as Marketer,” or to sched-ule a seminar.
Our Last Stand: The Ironworker as Marketer
Sample videos of Breslin’s pilot seminar are available on the IMPACT homepage, as well as on YouTube at www.youtube.com/ironworkersimpact.
seminar available the
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20 Year Members
40 Year Members
60 Year MembersIra Crofford, FST/BM; Robin Drake, president; John Hagler (61 years); Mickey Foster (64 years); Marvin Ragsdale, general vice president; and Mike Gravette, general organizer.
25 Year Members
Mike Gravette, general organizer; Ira Crofford, FST/BM; Howard Bryant Sr.; Robin Drake, president; Jarret Griffis; Paul White; Charles Ross; Dougas Pe-schka; and Marvin Ragsdale, general vice president. Not pictured: George McClellan.
30 Year Members
Ira Crofford, FST/BM; Robin Drake, president; Willie Williams; Marvin Ragsdale, general vice president; and Mike Gravette, general organizer.
35 Year Members
Ira Crofford, FST/BM; Robin Drake, president; William Kissman Sr.; Mar-vin Ragsdale, general vice president; and Mike Gravette, general organizer.
Local 482 Celebrates 75th AnniversaryLocal Union 482 (Austin, Tex.) celebrated their 75th anniversary and a pin ceremony on March 13, 2010, at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum. Their distinguished guests were Marvin Ragsdale, general vice president of the Iron Workers, Mike Gra-vette, general organizer, Candidate Elect Lt. Governor Linda Chavez, Becky Moeller, president, Texas AFL –CIO, and Mike Cunningham, president, Texas Building Trades.
45 Year Members 50 Year Members
2010 Graduating Apprentices of Local 21 (Omaha, Neb.)
55 Year Members
Marvin Ragsdale, general vice presi-dent; Robin Drake, president; Ira Crofford, FST/BM; Mike Gravette, general organizer; William Kissman Jr.; Wesley Gilmore; James Boring; Randy Simpson; Tim Jones; and Leon McCaa.
Ira Crofford, FST/BM; Ronnie Burt; Gary Bartsch; Mike Gravette, general organiz-er; Marvin Ragsdale, general vice presi-dent; David Locklin; Robert Drake; Phil Ragland; Richard McCommas; Sonny La-guna; Michael Ragsdale; Grady Mauld-ing; Donnie Ross; Mackie Jester; Ronald McCommas; and Robin Drake, president.
Ira Crofford, FST/BM; Robin Drake, president; Roger Patterson; Ronnie Pelt; Mike Gravette, general organiz-er; Howard “Dink” Bryant Jr.; Marvin Ragsdale, general vice president; and David Vrabel.
Ira Crofford, FST/BM; Kevin Rauth; Rob-in Drake, president; Marvin Ragsdale, general vice president; Mike Gravette, general organizer; and Joseph Hauss.
Ira Crofford, FST/BM; Robin Drake, president; Robert Burt; Marvin Rags-dale, general vice president; Floyd Gilmore; Sam Henson; Willie Basey; David Hauss; Mike Gravette, general organizer; and Charles Hurry.
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Local 84 (Houston) Honors Longstanding Members
Luann Prall, vice president and Terry Sieck, president. Jimmie Mc Carty; Scott McCormick; and Pat Hail, trustee.
Ernest Mendoza; Anthony Daigle; Amos Mouser; Loy Higgins; Charlie Carter; and Arnold Honey.
Earl Capps; Melvin Dodson; and Virgil Patterson.
General Vice President and Texas and the Mid-South States District Council President Marvin Ragsdale
Jake Marones
Allistar Smith of Local 771 (Regina, Saskatch-ewan) with his ironworker cake celebrating getting his journeyman and red seal.
Archie Bickley; Henry Hawn; Harrell Crabb; and Guy Robinson.
30 Year Members 35 Year Members 45 Year Members
50 Year Members 55 Year Members 60 Year Members
Celebrating His Red Seal
Local 577 (Burlington, Iowa) Graduates Apprentices
Eric Boyers, Tom Ruble, Mitch Tague, Russel Heck, Anthony Washburn, Curt Strawhacker, and Stephen Haney.
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Robert Surrett, president; Gene Breit-bach; Don Lange; Richard Tharp; and Donald Knepper, FST/BM.
Seth Gorman, coordinator; Robert From-melt; and Donald Knepper, FST/BM.
