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Sign up today for the FREE IMPACT Safety Insurance Seminar
June 11, 2010 -
IMPACT invites its signatory contractors to a FREE special seminar on the IMPACT Safety Insurance Program. We recognize the important role of insurance in the market place and through the IMPACT program signatory contractors have access to major insurance carriers and special services that are designed to help reduce ...
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Department of Labor Looks to Level the Playing Field
May 14, 2010 -
In a move that will affect most American corporations, the Department of Labor plans to require companies to prepare and adopt compliance plans aimed at ensuring they do not violate wage, job safety and equal employment laws. ...
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Fallen Workers Remembered on Workers' Memorial Day
April 30, 2010 -
On April 28th, the National Labor College (NLC) dedicated the recently completed National Workers Memorial on its campus grounds. The memorial features granite benches and bricks placed by family members and union brothers and sisters in honor of those who lost their lives on the job....
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OSHA Increases Enforcement Activity and Penalties. Be Prepared.
April 14, 2010 -
With increased funding and a mandate to crack down on underreporting and safety violations, there has been a significant uptick in OSHA enforcement activity. For employers this means more inspections and increased enforcement penalties. In the last year, OSHA has nearly tripled the number of significant cases (citations ...
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National Training Fund Completes Two New Training Packages
April 01, 2010 -
IMPACT and the National Training Fund are pleased to announce the completion of two new ironworker training packages: Layout Instruments for Ironworkers and Mathematics for Ironworkers. The training packages include a reference manual, instructor guide, instructor DVD and a student workbook. ...
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Ironworkers International and OSHA Unveil New National Training Partnership
March 11, 2010 -
Under a new "National Training Partnership" with the Ironworkers International Union, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will help revise existing steel erection training materials developed by the industry and urge its compliance officers to undertake the training, says OSHA deputy administrator ...
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Construction Unemployment Rate Jumps to 27.1% in February
March 08, 2010 -
The construction unemployment rate jumped to 27.1 percent and construction employment dropped to a 14-year low as another 64,000 construction workers lost jobs in February, according to federal employment figures released March 5th. The economy would have added jobs for the third time in four months had it not been for ...
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