Safety Alert – Fall Prevention Update
Falls result in more than 300 construction worker deaths and thousands of injuries annually in the United States. Such incidences on the job are the result of unprotected roof edges; roof and floor openings; unstable scaffolds, ladders and structural steel; leading edges; open shafts and … read more
Lodge 29 Receives 2015 Charles W. Jones Award
Kansas City, KS (October 2015) — MOST, the non-profit tripartite safety and training arm of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers (IBB), recently presented the Charles W. Jones Award to Local Lodge 29 (North Quincy, Mass.) during the 2015 National Tripartite Alliance Conference held October 5-7, 2015 in Myrtle Beach, … read more
Three Decades of Cooperation and Progress
In 1985, the Boilermakers and industry partners established a formal tripartite relationship at the national level (now the National Tripartite Alliance) which was inspired by a regional partnership in the Ohio Valley. Reflecting on the NTA’s remarkable successes, International President Newton B. Jones stated, “What … read more
Boilermakers Seek Experienced Welders
FOR IMMDEDIATE RELEASE Kansas City, KS (September 1, 2015) — The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers announced today its Construction Division has an increasing need for experienced welders nationwide due to expanded project opportunities. Boilermakers in this division are engaged in constructing, maintaining and repairing: coal-fired, natural … read more
Live The Code
“The Boilermaker Code may be the most important survival tool since the inception of the MOST programs. I am so glad to see that we are addressing an issue that has cost us untold man-hours and dollars.” ~ Melvin P. Coomer, L-374 (retired) lumbung88 Owners … read more