Spring Steps Challenge included cancer survivors, retirees
This spring’s Steps Challenge brought out sheet metal workers and their families to walk together in the name of health, health challenges won and a little friendly competition. Ron Maynor,…
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Sheet metal Safety Champions Conference prioritizes safety ‘beyond the job site’
From the moment attendees walked into the conference room in Falls Church, Virginia, on July 13, they could tell this Safety Champions Conference, held by the Sheet Metal Occupational Health…
Indiana sheet metal worker, business owner inducted into TABB Hall of Fame
Jim Larsen, owner of Mechanical Test & Balance Inc. in Crown Point, Indiana, was recently inducted into the Testing, Adjusting and Balancing Bureau (TABB) Hall of Fame. The TABB Hall…
ICB/TABB Conference celebrates 20 years with education, camaraderie
Open dialogue, active listening, a thirst for learning and an outpouring of goodwill were the hallmarks of the 20th Annual International Certification Board/Testing, Adjusting and Balancing Bureau (ICB/TABB) Conference, held…
Planning, forethought helped pass Oregon indoor air quality bill
The story of how leadership from Sheet Metal Workers Local 16 in Portland, Oregon, pushed Indoor Air Quality legislation (HB-3031) to passage by the Oregon Senate is a two-year journey.…
Washington sheet metal worker named national recruitment, retention specialist
Tammy Meyen, a member of International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation (SMART) workers Local 66 near Seattle, was recently hired as the recruitment and retention specialist for…
Companies, individuals nationwide recognized with safety awards
The Sheet Metal Occupation Health Institute Trust Inc. (SMOHIT), the safety arm of the unionized sheet metal industry, recently announced the winners of its annual Safety Champions Awards, which were…
Local 85 in Atlanta prepares to open new, expanded training center
Sheet Metal Workers Local 85’s current training center in Atlanta beckons new apprentices on its website, urging “get your sheet together.” Their new state-of-the-art apprenticeship training center, slated to open…
Trailblazing trades educator becomes NEMI’s first female administrator
Lisa Davis has been hired as administrator for the National Energy Management Institute (NEMI), the emerging markets arm of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation (SMART)…
St. Louis sheet metal worker, OSHA instructor joins SMOHIT as field representative
Jeff Bradley, a first-generation sheet metal worker from Sheet Metal Workers Local 36 in St. Louis, has joined the Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT) as a field representative.…