Front row: Richard Masek Jr.; Robert Frommelt; Brandon Schaul; Ryan Perkins; Jeremy Usher; Bran-don Hunter; and Scott Niles. Middle row: Chris Benesh; Chad Cozart; Matt Driscoll; Keith Hoffman; Nader Buffalo; and Dave Welbes. Back row: Israel Espinoza; Chris Tharp; Dustin Bindert; Ben Lent; Chris Rubino; Josh Boll; Kevin Boike; and Cody Honn.
Front row: Robert Surrett, president; Tom Bading; Don Campbell; Tom Lange; Richard Masek; Curt Van Gorp; and Don Knepper, FST/BM. Back row: Don Burrows; Mike Cur-tis; Ron Reichen; Al Shoudy; Denny Primasing; Terry Usher; and Steve Theisen.
Robert Surrett, president; Larry Par-sons; Bill Bys; Jim Hickey; Loras Koos; Donald Knepper; and Phil Hoven.
Front row: Jan “Mom” Carson (re-tired secretary); JB Surrett; and Rob-ert Surrett, president. Middle row: Don Knepper, FST/BM; Ron Runde; Floyd Sauter; Dave Jahnel; and Bill Knebel. Back row: Jim Freeman; Lee Behrens; Wayne Boesenberg; Eldon Breitbach; Bobby Carroll; Al Hav-licek; and Monte Kraft.
Robert Surrett, president; Verb Bates; Ralph Gary Miller; George Pospisil; Phil Kraft; Wayne Murray; Jim Rid-ings; Don Shuettpelz; Denny Wolrab; and Donald Knepper, FST/BM.
Local 89 Holds Pinning Ceremony
25 Year Members 30 Year Members 35 Year Members
45 Year Members 50 Year Members
Seth Gorman, coordinator; Cody Honn; and Donald Knepper, FST/BM.
Chris, John, and Richard Tharp
2011 Apprentice Graduates
2011 Outstanding Apprentices
Three Generations of Local 89
40 Year Members
Robert Surrett, president; Mike Schuettpelz; Dominic Piecynski; Blade Roy; and Don Knepper, FST/BM.
Front row: Brad Hayes, Dakota Dryden, Kevin Edg-erly, Cody Mitchell, John Saldivar (outstanding ap-prentice), Miles Wahe, and Kevin Ringold. Middle row: Denver Linvell and Victoria Rios. Back row: Jer-ry Bean, Fil Habte, Tom Dague, Justin Becker, and Dan Fletcher (outstanding apprentice). Not pictured: Adrienne Denniger and Rod Kaesser.
Class of 2010
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David Boldman, James Brown, Timothy Buck, Thomas Carrier, Daniel Crady, Sam Cronenwett, Dan Deckert, Kelly Fish, Edward Garza, Jeff Gordon, Bob Haskins, Clell Olney, C. James Ritchie, Randall Schneider, Richard Schute, Randy So-rensen, and Bruce Tank.
John Adams, Roger Cheff, Larry Collins, Sid Cunningham, Richard Downen, Richard Ekleberry, James Goforth, Robert Grimes, Aven Harris, Douglas Harris, Bob Haskins, Frank Hatfield, Peter Hausen, Ed Hendricksen, Russell Holter, Frank Manning, James Martin, Harold Mason, Walter Miller, Michael Moolick, Lon Olson, Floyd Piedalue, Roy Rasmussen, William Roberson, Duane Role, Edward Rydstrom, Thomas Sandell, James Schneider, David Starke, Richard Thompson, and Richard Young.
Ernest Allan, Jose Alonzo, Jeff Arnold, Thomas Ayers, James Belyea, Jeffrey Belyea, John Bjordahl, Blake Boyer, Brad Cederblom, Max Collins, Gary Creel, Frank Dailey, R. Ed Daniel, Wayne Dust, William Dyes, Donald Faul, Mel Fitz-patrick, Sr., Duane Fowler, Timothy Goforth, Pat Henderson, Brad Hutchinson, Daryl James, Gary Jennings, Kenneth Johnson, Keith Kaiser, Michael Keizer, Keith King, Rory Kurk, Louis LaVe, Patrick Lenz, Robert Massingale, Lincoln May, Jerald McGrew, James Mirus, Thomas Morin, Terry Nygaard, Donald Patter-son, Dave Patubo, Andrew Phillipson, Kevin Quandt, Ken Rader, Willard Ren, L. Kent Robinson, Esau Rocha, John Rodgers, Gary Rynearson, Mark Sanders, Thomas Schaffer, Robert Schuller, Robert Scott, Timothy Shatto, Dale Smith, Dennis Taylor, Michael Tunnell, James Van Riper, James Vasey, Michael Wal-lace, Michael Walter, Thomas Walter, Rick Wheatley, Dan Wight, Dale Wood, and Bill Zimbelman.
