Ontario Erectors Association

Website  |   About IMPACT   |    Programs  |   Members  |   Contact Us September 2017  Project Highlights Industrial Info Dodge Pipeline Spotlight on Safety, Training and Leadership News and Resources For Ironworkers News and Resources For Contractors IMPACT and Ironworkers In The News Upcoming Events Connect With Us Join Our Mailing List! Forward To A Friend Industrial Info IMPACT provides Industrial Information Resources’ (IIR) PEC reports to partner Local Unions and District Councils. PEC reports  identify specific project related data. Learn More   Two examples: Edmonton Strathcona 43 Mw Natural Gas Fired Powerhouse Unit Addition Kernersville Storage Batteries Manufacturing Plant Upgrade Dodge Pipeline IMPACT provides complementary Dodge Pipeline access to all partner contractors and ironworkers.   Learn more   Two examples: Deck Sealing and Miscellaneous Rehabilitation Of Bridges Brooks Transit Center Project Highlights Rainy River Project in Ontario Iron Workers locals 759 (Thunder Bay, Ontario), 736 (Hamilton, Ontario), and 721 (Toronto, Ontario) with ES Fox Limited have worked 121,000 work hours without a lost time incident in extreme weather conditions on the Rainy River project. The advanced-stage gold project is expected to produce 325,000 ounces of gold annually. Learn more Tampa International Airport in Florida Approximately 175 ironworkers from Iron Workers Local 397 (Tampa, Fla.) with Morrow Steel are working on the massive 41 billion expansion project at the Tampa International Airport. They are working on erecting over 8,500 tons of steel and massive plate girders. Plate girders being erected are 6-feet tall and 120-feet long. The largest plate weighed 100,000 lbs. Learn more Commercial Construction Index Finds High Optimism in U.S. Commercial Construction Industry Commercial construction is in high demand across the country and contractors remain optimistic about the current and forward-looking health of the sector, according to the Q3 USG Corporation and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index released this month. Read more Study: Demand for Construction Trades Will Continue to Climb Demand for construction trade workers should continue through 2030, according to “The Future of Skills: Employment in 2030,” a report based on a study conducted by Pearson, Nesta and Oxford University. Read more DC Named LEED Construction Capital of the US Washington, D.C. has the most LEED-certified square footage in the U.S. at more than 494 million square feet, according to apartment search website Abodo. Read more Dodge: Construction Starts Fall 2% In August The value of construction starts fell 2% from July to a seasonally adjusted rate of $711.6 billion in August, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The decline comes despite a relatively strong showing from the institutional sector. Read more Safety, Leadership and Training Safety  Spotlight CAL-OSHA Approves Post-Tensioning Rules The Cal/OSHA Standards Board unanimousely approved regulations to protect construction workers engaged in the post-tensioning of concrete and those who work with reinforcing steel. The Iron Workers (IW) Safety and Health Department worked with the IW Department of Reinforcing Iron Workers and industry stakeholders to get new standards approved.    Read more Training  Spotlight IMPACT Courses in October   Succession Planning for the Ironworking Industry – Philadelphia Improving Communication Skills – Denver, Co. Improving Communication Skills – Denver, Co. Articulating Value: Identifying Your Competitive Advantages – Kelowna, BC Lean Construction Institute 2017 – Anaheim, Cal. Succession Planning for the Ironworking Industry – Toronto, ON  View upcoming training Leadership  Spotlight A Missing Link: Connecting Construction Sites to the Cloud Cloud computing has changed the way companies do business. Using the cloud, organizations can manage and store information on the internet rather than on local servers or computers, allowing them to move and exchange data from almost any connected location. That includes construction job sites, which were once left to the mercy of fax machines and overnight courier services.  Read more Ironworker News & Resources Iron Workers 2017 Outlook Iron Workers (IW) General President Eric Dean shares thoughts on what the organization has accomplished this year and what’s coming down the pike. Watch it here Ironworker Safety Directors Making a Difference Ironworker Safey Directors bridge the gap between safety management and workers. The Ironworker Safety Director Course allows the organization to retain veteran ironworkers with decades of experience by providing them an opportunity to pursue a life-long career in safety. It allows them to combine their work experience with new safety skills and work alongside the ironworkers they lead. Watch it here Ironworker Safety Director Training Course As part of the Zero Incident Campaign commissioned by General President Eric Dean, the Ironworker Safety Director Training Course (IWSDTC) was developed to bridge the gap between the workers and safety management. Ironworkers make the best safety directors as they have hands-on experience in the work they manage and an intimate understanding of the hazards. IWSDTC is a three-day course, where classes are offered on a concurrent and recurrent basis each day to allow participants the opportunity to attend all 9 classes. Upcoming course: Monday, November 6 – Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Iron Workers Local 25 Training Center 50490 W Pontiac Trail Wixon, MI 49393  Learn more Contractor News & Resources 2018 North American Iron Workers/IMPACT Conference Iron Workers General President Eric Dean invites you to the premier construction industry event. Watch it here Stay tuned for more information on the upcoming 2018 conference, February 11-14, 2018 at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort. Click here for more information on the conference. CII Best Practice: Project Change Management Owners, designers, and construction contractors are aware that introducing changes into a project can lead to problems and hinder project success. Changes interrupt the flow of work, cause delays, and inflate costs, which in turn might generate claims and even costly litigation. CII established the Project Change Management Research Team to find solutions to such problems. Read more

