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…
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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…
Health screenings test, educate sheet metal workers leading up to Mesothelioma Awareness Day
Health screenings take place Sept. 23; Mesothelioma Awareness Day is Sept. 26 The Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT), the health and safety arm of the unionized sheet metal,…
SMOHIT partners with Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation to bring information, support to members
The Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT) has partnered with the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation to better educate sheet metal workers about mesothelioma and assist with treatment in the…
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…
Sheet metal industry recognizes its own with national safety awards
Six award recipients hail from St. Louis, San Diego, Reno, Wisconsin and Virginia FAIRFAX, Va. – Safety in the sheet metal and air conditioning industry is an important concern, and the…
Randall Krocka named SMOHIT new administrator
Veteran sheet metal worker plans to bring members’ health, nutrition to forefront FAIRFAX, Va. – The Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT), which monitors the health of its members,…
Sheet metal industry recognizes its own with national safety awards
Six award recipients hail from St. Louis, San Diego, Reno and Wisconsin FAIRFAX, Va. – Safety in the sheet metal and air conditioning industry is an important concern, and the…
Course teaches sheet metal workers skills to work at mine job sites
Safety training can lead to additional work above the surface of nation’s mines ALEXANDRIA, Va. – When sheet metal workers think of their industry, the idea of working on a…
Indiana sheet metal contractors, local union partner for safety
Safety curriculum goes beyond OSHA standards, creates marketable work force ALEXANDRIA, Va. – In 1989, Bob Hostinsky fell 19 feet from faulty scaffolding and broke his knee, jaw and arm,…