25 Years Members
30 Year Members
35 Year Members
45 Year Members
Local 14’s Senior Pinning CeremonyLocal 14 (Spokane) honored its members with a senior pinning ceremony on June 11, 2011. The ceremony was held at the Red Lion Inn at the Park Hotel in downtown Spokane. Over 400 people including honored members, their families and special guests were able to attend the special event. It was a great honor and privilege for Local 14 when General Secretary Eric Dean was able to attend. Local 14 honored 225 members with 17 receiving a 25-year pin, 63 receiving a 30-year pin, 45 receiving a 35-year pin, 19 receiving a 40-year pin, 31 receiving a 45-year pin, 19 receiving a 50-year pin, 16 receiving a 55-year pin, 13 receiving a 60-year pin, and one receiving a 65-year pin. For the first time, Local 14 was able to present one member with a 70-year pin. The festivities included a golf tournament held in the morning, followed by a social hour around the pool, and concluded with a dinner buffet, the awards presentation and dancing.
40 Year Members
James Aasen, Daniel Bare, Thomas Calvert, Robert DeCoria, James Durham, Ken-neth Elward, Mel Fitzpatrick Jr., William Gladfelder, Glenn Gordon, Donald Ham-rick, Theodore Hanley, Ronald Hanson, Robert Henderson, David Hutteball, William Hutteball, Jerry S. Johnson, Roger Kroshus, Teryl Langford, James Martin, Danford Miller, Anthony Mitzel, William Morgan, Charles Morton, Rick Morton, Calvin My-ers, Robert Nelson, Terrance Nelson, Gary Nutt, Clifford Olney, Gary Phillips, Glenn Pierce, Steve Posten, Howard Rief, Rodney Robertson, Larry Robinson, Kevin Sand-ers, Thomas Seeley, Steve Seidel, Doug Stockdale, Denny Stuart, Anthony Teel, Allen Thelen, Bill Vandergriff, Nathan Wabaunsee, and Stephen Wallace.
Dennis Bauer, Don Bitton, Robert Bravenec, Warren Chambers, James Francis, Gary Freese, Daniel Galbraith, Bruce Grover, Thomas Hendrickson, Ted Jensen, James Johnson, Gary Kennedy, Ted Meese, Gary Merritt, Joe Ohlhauser, Joe Piedalue, Glen Underwood, Allen Watts, and Dennis Young.
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65 Year Member70 Year Members50 Year Members
Sidney Avery, James Brotherton, Claude Claflin, Roy Elliott, Gerald Gales, Floyd Grigg, James Grimes, Donald Heitstuman, Ellan Hinsz, Phillip Joseph, Nor-man Koenig, Albert Mumford, Thomas Sanders, Har-old Schacher, Carl Schaefer, Ernest Strebeck, Ronald Vick, Wes Wheatley, and Gerald Wolvington.
55 Year Members
Richard Akre, Robert Benbow, Jack Degon, Al-ton Foster, Charles Higson, Joe Holman, Milbert Huber, Fred Keels, David Morse, Charles Morton, Ralph Mower, Jay Rhodes, Stuart Trautman, Donald Weigum, Don Winterfield, and Jack Young.
60 Year Members
Lamar Dunyon, Charles Forsyth, Richard Gussen-hoven, Larry Hanner, Carroll Johnson, Virgil Krieger, Melvin Landon, Alfred Lehinger, Charles Mason, Edwin Schubert, Leon Shatto, Verneal Stroud, and Marvin Young.
Arnold Klugman
Willis Yockey
Local 372 (Cincinnati, Ohio) Honors Pin Recipients 2011
Front row: Robert Sharpe, 45 years; William Basham, 60 years; and Ricky Harlow Sr., 30 years. Back row: Frank Schneider, 40 years; Ralph Mitchell, 40 years; Ray McRoberts, 45 years; Harold Edwards, 30 years; Bryan Reis, 25 years; James Osbourne, 50 years; Michael Cornn, 40 years; Anthony Edwards, 30 years; Herb Edwards, 30 years; and Rob Barker, business representative.
Local 44’s Retirees Luncheon
On Friday, August 5, Local 44 (Cincinnati, Ohio) invited all of their retirees for a luncheon and service pin ceremony. The afternoon was spent catching up and reminiscing. More than 90 retirees and family members were there to enjoy the day. A series of speakers were invited to communicate critical infor-mation to the membership including Cincinnati City Council Member Laure Quinlivan; Norm Wernet, state director for the Alliance for Retired American in Ohio; Doug Sizemore, executive director of the Cincinnati AFL-CIO; and Denise Driehaus, state representative for Ohio. The highlight of the celebra-tion was honoring the four members who received their 65 year pins; Carl Shrader, Mel Barth, Arthur Baker Sr., and Clayton Wagner.
