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SMACNA Members Reach Out to Recruit Talent into Industry

From promoting careers on social media to holding open houses, SMACNA members are trying many different ways to attract people to a career in the HVAC and sheet metal industry.

Field Based Project Management

Speaker: Kevin Dougherty 

This full day program provides field personnel with comprehensive information on the project management process and equips them with the tools they need to improve profitability for each job. 

Local Joint Adjustment Board Training

This training provides valuable instruction and training on how to conduct a Local Joint Adjustment Board hearing. The program is offered free of charge and is held at the end of the December council meeting when offered.

Sean McGarvey

Sean McGarvey started his building trades career with the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) in 1981 in Philadelphia. He subsequently worked his way up through various IUPAT leadership positions. In 2005, Sean was elected Secretary-Treasurer of NABTU, and in 2012, he was unanimously elected to NABTU’s office of president. Sean is a respected union construction thought leader among labor, government, corporate, and private sectors. He has dedicated his life to improving the economic security and career opportunities of current and future construction workers and their families, and his fervent commitment has strengthened NABTU’s impact and value to owners, contractors and whole communities.

Summary of Revised Jurisdictional Plan

Contractor's signatory to more than one craft, may find themselves faced with a jurisdictional dispute between those trade unions. Contractors may choose to stipulate to the Plan for the Settlement of Jurisdictional Disputes, a jurisdictional dispute resolution procedure. Plan stipulation primarily benefits contractors who are signed to more than one trades' collective bargaining agreement.

Benefit Funds

An overview and resources related to the  Pension Protection Act; the Affordable Care Act on multiemployer trust funds;  guidance on  withdrawal liability; and information on national sheet metal plans such as the Sheet Metal Workers' National Pension Fund and SASMI.

Round Industrial Duct Construction App

This app allows you to create solutions using the methods and formulas covered in SMACNA’s Round Industrial Duct Construction Standards Manual.

Eli Howard

This fast paced presentation will cover SMACNA’s Technical Services Standards, Manuals & Guidelines Collection of newly revised documents and further research & products for the Sheet Metal Industry. SMACNA’s Technical Staff will also cover the key issues emerging in today’s market for the HVAC & Architectural industry.

Five Steps to Maximizing Return on Investment

Speaker: Bob Langdon

In this program, Bob Langdon, author of Managing Your Business for Profit, will show you how to calculate return on investment for a closely held business and a five step process for improving yours. You will learn how to simultaneously improve profit, cash flow and return on investment. 

Regulatory

The rules, policies and regulations enacting a law often have a tremendous impact on how a company conducts business. Regulatory lobbying is narrowly focused on these specific rules, rather than broader issues. Running afoul of governmental policies can result in significant financial penalties and business disruption. It is crucial to express concerns about potential adverse consequences of regulatory (or deregulatory) actions before rules are finalized in order to limit or expand the scope of a statute.

Jason Watson

Jason Watson is the Executive Director of Labor Relations for the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA).  Mr. Watson has more than two decades of experience working with labor unions. 

Local Area Building Trades Agreements

SMACNA maintains electronic copies of local building trades collective bargaining agreements for review by SMACNA chapters and members.

FAQs

Tool and Equipment Rental Guide

The comprehensive coverage of tools and equipment lends itself useful to a wide range of contractors who can benefit from transparent pricing.

Activities

FMLA and the SMACNA Contractor

This paper provides an overview of FMLA’s provisions as well as information on the two most common questions that arise in our industry over FMLA rights.

Steve Taylor

As the principal of Taylor Engineering located in Alameda, CA, Steve Taylor is a registered mechanical engineer specializing in HVAC system design, control system design, indoor air quality engineering, computerized building energy analysis, and HVAC system commissioning. 

Capitol Hill Update: Legislation to Watch in the 116th Congress

With the 116th Congress convening in early January, several unfinished legislative priorities for SMACNA firms remain on the agenda. Each of the issues has bipartisan support, which is key with congressional control being split between parties.

