Category: Union News

  • Ensuring Proper Fall Arrest Harness Fit

    Ensuring Proper Fall Arrest Harness Fit

    Just a short video from IBEW Hour Power.  

  • Nelson Commons – Martech construction crew

    Nelson Commons – Martech construction crew

  • Selkirk College Silverking Campus Electrical Upgrade

  • Ladder Safety

    Ladder Safety

    Ladders are common but also dangerous Ladders are one of the most commonly used pieces of equipment on a work site. Did you know they can also be one of the most dangerous? Falls are the most frequently occurring and costly accidents in the construction sector, and falls from ladders are the most costly. From…

  • safety – lockout

    safety – lockout

    every jobsite where you are potentially exposed to live equipment ,should implement a lock-out procedure to ensure that you are protected from electrocution hazards. this is a guide from worksafe, your site may be somewhat different ,but should be in compliance. if it is not ,contact the hall, and talk to your supervisor. http://www.worksafebc.com/publications/health_and_safety/by_topic/assets/pdf/lockout.pdf

  • Union Strength is up to You

    Union Strength is up to You

    Labour Day warning: If you want your union and your rights in the workplace, you’d better be prepared to fight to keep them By David J. Climenhaga | September 5, 2011 PrintWrite to editor Support rabble Corrections This Labour Day in Canada, unions and the fundamental right of working people to be represented by them…

  • Waneta Dam and Sub

    Waneta Dam and Sub

    Some pictures from the Waneta Substation construction and the old substation demolition projects

  • Brilliant Dam Expansion Project

    Brilliant Dam Expansion Project

    Some pictures from Brilliant Dam Expansion Project

  • Safety Bulletin: GFCI

    Safety Bulletin: GFCI

    Safety on the Job – Extension cords, power tools and grounding Many of our workplaces utilize ground –fault circuit interruptors (GFCI) to protect workers using power tools from accidental shocks and injury. A recent ruling by WorksafeBC allows the use of assured grounding programs (AGP) in place of GFCI in workplaces. In order that you…

  • Drug and Alcohol policy

    Drug and Alcohol Policy By now most, if not all of you are aware that the Building Trades and CLRA have implemented a jointly negotiated D&A policy. We have all seen the increase in D&A testing in other jurisdictions with that requirement driven by the owner. It is the BCYT’s intent in actively participating in…