25 Year Members of Local 842 (St. John, New Brunswick)Armand Sonier, president; Stephen Calhoun; Maurice LeBlanc; Cezaire Breau; and Egbert Basque, BM/FST.
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Local 155 (Fresno, Calif.) Pinning Ceremony
20 Year Members 25 Year Members 30 Year Members 35 Year Members
Luis Gonzalez. Back row: Joseph Standley, district council president; Ed Diaz, business agent; Jason Henson, president; and Don Savory, business manager/FST. Not pictured: Grady Yandell, Keith Logan, and Albert Anaya.
Jim Hill. Back row: Joseph Standley, district council president; Ed Diaz, business agent; Jason Henson, presi-dent; and Don Savory, business man-ager/FST. Not pictured: James Brown, Thomas Prettol, Ed Finkle, Charles Ka-lin, Phillip Lucas, James Manfredi, and Timothy Cisneros.
Michael Sigman. Back row: Joseph Standley, district council president; Ed Diaz, business agent; Jason Hen-son, president; and Don Savory, busi-ness manager/FST. Not pictured: Ines Flores, Donnie Willmann, Zonk Thompson, Brian Schleicher, John Robles, Rory Hostetler, Alfred Coelho, Russell Pope, Jeffrey Mathews, Mario Moreno, Sydney Alvers, Ed Harris, and Dewey Conyers.
John Rossotti. Back row: Joseph Standley, district council president; Ed Diaz, business agent; Jason Hen-son, president; and Don Savory, business manager/FST. Not pictured: Kenneth Girod, Perry Sellick, and Kerrel Patman.
40 Year Members 45 Year Members 50 Year Members 55 Year Members
Pat Taylor, Richard Joseph, Harrell Lawson, and Michael Lehmann. Back row: Joseph Standley, district council president; Ed Diaz, business agent; Jason Henson, president; and Don Savory, business manager/FST. Not pictured: Kent Frazier, Gary Jackson, John Kingston, James Cash, Burl Salt-ers, David Milne, Ramon Nelson, Terry Burrious, Michael Lewis, Joe Burnett, Epifanio Silva, Archie Sipe, and Den-nis Johnston.
Pat Elick, Jim Hill, and Joseph Smith. Back row: Joseph Standley, district council president; Ed Diaz, business agent; Jason Henson, president; and Don Savory, business manager/FST. Not pictured: William Clay, Alex Finkle, Paul Pritchett, Richard Benson, Darrell Shelton, Daryl Detwiler, Ken Washman, Les Woods, Gary Dawson, Larry Evans, Merle Ward, and Carl Ivy.
Vernon Matties, George Sandoval, Kenneth Wilson, Donald Babb, Joe Dalme, and Richard Loflin. Back row: Joseph Standley, district council president; Ed Diaz, business agent; Jason Henson, president; and Don Savory, business manager/FST. Not pictured: Everett Brooksher.
Richard Chandler and Alex Drumheller. Back row: Joseph Standley, district council president; Ed Diaz, business agent; Jason Henson, president; and Don Savory, business manager/FST. Not pictured: William McCreery and Donald Shumaker.
60 Year Members 65 Year Members
70 Year Members
Homer Hill, William Ripley, Richard Jones, and Tommie Peel. Back row: Joseph Standley, district council president; Ed Diaz, business agent; Jason Henson, president; and Don Savory, business manager/FST. Not pictured: Wesley Clark, Harlis Wall, and Martin Krug.
Milburn Sandy. Back row: Joseph Standley, district council president; Ed Diaz, business agent; Jason Henson, president; and Don Savory, business manager/FST.
Farrell Collins
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Top row: Stephen Rakestraw, Tyrone Heard, Heath Dodd, Winston Moss, Seneca Santo Beane, Seth Sanders, and Robert “Woody” Moss. Bottom row: Faderrius Bradley, Chris Cheatwood, Thomas Love, James Phillip Arnold, Jo-seph Jetton, Marlon Atherley, and Joshua Duck.
Local 92 (Birmingham, Ala.) 2011 Graduating Class of Apprentices
Top row: Tim Turner, instructor; and Thomas Mathis, instructor. Bottom row: Donnie Perry, instructor; Larry Smith, president/BA; John Clement, direc-tor/consultant; Robert “Woody” Moss, apprentice of the year; Bart Mad-dox, FST/BM; Randy Whisonant, president, Birmingham Steel Erectors; and Bobby Rushen, president, G.R. Maintenance.