Marketing Resource Center

The Marketing Resource Center provides chapter executives with the most recent and approved marketing and collateral material. Available materials all have customization options, so they can be branded with Chapter information and logos, while still retaining the SMACNA National brand identity.

NMA Grievance Procedure for Offsite Fabrication

The International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers (SMART) advised its local unions that off‐site fabrication for National Maintenance Agreement (NMA) jobs is not subject to the NMA grievance procedures. SMACNA agrees with SMART’s analysis of this issue. 

Field Effectiveness

Speaker: Andy Patron

• Field opportunities and obstacles: In this session we will cover defining the difference between working smarter vs. working harder and understanding the benefits of stepping back and observing. We will also cover how to wipe out obstacles to productivity and documenting the foreman’s role in improving profits and productivity 
• Pre-job planning: Planning for a smooth project transition to the field, pre-job risk analysis, and site logistics/planning.
• The impact of productivity changes on financial performance: Learn how proactive superintendents directly impact project costs everyday and how even small productivity changes dramatically impact the bottom line.

Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust

Serving the members of SMART and the contractors of SMACNA, SMOHIT addresses the impact of decades-long asbestos exposure on those working in the sheet metal industry, while simultaneously providing industry-leading health and safety solutions to minimize occupational illnesses and injuries for sheet metal craftsmen. SMOHIT is the industry’s leading resource for health and safety products and services.

Sponsorships

MEP Innovation Conference 2022 SMACNA Registration

Mental Health & Substance Abuse

SMACNA has published a list of articles and resources on mental health, suicide, and drugs and alcohol prevention. Have a resource to add? Email Justin Crandol, SMACNA's Director of Safety.

From Hello to Sold in Seven Steps

Speaker: Bob Langdon

In this program, Bob Langdon, author of Managing Your Business for Profit, will show you simple techniques to help you identify your most profitable customers and proven methods to help you generate more business from them.

Laura O'Neill

Laura O'Neill, Director of Public Engagement for the U.S. Department of Commerce. Prior to that she spent 20 months on the Biden campaign serving in a variety of roles.

FAQ

Employer.gov

You may have questions about your role as an employer. This site provides answers to common questions about workers and business. An employer is an organization, institution, government entity, agency, company, 

Erykka Thompson

SMACNA Conflict of Interest Policy

This conflict of interest policy is designed to help directors, officers, committee members, task force members and employees of the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (“SMACNA”) identify situations that present potential conflicts of interest.

Product Show

FedBizOpps.Gov

FebBizOpps, or FBO, is the Federal government website that posts all Federal Procurement opportunities with a value over $25,000.00. FedBizOpps.Gov provides you with a sophisticated search engine for finding more than 40,000 immediate RFP opportunities, archived records, lists possible future federal contract opportunities and offers training programs at the site to teach you the mechanics using the FBO system.

Increasing Engagement, Retention, and Development for Employees

Speaker: Maxim

The workforce shortage is affecting both the revenue, and the margin, for the majority of contractors. The ability to hire, retain, engage, train, and develop employees increases the chances for them, and for the organization, to succeed. To accomplish this, specific processes and development paths must be created, implemented, and measured.

Angie Simon

Angie Simon is a past SMACNA President (2019-2021) and Advisor to the Board of Western Allied Mechanical in Menlo Park, California.

New State COVID-19 Liability Laws

This presentation outlines the proposed “Safe to Work” Act, which imposes strict nationwide limitations on COVID-19 related tort liability.  The limitations are retroactive from December 1, 2019 and extend to October 1, 2024.

Jeremy Holburn, MA, LPC, NCC, SP

Supervisor Training Academy Schedule

Growing and Developing Foremen

Speaker: Kevin Dougherty

A “must” program for any foreman in today’s tough market. This 8 hours training program is designed specifically for the construction foreman and supervisor. 

Project Management

SMACNA’s project management resources and educational programs provide members with the necessary tools to help them manage projects efficiently, safely and on-time.