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Ohio to simplify state building codes for 2024

Posted by SMW24 Admin / October 9, 2023 / Categories: News / Tags: jobs, Ohio Board of Building Standards, Safety, Sheet Metal Workers Local 24, State Building Codes / 0 Comments

The Ohio Board of Building Standards (BBS) recently adopted the 2024 Ohio Building (OBC), Mechanical (OMC), and Plumbing Codes (OPC) rules. State leaders announced this will make it easier for businesses to comply with the various codes.

These changes are important for members of the building trades, including the members of Sheet Metal Workers 24 and their signatory contractors.

The building code changes included the removal of repetitive and unnecessary language and decreased the number of words in the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) by over 610,000 words. Continue reading →

BLS report reveals fatal work injuries up nearly 9 percent

Posted by SMW24 Admin / January 25, 2023 / Categories: Safety / Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Construction, Safety / 0 Comments

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of fatal jobsite injuries in the U.S. increased by nearly 9 percent from 2020 to 2021.

The Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries report revealed there were 5,190 fatal work injuries recorded in 2021 – the most recent year of datba available. That total was up from 4,764 fatal work injuries in 2020.

The jump marked an 8.9 percent increase. Over the last decade, it was the second-highest total, trailed only by the 5,333 workplace deaths in 2019. Continue reading →

In new program, OSHA will target heat illnesses to keep workers safe

Posted by SMW24 Admin / April 15, 2022 / Categories: News / Tags: Heat Illness, OSHA, Safety / 0 Comments

Workers may soon get some much needed protection from heat illnesses and injuries, thanks to a new program from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

On April 12, U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh and Vice President Kamala Harris announced the program at the Sheet Metal Workers Local 19 Training Center in Philadelphia.

Under the program, OSHA will conduct heat-related workplace inspections in order to avoid heat related illnesses, injuries and deaths that are highly preventable. Continue reading →

SMW Local 24 Affiliated Building Trades Councils Recognized for Safety

Posted by SMW24 Admin / October 28, 2019 / Categories: News / Tags: Bulter County Building Trades, Lima Building Trades, Parkersburg-Marietta Building Trades, Safety, Sheet Metal Workers Local 24, SMART, Tri-State Building Trades, Zero Injury Safety Awards, ZISA / 0 Comments

Four different Building and Construction Trades Councils received national recognition for safety on jobsites during the 19th Annual Zero Injury Safety Awards or ZISA.

According to their website, the ZISA are open to all contractors, industrial business owners, clients and building trades councils on projects performed under the terms of a National Maintenance Agreement or a National Power Generation Maintenance Agreement program.

ZISA is recognized nationwide as union construction and maintenance’s premier award for industrial safety. It showcases the best the industry has to offer, and reaffirms the union construction industry’s commitment to safety.

The awards honored the achievement of zero injuries on industrial construction and maintenance projects from the previous calendar year. Continue reading →

Repeal of Prevailing Wage has hurt West Virginia Construction Workers

Posted by SMW24 Admin / June 18, 2019 / Categories: South Point / Tags: apprentice, apprenticeship, Hourly Wages, Midwest Economic Policy Institute, Prevailing Wage, Prevailing Wage Study, Safety, University of Missouri-Kansas City, West Virginia / 0 Comments

A recent study showed the repeal of Prevailing Wage laws in West Virginia negatively impacted the state’s construction workers and did not save taxpayers money.

The data in this study, conducted by researchers at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) and the Midwest Economic Policy Institute (MEPI), validated the conclusion reached by the School Building Authority of West Virginia in 2017 that the “repeal of West Virginia’s Prevailing Wage law has had no statistically significant effect on school construction costs.”

This new UMKC-MEPI study showed the loss of Prevailing Wage resulted in minimal wage
savings on new-build school projects, which were outweighed by change orders and poor craftsmanship. Continue reading →

All posts tagged Safety

Ohio to simplify state building codes for 2024

BLS report reveals fatal work injuries up nearly 9 percent

In new program, OSHA will target heat illnesses to keep workers safe

SMW Local 24 Affiliated Building Trades Councils Recognized for Safety

Repeal of Prevailing Wage has hurt West Virginia Construction Workers

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