Local 549 (Wheeling, W.V.) Retirees Luncheon
District Council of Northern New Jersey Ironworker Training Program 2010 Graduates
2010 Graduating Class of Local 67 (Des Moines, Iowa)
65 Years of Membership
First row: Wes Brown, Josh Stevens, Chris Kafton, Derek Weed, Chad Orr, Justin Shootman, and John Lindsay. Second row: Jim Phillips, Dillon Baumeister, David Razo, Chris Jensen, Kyle Ruepke, and Aaron Currie.
Frank Metsker turned 88 in December 2011 and cele-brated 65 years of membership in Local 70 (Louisville, Kent.) Frank’s son Mark Metsker and nephew Scott Metsker are also members of Local 70. All together, they have 136 years of ironworker membership.
Front row: Lloyd Mayle, Tom Haller, Jack Keener, Kerry Eddy, Whitey Polanka, Carl Raber, Bob Eddy, Richard Stone, Curt Oliver, Nick Opas, and Bernie Ra-ber. Back row: Blackie Martin, Fred Jaco, Tim Haines, Paul Rinko, Bill Renner, Tom Pettit, Red Renner, Doc Yeagher, Paul Knight, Steve Opas, Jessie Corley, and Lou Birurakis.
Bottom row: Douglas Kilpatrick, Raymond Rupp, Dustin Nagy, Nicholas Seeman, Michael DiMaio, Justin Gutschmidt, Brett Fahnestock, and Max Zeldich. Second row sitting: Frank DiFranco, Sean Yenic, Raynaldo Benito, David Ward, Taron Armour, Timothy Deanda, Brandon Dunn, Jose Pinto, Vincent Stec, Lance Schurter, Gabriel Gomez, Allan Fox, and Charles Hartung. Standing row: Instructor Richard Locascio, Instructor Mark Leyble, Training Coordinator William Lawson, Instructor Art Lemise, Rothchild Laurenceau, Dean Raslowsky, Charles Greene, Erasmo Rosado, Shermon Henry, William Goodman, Richard Tohosky, Aaron Sohl, Kossivi Hounnake, Thomas Magner, Shawn Woodward, Instructor Edward Mironski, Training Program Administrator Patty Desimmone, Michael Hall, Instructor Robert Shaw, and Instructor James Creegann III. Top row standing: Joseph Lennon, John Kurzenberger, Brian Gelnaw, Larue Reicks II, John Weiser, Piotr Stec, John Kent, Robert Sakowski, Peter Vargas, and Eduardo Meza.
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Ironworker Returns to School to Improve Workplace with Help from Union Plus Scholarship
I ronworkers Local 37 member John Bacon, from Warwick, RI, was re-
cently awarded two Union Plus schol-arships totaling $1,500 to attend the National Labor College (NLC).
“My goal in going back to school is to improve my workplace. This de-gree will allow me to bring my work-place up-to-date with cutting edge technology and new software, mak-ing the company more competitive,” says Bacon who is pursuing a degree in Construction Management at the NLC.
Opportunities at the National Labor College
At the NLC, located in Silver Spring, MD, America’s unions have their own college—the nation’s only accredited higher education institu-tion devoted exclusively to educating union members and their families, leaders and staff.
The NLC now offers three new online degree programs—making it possible to complete a Bachelor’s de-
gree in under two years for less than $10,000. Visit NLC.edu for informa-tion on degrees and to apply.
Union Plus is currently providing 60 scholarships to cover the costs of digital learning classes at the NLC. Students are eligible for these scholarships as part of the enrollment process.
Plus each year, $25,000 is award-ed to eligible students through the Union Plus NLC Scholarships Pro-gram. Awards are determined and administered by the NLC. The schol-arship program is sponsored by the Union Plus Education Foundation. The Foundation’s donation to the NLC represents the largest financial aid contribution to the college.
With Degree, Bacon seeks to improve the workplace.
Bacon, an ironworker for the past 24 years, thinks his new degree will make both himself and his work-place more competitive. Today, he works as an operations manager for a steel erections company, HB Weld-ing. The Construction Management degree program at the NLC teaches the latest trends, best practices, and technology so Bacon can be proac-tive in positioning his company to be more competitive.
Being a dedicated union member has benefited him and his family, says Bacon. “I make a good living, have steady employment, a pension and medical coverage for my fam-ily,” says Bacon. Bacon comes from a union family—his dad was a union ironworker and his sister is an oper-ating engineer.
