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Local Lodge 5, Zone 197

Albany, New York

Phone: (518) 438-0718

MOST holds OSHA 'train the trainer' classes

MOST holds OSHA 'train the trainer' classes

24 members and company trainers update or earn credentials

MOST CONDUCTED OSHA 500 "train the trainer" classes in Kansas City, Missouri, Jan. 29-Feb 7 for 18 members and six company trainers seeking to attain or update credentials that will allow them to teach OSHA 10 and OSHA 30 classes.

Tags  Education and Training, MOST/Tripartite
Locals  L-5/197, L-13, L-26, L-28, L-60, L-83, L-363, L-454, L-456, L-627
Reporter  V57N1

Union-built, 4,000-ton, modular HRSG is first for US

Towed, pushed and guided by three tugs, the 4,000-ton HRSG heads down the Hudson River August 7. Photo courtesy of Drone Pilots Leon Taufield & James Griggs Sr.

Massive steam generator makes historic journey down the Hudson

BOILERMAKERS PLAYED A leading role in 2017 in what is thought to be the first ever heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) built in the United States as a complete modular unit and shipped to its final destination.

Tags  Headline News, Jobs
Locals  L-5/197, L-28
Reporter  V56N4

New BM-STs attend training in Kansas City

New BM-STs exchange ideas during a training session. From left: Clinton Penny, L-11; Kirk Cooper, L-60 and Wade Mason, L-110.

Four-day event draws 17 from every U.S. section

SEVENTEEN NEW BUSINESS managers/secretary-treasurers from the United States attended a training course Sept. 18-21 in Kansas City, Missouri, to prepare them for their lodge leadership roles.

Tags  Education and Training, Headline News
Locals  L-1, L-4, L-5/197, L-5/175, L-11, L-13, L-26, L-45, L-60, L-108, L-110, L-154, L-237, L-374, L-456, L-667, L-744
Reporter  V56N4

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