Safety

SMOHIT Safety Champions Conference helps members stay safe

The fourth annual Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT) Safety Champions Conference, held Feb. 24-26 at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel and Resort in Tempe, Arizona, was best seen…

July 2, 2019

Heroic apprentice saves life of fellow co-worker, mentor

A few days following the Fourth of July last summer, journeyperson Scott Hintz and Dan Hubbard, a third-year apprentice, were working in the industrial shop with fellow craftspeople at Doral…

June 24, 2019

Training program addresses mental health wellness, substance abuse prevention

The SMART PREVENT Training Program contributes to the overall quality of life of the members of the unionized sheet metal industry with a special emphasis on preventing substance abuse and…

April 24, 2019

New Mexico Contractor pushes to make fire life safety a priority

Nearly a decade ago, on the verge of the Recession, Tony Kocurek, owner of Energy Balance Integration LLC in Albuquerque, New Mexico, stumbled on an emerging market that would change…

June 7, 2018

Sheet metal workers prove safety is first during Safety Champion Awards

Local 80 members, H.M. White employees, save co-worker due to CPR training FAIRFAX, Va. – The Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT), the safety arm of the unionized sheet…

June 6, 2018

Safety Conference brings professionals together for third year

The third annual Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT) Safety Champions Conference brought together more than 60 training coordinators, business agents, business managers, contractors, safety directors, the International Association…

October 11, 2016

Safety Champions Conference unites workers for second year

Conference, awards welcomed 30 members from across the United States FAIRFAX, Va. – More than 30 contractors, training coordinators, business agents, business managers, safety directors, instructors, SMART and SMOHIT executives…

October 15, 2015

SMOHIT recognizes industry professionals with safety awards

Sheet metal locals from across the country awarded for attention to health, safety FAIRFAX, Va. – Just because a job is hazardous, doesn’t mean it’s unsafe. Planning ahead, education, alert…

October 2, 2015

Positive safety culture on minds of contractors, coordinators, organizers, business managers and agents during first SMOHIT Safety Champions Conference

One of the main questions asked at the first SMOHIT Safety Champions Conference was “What is a safety champion?” Fifty-one participants, including contractors, coordinators, business managers, business agents and organizers…

December 12, 2014

SMOHIT honors professionals aiming to make the industry safe for apprentices, journeymen

Safety isn’t a second thought in the unionized sheet metal and air conditioning industry – it has to be a way of life, or death could be a consequence. SMOHIT…