Check out the NLC, Says Bacon
Bacon encourages other union members to follow in his footsteps. “If you are thinking about it, you should go for it. There is no such thing as a wasted education.”
In addition to the Union Plus NLC Scholarships, the following benefits help union families afford higher education:
Discounts of 15 percent to 60 per-cent on college and graduate school test preparation courses from The Princeton Review. Includes class-room, online and private tutoring for the SAT®, ACT®, GMAT®, LSAT®, GRE® and MCAT®, as well as college affordability and admissions online courses. Visit UnionPlus.org/Colleg-ePrep or call 1-888-243-7737.
Scholarships for union members, spouses and dependent children to attending two-year college, four-year college, graduate school or a recog-nized technical or trade school.
New education rebates for Union Plus Credit Card holders. Cardhold-ers now can qualify for rebates of $50, $125 or $250 for eligible edu-cation purchases—including college textbooks and tuition—with their Union Plus Credit Card.
Visit UnionPlus.org/Education for applications and benefit eligibility.
Ironworkers Local 37 member, John Bacon, from Warwick, RI, was recently awarded two Union Plus scholarships totaling $1,500 to attend the National Labor College (NLC).
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Monthly report of lifetime Honorary Members
Lifetime Honorary members are published in the magazine according to the application approval date. Members previously classified as Old Age or Disability Pensioners that were converted to Lifetime Honorary membership effective January 1, 2007 will not be reprinted in the magazine.
OCTOBER 2011Local Name
1 BraNUM, rONNie l1 OrsZUlaK, GarY l1 salerNO, CHarles a3 FOleY, raYMOND F3 KOrMiCK, GeOrGe J3 OlDHaM, JaMes e3 treMONt, raNDall r6 HUBBarD, MiCHael l7 CirrONe, steVeN J7 MC CONOlOGUe, waYNe t7 wirtZ, FraNK a8 Ball, Darrell D8 CrOss, DaViD J8 MaNCHester, BeNJaMiN s10 Kile, DaViD G10 OBerweatHer, HarOlD l11 GiOrGiO, GarY12 treNCHarD, CHarles a22 BraNN, JaMes J22 GreeNUP, CliFFOrD C22 stiNsON, steVeN w22 wHiCHarD, rOBert F25 BOHliNGer, PaUl D25 COleMaN, DONalD25 MaZZeNGa, aNtHONY J29 aNDersON, DaViD B33 stewart, DONalD r40 COlliNs, DaViD w44 laMBert, HarOlD l44 OrtlieB, DeNNis l48 lewis, tHOMas K55 Harris, GleNN O55 NiCKles, rOBert e
55 sCHerF, BrUCe P60 CaMPBell, DaNiel G60 Merritt, CHarles H63 rOMO, JesUs63 sMitHsON, riCHarD67 sCHerr, MarViN J67 VODrasKa, JaMes D75 steele, DONalD l79 HeVerleY, JaMes G84 aCOsta, FeliCiaNO84 aCOsta, silVestre a84 BaileY, JaMes C84 Ball, rUFUs H84 BeaUCHaMP, laNNY J84 BeNtON, JiM84 BrOwN, BillY M84 BUNCH, eUwel larrY l84 CallaHaN, ClaBOrN s84 DaiGle, aNtHONY l84 DaVis, lerOY D84 DODsON, MelViN l84 FOrteNBerrY, JiMMY G84 FUtrell, williaM H84 GreeNwalt, DaViD M84 HaMMOCK, rOBert J84 HarrisON, tHOMas D84 HartZOG, williaM H84 HOUPt, JOsePH84 JaMes, JiMMie l84 JONes, JaMes a84 KirKPatriCK, w l84 lOwerY, CHarles O84 MCGrew, Miles
84 POrter, CHester84 PrUitt, CliNtON w84 reel, JOHN H84 sHiPPeY, lelaND N84 sMitH, JaCK s84 sMitH, will e84 stOVall, DONalD D84 strONG, CeCil a84 tUCKer, rOBert B84 wells, rOss r84 wHitteN, FraNK D84 wOlCOtt, JOHN H86 DOMiNsKi, steVeN C89 HaNZelKa, JOel J136 ZaCCariellO, CarMeN172 walters, williaM197 HUMPHreY, tHOMas201 BUrNett, HUrstON t207 sieGel, DaNiel r361 Ball, tHOMas w373 PreNDerVille, tHOMas377 CrisPiNO, FraNK377 DalY, PaUl M377 MaZOtti, GarY J377 reUtZel, MiCHael G378 aDelMaNN, rODGer a378 GarCia, DaViD a378 salaZar, FraNK G383 GriMsliD, MiCHael J395 atteBerrY, rONalD l395 liNDaHl, riCHarD395 PerO, MarC V395 siMPsON, larrY N
396 Miles, Carl397 Dees, eDwarD416 PeNa, reYNalDO417 BOUCHarD, rOBert J417 MUtHiG, Peter M424 ClarK, rOBert M433 reeD, DelBert433 saNsOM, JaMes w433 st GerMaiNe, DarrYl D433 watts, williaM w451 BarKUs, PaUl J451 sHePParD, JOHN e482 FOllis, rONalD H489 Carr, williaM F489 MC HUGH, FraNCis J489 saar, JOHN N489 YaNUl, PaUl J550 KirBY, PaUl D580 tOsi, saMUel t580 wHarwOOD, JOsePH584 CHristiaN, saMUel w584 saNDers, NYle K597 DUNlaP, JaMes a720 POwell, riCHarD D736 GeNeral, lOrNe736 NelliGaN, JOHN736 saMsON, DOUGlas736 siBBalD, iaN771 MerCer, JaMes l782 NewMaN, JaMes r787 Miller, MarK a808 lUMPKiN, KeNNetH r848 CrOsBY, GleN H
Scholarships
Get details and applications online.
