Ironworker Apprentices test their mettle at the 2012 Iron Workers Outstanding Apprenticeship Competition, Sept. 21 – 23, in Indianapolis.

The Iron Workers Foreman Training Course aims to increase safety, quality and productivity on construction sites throughout the region.

A coalition of industry stakeholders, including the Iron Workers and the Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT), join with reinforcing contractors throughout the construction industry to lobby for an update to reinforcing and post-tensioning safety standards.

With funding from the Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT), Ironworkers complete crucial, hands-on ornamental training as part of their rigorous apprenticeship and upgrading programs.

Last week’s “Superintendent Training for Ironworkers” pilot course ended on a high note, generating positive feedback in response to an innovative online/offline blend of course materials and exercises.

The Iron Workers Union and the Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT) mark the launch of “Supervisor Training for Shop Ironworkers,” a pilot course designed to develop skilled Ironworker supervisors, increase productivity and ensure Shop Ironworker safety.

As their 2010 grant from the Department of Labor draws to a close, the Iron Workers Union and the Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust (IMPACT) take stock of the last year’s progress and look forward to training their members as experts in the highly marketable field of wind turbine erection.

Danny’s Construction Company, Shakopee, Minn., and Century Steel Erectors, Dravosburg, Pa., two prominent Ironworker contractors, make commitments to safety in conjunction with the Iron Workers and the Ironworker Management Progressive Action Cooperative Trust’s (IMPACT) Countdown to Zero Fatalities campaign.

The Iron Workers Union and IMPACT take bold steps to protect workers and contractors from construction site hazards.