2012 Iron Workers/IMPACT North American Labor-Management ...

Joel Dandrea, executive vice president of the
Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association,
presents Tuesday morning.
Respondents all
agreed that more
and better training,
incentives for safe
behavior and more
consequences for
unsafe behavior
would have
the greatest
positive impact
on improving
our safety
culture.
40%
of respondents indicated
that developers don’t know
or understand the value of
the Iron Workers.
TUESDAY
Tuesday, the Iron Workers and
IMPACT launched into yet another
full-day, information-sharing session,
which included a packed roster
of intensely collaborative panel discussions.
Joel Dandrea, executive vice
president of the Specialized Carriers
& Rigging Association (SC&RA),
started the day with his presentation
“The Heavy Lifting,” during which he
thanked the Iron Workers and IM-
PACT for a strong partnership and
mutual commitment to training for
members. Afterward, Steve Rank, executive
director of safety and health
for the Iron Workers Union, took
to the stage to discuss the “deadly
dozen” common construction site
hazards. Rank noted that 53 percent
of employers failed to provide
any kind of safety protection, and 78
percent of these employers were nonunion
with no safety training. Rank
also urged the use of virtual reality
training, designed to supplement the
union’s already rigorous hands-on
training, but which also provides a
safe and easily customizable practice
environment.
Rick Sullivan, IMPACT director of
education and training, launched the
first of the day’s collaborative sessions
with a panel discussion on fabricating
Executive Director of Safety and Health Steve Rank takes to the stage Tuesday morning.
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