{"id":704,"date":"2015-07-30T22:06:12","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T22:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/niagaraconstructionnews.com\/?p=704"},"modified":"2015-07-30T22:06:12","modified_gmt":"2015-07-30T22:06:12","slug":"boilermakers-contractors-to-gather-in-niagara-on-the-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/niagaraconstructionnews.com\/?p=704","title":{"rendered":"Boilermakers, contractors to gather in Niagara-on-the-Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Management-labour conference to discuss issues in heavy construction, maintenance<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Interprovincial training barriers and health and safety issues will highlight an important conference for union and industry players in Canada&#8217;s heavy construction and maintenance industries Aug. 18-20.<\/p>\n<p>The annual <strong>Boilermaker Industry Tripartite Conference<\/strong>, sponsored by the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boilermakers.org\/\">International Brotherhood of Boilermakers<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bcacanada.ca\/\">Boilermaker Contractors&#8217; Association<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, will be held at the Queen&#8217;s Landing Hotel in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, beginning at noon on Aug. 18.<\/p>\n<p>A highlight of the conference will be the release of a major report on the costs of duplicate training between provincial jurisdictions. The report, commissioned by the Boilermakers union, was prepared by Prism Economics and Griffiths Shephard Consulting.<\/p>\n<p>Another major focus will be on health and safety, with presentations on the Boilermakers union&#8217;s new program, Boilermakers Total Health (BtH). In partnership with the US-based National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH), Canada&#8217;s Boilermakers union has designed a revolutionary proactive approach to health and safety that benefits both its members and their employers.<\/p>\n<p>The conference is an important one for discussing major issues in the construction and maintenance of large-scale energy, chemical and other plants, including facilities in the Oil Sands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Management-labour conference to discuss issues in heavy construction, maintenance Interprovincial training barriers and health and safety issues will highlight an important conference for union and industry players in Canada&#8217;s heavy construction and maintenance industries Aug. 18-20. 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