ECA Industry Update
CSC Offering Complimentary Fall Hazard Awareness Training
-GET INVOLVED
-SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE
- ATTEND FREE TRAINING (May 7, 2021)
The Construction Safety Council is a proud supporter of the National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction. This annual campaign is intended to address this leading cause of death among construction workers. Join forces with fellow industry professionals by helping to identify the root causes of these oftentimes tragic incidents. Be a part of the solution by taking a brief, anonymous Fall Experience Survey - click here.
 
Register to attend FREE Fall Hazard Awareness (OSHA #7405) training. This one-day course delivers instruction on how to evaluate, control, and prevent fall hazards on jobsites.

Don't forget to Participate in the National Safety Stand Week!

The goal of the stand-down is to help ensure every worker returns home safely by:

  • Raising awareness of fall hazards
  • Sharing how to prevent fatalities and injuries related to falls
  • Eliminating falls – because they are preventable. Falls remain the leading cause of death in construction
  • Falls to a lower level accounted for 401 of the 1,061 construction fatalities, and 711 of the 5,333 fatalities in all industries.
  • 25% increase in fatalities from falls than in 2018.

We know that incidents related to falls are preventable and the Stand-Down is an excellent way to raise awareness.

In Case You Missed It: Jamerson & Bauwens Electrical Contractors featured on Built to Last TV
Built to Last is an Emmy Award winning TV Series on ABC Channel 7.
Season 7 airs every Sunday at Noon. Check it out for more episodes featuring Powering Chicago Contractors in the month of May!
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Powering Chicago call for Volunteers for National Rebuild Events
(Formerly Christmas in April)
Rebuild Together Metro Chicago has returned. Powering Chicago is need of our contractor partners to assist in the Englewood and Chicago Heights communities. They are requested to provide service vehicles furnished with ladders and tools to install exterior battery operated security lights on the homes within those communities during the first (4) Saturdays in May.

NECA 2021 Project Excellence Awards: Submit Now!
NECA is accepting entries for the Project Excellence Awards (PEA) program. The submission deadline is May 30, 2021. For a timeline of the application process, program FAQs, 2020 submissions and award winners archive, and a gallery of all project submissions visit ProjectExcellenceAwards.com
ELECTRI Value Proposition Survey - Assistance Requested
In January 2021, the ELECTRI Council voted to fund research to help identify ELECTRI’s path going forward.  ELECTRI’s stated mission is to fund, coordinate, and monitor the EC industry’s most critical research. ELECTRI needs to know how they are doing on fulfilling their mission. In every area of our lives, we are in the midst of rapid change. Trillions of dollars will be spent over the coming decades transitioning energy, transportation, building, and industrial systems to a more sustainable, more resilient and more distributed configuration. Electrical contractors must be prepared to meet this demand -- or others will. This is our time and our turn to get it right. With so much on the line, we should be prepared to answer some tough questions. Your strong level of participation in this survey and your responses will ensure ELECTRI’s researchers can learn from as many of our EC member companies as possible.

Please click on the link for ELECTRI’s Value Proposition Survey.
In Case you Missed It...
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Webinar recordings available online for ECA Members!
If you missed a meeting or webinar by ECA, you can now log-in to the website and view the program you missed. Many recordings are now available, and more will be added daily from webinars held over the past year. Go to www.ecachicago.com and under the "Industry Resources" pull down menu, select "Member Education and Webinar Recordings". You will be prompted to log-in, and then you are free to browse webinar recordings you may have missed. Please contact ECA with questions (708)531-0022.
NECA Safety Professionals Conference - Now, VIRTUAL!
-May 25 - 26, 2021
The NECA NOW Conference registration is now open! Please click on the link below for more information / registration.

STIPEND AVAILABLE
As a reminder, The ECA Executive Committee approved the educational stipends of the Registration fees for up to two representatives of participating ECA member firms for the NECA Safety Professionals Conference on May 25 - 26, 2021. All stipends / reimbursements are made after each conference with registration confirmation(s) forwarded to ECA.
NECA Capitol Hill Update: WHAT NEW COVID-19 BILL MEANS FOR NECA CONTRACTORS
On Wednesday, the House passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 1319 – the America Rescue Plan Act of 2021. This bill was passed through the budget reconciliation process and is the fifth COVID-19 relief bill passed by Congress since the start of the pandemic, last year. The bill authorizes $1.9 trillion on PRO Act. As a reminder, NECA remains neutral on the PRO Act. Read about the full provisions here and an update from NECA's Capitol Hill team.
COVID-19 RESOURCES FOR ECA MEMBERS:
Stay up to date on the latest changes for our Industry including news releases, legislation and Government mandates, workplace safety and preparation guidelines, OSHA alerts, and more that affect electrical contractors in Chicago and Cook County.
 
SAVE THE DATES

Solar & Energy Storage Design & Estimating Course
May 6 - 7, 2021
Location: INTECH, Alsip

Basic Estimating of Electrical Construction
May 10 - 12, 2021
Drake Oak Brook Hotel

May 19, 2021
Union League Club of Chicago

May 27, 2021
Drake Oak Brook Hotel

June 9 - 10, 2021
The American Club - Kohler, WI

ECA Summer Social Event
August 13, 2021
Theater on the Lake, Chicago

ECA Golf Outing - NECA PAC Fundraiser
August 23, 2021
Olympia Fields Country Club