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Seattle, WA

April 19, 2020

1:00 pm

Washington State Labor Council

321 16th Ave S

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OSHA 10 General Entertainment Safety (GES)

Get ready to join us for the Next OSHA 10 General Entertainment Safety in Portland February 22-23 2020 in Seattle February 29 & March 1, 2020, and then back in Portland on March 28-29.

Download:

2019-3-28 & 29 OSHA 10 GES Portland- Flyer & Application copy 2.pdf

MEWP Trainings & Certifications

Please join us for upcoming MEWP trainings! New Operators: February 15-16, 2020 in Portland MEWP Re-Certifications: We will also have four (4), one day trainings in Portland on March 7th, 8th, 14th, & 15th MEWP 2.0 For Experienced Operators GENIE SPECIFIC RIGGING & Operation Certification in Seattle on February 15-16, 2020. Coordinators, Keys and Bests can get their Equipment Supervision Certification by attending just Day 1 of MEWP 2.0.

Download:

2020-3-8 MEWP Re-cert PDX Application.pdf ,

2020-3-15 MEWP Re-cert PDX Application.pdf ,

2020-3-7MEWP Re-cert PDX.pdf ,

2020-3-14 MEWP Re-cert PDX.pdf

Forklift Re-Certification Classes in March

Next Re-Cert classes are March 21 & March 22nd. Get your applications here!

Download:

2020-3-21 Forklift Re-Cert Class 4 & 5 Portland Flyer and App.pdf ,

2020-3-22 Re-Cert Forklift Class 4 & 5 Portland Flyer and App.pdf

Mobile & Supported Scaffold Safety Certifications

NEXT CLASSES TBA

Phishing Scam Email

Members There are many emails being sent to people working in the entertainment industry in the PNW which are phishing scams. Please do not respond to these messages, especially not with personal information. These emails have been reported to the OMPA and reported to the US Dept.of Homeland security

When Work Is Heating Up; Stay Cool

As things heat up with our work and the temperatures outside your Local 488 wants t make sure you take precautions and know how to recognize the risk level. Download the Heat Safety App today. When you're working in the heat, safety comes first.

'HP1' or 'HP2' - Harassment Prevention course now available online from the IATSE Training Trust Fund 'HP1' - Harassment Prevention 1 (1 hour)is for all workers. 'HP2' - Harassment Prevention 1 (2 hours) is for department heads, keys, and those with supervisory responsibilities.

Download:

2019-3 Application IATSE+TTF+&+CSATTF+Online+Safety+Courses+Application+2019.pdf

Protect The NEA!!

The White House has once again zeroed out the budget for the National Endowment for the Arts. We can't let this happen. Take action now to support IATSE jobs in the arts.

Fall Rescue Classes

Fall Protection & Fall Rescue Summer classes TBD

Shop Steward Training 1.0

Your I.A.T.S.E. Local 488 and partners from the Labor Education & Research Center of University of Oregon in a one day intro to becoming a Shop Steward. We need you as a Steward to help maintain safety and working conditions in our sets, shops, locations, and offices. Join us for our next one day class!

Action Center

Senate Bill 1531 Passes Revenue Comm & Heads To House Revenue Committee
There was some written testimony against our program from Tax Fairness Oregon - you can read that here: https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2020R1/Downloads/CommitteeMeetingDocument/213119 Next step will be to increase the incentive and extend to for 6 years in March 2021