UnionPlus.org/ScholarshipsEdMail
help working families’ dreams come true!
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30 tHe irONwOrKer
OFFiCial MONtHlYreCOrD
OFFiCial MONtHlYreCOrD
Number 877- 884 - 4766 (877- 884 - IrON) or visit www.ironworkers.org to find out which locals need
workers, type of work, and who to contact.
“IRONWORKERS’ JOB LINE”
1 1355263 BACKUS, ALICIA 101262 1,400.001 849412 BRANDYS, FRANK A. 101231 2,200.001 404288 COOL, JAMES F. 101263 2,200.001 906148 KUCIA, JAMES A. 101264 2,000.001 384027 MAHALICK, HARRY L. 101232 2,200.003 760183 DEMITRAS, STEPHEN J. 101302 2,000.003 458255 KELLY, RHEA E. 101233 2,200.003 1024926 KNESTRICK, KENNETH K. 101234 2,200.003 179603 ONDRICK, MIKE 101265 2,200.003 1348423 ROSENBLAT, MICHAEL S. 101303 1,400.007 479430 LEAVITT, DUDLEY H. 101304 2,200.0010 623122 ZALMAN, FLOYD 101266 2,200.0014 574861 HUBER, MILBERT W. 101305 2,200.0014 477110 YOUNG, MARVIN T. 101235 2,200.0016 372820 SMALL, ALTON H. 101306 2,200.0017 998971 MUSIC, DALE 101307 2,000.0022 727868 PRIBBLE, WAYNE A. 101236 2,200.0024 427692 BANISTER, DONALD D. 101267 2,200.0024 1073613 FRENCHMAN, CHARLES M. 101237 2,200.0025 496215 CHARBONNEAU, PAUL 101308 2,200.0025 403289 LAUGHTON, STANLEY J. 101268 2,200.0025 381571 MOORE, WILLIAM A. 101269 2,200.0025 752476 SMITH, EDWIN G. 101270 2,200.0025 581675 SMITH, RAYMOND J. 101271 2,200.0028 1255395 ALT, ROGER 101272 1,750.0036 1118720 LOWERY, ANTHONY F. 101273 2,000.0037 673927 WIRICK, AUSTIN L. 101309 2,200.0046 376839 DENNY, WILLIAM W. 101310 2,200.0058 792814 JORDAN, JAMES R. 101274 2,200.0058 548107 RAINES, WILLIS C. 101311 2,200.0063 163880 HOTTINGER, RICHARD 101238 2,200.0063 829747 MADIAR, BRUCE J. 101312 2,000.0063 583559 NUMEROWSKI, MICHAEL S. 101313 2,200.0063 389871 ROOT, ROBERT 101239 2,200.00
68 851919 SALAMANDA, LEONARD J. 101314 2,200.0070 1031473 STEURER, TONY A. 101240 2,000.0070 1252114 WATTS, DARYL T. 101241 1,750.0084 272626 LE FEVER, GILMAN R. 101242 2,200.0084 277486 PENNINGTON, J L. 101243 2,200.00103 715717 EUBANKS, JOSEPH L. 101275 2,200.00112 748155 THORNTON, NORMAN L. 101315 2,200.00155 471361 GUTTRY, CAROL C. 101316 2,200.00290 1018084 BOLDEN, CARSON G. 101276 2,200.00340 376704 BEATY, CLINTON 101244 2,200.00361 646609 MURPHY, JOHN W. 101277 2,200.00361 427204 OLSEN, ALFRED 101278 2,200.00377 532393 BUSCHIAZZO, JOHN K. 101279 2,200.00377 886706 CHATMAN, DAVID J. 101280 2,000.00377 808332 MECHAM, WAYNE L. 101281 2,200.00377 541547 VESTNYS, WALTER L. 101282 2,200.00378 788245 O NEAL, JIM L. 101245 2,200.00378 603733 VAN BOOVEN, ROBERT R. 101246 2,200.00380 772955 STABLER, BERNIE R. 101247 2,200.00392 881732 MANN, MICHAEL A. 101317 2,200.00396 559749 PIZZIMENTI, JOE 101248 2,200.00397 479105 STANSEL, EDWARD L. 101283 2,200.00401 844190 