Rainy River Project in Ontario

Iron Workers locals 759 (Thunder Bay, Ontario), 736 (Hamilton, Ontario), and 721 (Toronto, Ontario) with ES Fox Limited have worked 121,000 work hours without a lost time incident in extreme weather conditions on the Rainy River project. The advanced-stage gold project is expected to produce 325,000 ounces of gold annually. Learn more

Tampa International Airport in Florida

Study: Demand for Construction Trades Will Continue to Climb Demand for construction trade workers should continue through 2030, according to “The Future of Skills: Employment in 2030,” a report based on a study conducted by Pearson, Nesta and Oxford University. Read more DC Named LEED Construction Capital of the US Washington, D.C. has the most LEED-certified square footage in the U.S. at more than 494 million square feet, according to apartment search website Abodo. Read more Dodge: Construction Starts Fall 2% In August The value of construction starts fell 2% from July to a seasonally adjusted rate of $711.6 billion in August, according to Dodge Data & Analytics. The decline comes despite a relatively strong showing from the institutional sector. Read more Safety, Leadership and Training Safety  Spotlight CAL-OSHA Approves Post-Tensioning Rules The Cal/OSHA Standards Board unanimousely approved regulations to protect construction workers engaged in the post-tensioning of concrete and those who work with reinforcing steel. The Iron Workers (IW) Safety and Health Department worked with the IW Department of Reinforcing Iron Workers and industry stakeholders to get new standards approved.    Read more Training  Spotlight IMPACT Courses in October   Succession Planning for the Ironworking Industry – Philadelphia Improving Communication Skills – Denver, Co. Improving Communication Skills – Denver, Co. Articulating Value: Identifying Your Competitive Advantages – Kelowna, BC Lean Construction Institute 2017 – Anaheim, Cal. Succession Planning for the Ironworking Industry – Toronto, ON  View upcoming training Leadership  Spotlight A Missing Link: Connecting Construction Sites to the Cloud Cloud computing has changed the way companies do business. Using the cloud, organizations can manage and store information on the internet rather than on local servers or computers, allowing them to move and exchange data from almost any connected location. That includes construction job sites, which were once left to the mercy of fax machines and overnight courier services.  Read more Ironworker News & Resources Iron Workers 2017 Outlook Iron Workers (IW) General President Eric Dean shares thoughts on what the organization has accomplished this year and what’s coming down the pike. Watch it here Ironworker Safety Directors Making a Difference Ironworker Safey Directors bridge the gap between safety management and workers. The Ironworker Safety Director Course allows the organization to retain veteran ironworkers with decades of experience by providing them an opportunity to pursue a life-long career in safety. It allows them to combine their work experience with new safety skills and work alongside the ironworkers they lead. Watch it here Ironworker Safety Director Training Course As part of the Zero Incident Campaign commissioned by General President Eric Dean, the Ironworker Safety Director Training Course (IWSDTC) was developed to bridge the gap between the workers and safety management. Ironworkers make the best safety directors as they have hands-on experience in the work they manage and an intimate understanding of the hazards. IWSDTC is a three-day course, where classes are offered on a concurrent and recurrent basis each day to allow participants the opportunity to attend all 9 classes. Upcoming course: Monday, November 6 – Wednesday, November 8, 2017 Iron Workers Local 25 Training Center 50490 W Pontiac Trail Wixon, MI 49393  Learn more Contractor News & Resources 2018 North American Iron Workers/IMPACT Conference Iron Workers General President Eric Dean invites you to the premier construction industry event. Watch it here Stay tuned for more information on the upcoming 2018 conference, February 11-14, 2018 at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort. Click here for more information on the conference. CII Best Practice: Project Change Management Owners, designers, and construction contractors are aware that introducing changes into a project can lead to problems and hinder project success. Changes interrupt the flow of work, cause delays, and inflate costs, which in turn might generate claims and even costly litigation. CII established the Project Change Management Research Team to find solutions to such problems. Read more