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2010 IEC-CNA Safety Award application now available Independent Electrical Contractors Share     IEC and CNA Insurance formally recognize electrical and systems contractors who place safety as a high priority in their organization and have the results to prove it. The IEC-CNA Safety Award is viewed as the elite safety award for the industry, recognizing those companies that excel in multiple areas of their safety program. More
Workforce development video now in Spanish Independent Electrical Contractors Share
Last year, IEC worked with the Eaton Corporation to create a workforce development video to recruit new students to an electrical career and the IEC Apprenticeship Program. The video is currently on YouTube and has been viewed more than 20,000 times. Now, IEC has developed a Spanish version of the Workforce Development video. View the video here.
U.S. government advises replacing tainted drywall, electrical components Consumer Product Safety Commission Share
A significant amount of drywall from China has been found to contain formaldehyde which is a health hazard for humans and causes metal components such as wire, circuit breakers, and switches to corrode. Most of the drywall from China was used between 2004 to 2006. On Friday, April 2, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Consumer Product Safety Commission issued guidelines that consumers replace "all possible problem drywall; all electrical components and wiring, including outlets, switches and circuit breakers; all gas service piping; fire suppression sprinkler systems; and smoke and carbon monoxide alarms." More
2010 Safety Program Awareness & Retention Kit now available Independent Electrical Contractors Share
The Safety Program Awareness & Retention Kit (SPARK) helps companies assess their safety standards and practices. Companies that meet the requirements will receive national recognition and a certification. More
Protect your business from the cybercrime wave USA Today Share
As with everything else it has touched, the Internet has changed financial fraud, too. And the problem with that is that e-scammers are more difficult to detect. But make no mistake about it — being the victim of financial fraud of any sort can put you out of business in a hurry. More
This economy: More help to get small businesses running Philadelphia Business Today Share
Jeremy Lauder represents the essence of entrepreneurship: creating one's own job. An architect by training, Lauder, 28, lost his job in that field during the heat of the 2008 economic crisis. Fortunately, he had a fallback in screen printing, a hobby he had been doing for fun with friends since 2004. Lauder went full time printing T-shirts in October 2008 and is now working 80 hours a week at his company, Derisory Designs, in Philadelphia. More |
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