HUNTER, JOHN R. 101284 2,200.00404 490232 LONKART, CARL A. 101285 2,200.00404 446095 MC ELWEE, SAMUEL C. 101249 2,200.00416 551871 DEMPSEY, HAL J. 101318 2,200.00416 388869 KENNEDY, ROBERT E. 101319 2,200.00424 750899 DANDANELL, DONALD J. 101320 2,200.00424 693943 SULLIVAN, JOHN M. 101250 2,200.00444 730686 HENNING, JAMES 101251 2,200.00444 666676 RISTAU, EARL 101252 2,200.00469 985068 CARR, DAMON J. 101286 2,200.00506 601984 ROGERS, CARL L. 101253 2,000.00512 953588 MC DEVITT, MICHAEL J. 101287 2,200.00
516 1214355 FOWLER, JAMES E. 101321 1,750.00
549 782484 HANNAN, DAVID E. 101288 2,200.00
580 453200 KELLY, JOHN J. 101254 2,200.00
580 161343 SEIBOLD, ARTHUR E. 101322 2,200.00
584 230615 ANTLE, EARL 101323 2,200.00
584 377720 LITTERELL, CHARLES J. 101324 2,200.00
584S 705913 MITCHON, BENNIE 101289 2,000.00
623 951227 NAVARRE, DANIEL 101290 2,000.00
623 755152 YOUNG, SONNY 101255 2,200.00
625 622994 COLBURN, EDWARD M. 101256 2,200.00
625 772962 SUZUKI, EIZO 101291 2,200.00
643 671654 FERGUSON, DANIEL A. 101325 2,000.00
700 578165 SAWATIS, ROBERT 101295 2,200.00
704 869935 HEADRICK, JAMES M. 101292 2,200.00
712 763495 GILLIS, GORDON 101296 2,000.00
720 1079525 BERARD, EMIL L. 101259 2,200.00
721 673797 DA SILVA, ANTONIO R. 101326 2,200.00
721 926994 SOOKDEO, SONAN T. 101297 2,000.00
721 601439 SUGURE, VINCENT 101298 2,200.00
736 588784 HILL, RONALD 101299 2,200.00
736 774311 MILARCHUK, JOSEPH 101300 2,200.00
759 718721 CAISSIE, JOSEPH 101301 2,200.00
765 704414 GERTCH, JEAN C. 101260 2,200.00
769 385924 HAYDEN, WINFORD L. 101293 2,200.00
769 763991 MC CLELLAN, JOHN E. 101257 2,200.00
790 477665 VAN DE VELDE, CHARLES 101294 2,000.00
805 1214714 LENNY, SCOTT N. 100921 2,000.00
812 529047 TRAYLOR, THOMAS 101258 2,000.00
TOTAL DEATH BENEFITS PAID:..................205,050.00
DISAPPROVED DEATH CLAIMS FOR OCTOBER 2011433 887288 KEMP, DONALD D. 101261 SUSPENDED
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2 Collapse of unsecured open web steel joists.
3 Lack of fall protection and inadequate use of fall arrest equipment.
4 Falls during installation of floor and roof decking.
5 Material handling injuries during steel erection and reinforcing steel activities.
6 Column collapse due to anchor bolt failure and/or insufficient concrete strength.
7 Structural collapse of unsupported reinforcing steel columns, walls, and decks.
8 Struck-by injuries from falling objects, tools, and materials.
9 Caught between injuries during hoisting and rigging operations.
10 Impalement from unprotected reinforcing dowels or other vertical projections.
11 Electrical hazards and injuries from high-voltage power lines.
12 Heat illness and toxic exposure to chemicals and air-borne contaminants.
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