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NECA SAFETY ACHIEVEMENT & ZERO INJURY AWARDS

NECA's Safety Recognition program include two categories, Safety Excellence, and the Zero-Injury Achievement. NECA’s Recognition of Safety Achievement program is an elite safety recognition focused on recognizing thriving companies that excel in multiple areas of their safety and health programs. Member companies that consistently have OSHA recordable injury and fatality rates at levels lower than the industry standard, and implement internal company safety practices above and beyond basic compliance will receive the recognition.

 

The Safety Excellence is the associations premier recognition program, and acknowledges member-contractors safety performance. When registering contractors will automatically be entered into two Safety Recognition Programs; Zero Injury and Safety Excellence. Winners are selected based on their comparison to BLS data and electrical contractors.

 

The Zero-Injury recognizes those member-companies that have worked a full calendar year without recordable incidents.

 

2022 Recognition of Achievement in Safety Excellence (Chicago & Cook County Chapter)

 

ALDRIDGE

HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRIC TESTING & MAINTENANCE, INC.

MCWILLIAMS ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.

HARD ROCK CONCRETE CUTTERS, INC.

MORAN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING

CANINO ELECTRIC COMPANY

LINEAR ELECTRIC, INC.

MALKO COMMUNICATION SERVICES, LLC

MCWILLIAMS ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.

CONTINENTAL ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

HARTMANN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.

MARON ELECTRIC COMPANY

KELSO-BURNETT CO. - NEWPORT INDUSTRIES

 

2022 Recognition of Zero-Injury (Chicago & Cook County Chapter)

 

HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRIC TESTING & MAINTENANCE, INC.

MCWILLIAMS ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.

HARD ROCK CONCRETE CUTTERS, INC.

MORAN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING

CANINO ELECTRIC COMPANY

LINEAR ELECTRIC, INC.

MALKO COMMUNICATION SERVICES, LLC

HARTMANN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. 

 

Congratulations to our members, as well as to all the Safety Award winners!

 CLICK HERE FOR FULL LISTING OF SAFETY EXCELLENCE WINNERS!
CLICK HERE FOR ENTIRE LISTING OF ZERO-INJURY WINNERS!
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NECA 2022 Business Development Conference  -- July 20 - 22, 2022 Washington, D.C.

The Business Development Conference will create an environment and a platform for business developers (NECA and IBEW) to share threats & opportunities, provide new technological resources and discuss current industry best practices. This conference is open to all NECA members, IBEW members, electrical training alliance, JATC personnel and industry leaders.


STIPEND AVAILABLE:

The ECA Executive Committee approved the educational stipends of the Registration fees for up to two representatives and their guest and/or spouse, if applicable, of participating ECA member firms for the NECA Business Development Conference on July 20 - 22, 2022.

Submission deadline is June 30th. Projects are judged in 13 different categories, including new this year: EV Charging Infrastructure.

Learn more, view past award winners, and submit your project online HERE.

NECA Project Excellence Awards: Recognizing the outstanding work, professionalism and ingenuity of NECA member contractors.

To showcase the exceptional work performed by our member-contractors throughout the country, the National Electrical Contractors Association created the Project Excellence Awards to recognize companies for their outstanding commitment, professionalism and ingenuity in delivering an electrical project across 13 different market sectors. 
NECA will accept submissions for the 2022 Project Excellence Award from March 1 to June 30, 2022. Awards will be based on whether the electrical/technology portion of the project is valued under or over $1 million for each market sector, except for industrial, low voltage/integrated systems, overhead transmission, residential, substation/interconnection and transportation/infrastructure. Applications submitted must be based on projects completed in 2021.

New NECAPAC Website!

NECA Government Affairs is excited to announce the launch of the new NECAPAC website! Their new website for online contributions can be found on the Government Affairs homepage and also here: https://necapac.necanet.org


On this new website you can find information on:


NECA will be updating this content frequently and we hope this new website becomes a resource for the membership. Please click on the link for more information.

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR NEW NECAPAC WEBSITE INFORMATION

ELECTRI Council Meeting -- July 18 - 20, 2022 - Washington, D.C. 

ELECTRI Council Room - May 19, 2022

"Are You Using Social Media Effectively?"

(ECA's Carrie Spaeth is on the Panel!)

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ELECTRI COUNCIL MEETING

Register for the July 18-20 ELECTRI Council meeting in Washington AND make your hotel reservation because the room block at the Mandarin is filling up quickly. Here’s the link to get to the registration and reservation forms. For any questions or comments, please contact ELECTRI Director of Operations, Laura Holmes. Laura.Holmes@electri.org



ELECTRI has planned an outstanding Council meeting that includes many opportunities for learning and networking. One highlight will be our Tuesday morning visit to Rosendin’s facility. Here’s a glimpse of the full agenda (subject to change, if necessary).


Monday, July 18 – starting at 1:00 PM

  • Updates on the EC industry from ELECTRI and NECA leadership
  • The Evolution of Sustainability brings New Business Opportunities with Jeffrey Kanne, President & CEO, National Real Estate Advisors  
  • Rosendin Operations Tour Setup Presentation 
  • ELECTRI Reception at NECA Headquarters


Tuesday, July 19 – starting with Council breakfast at 7:00 AM

  • Rosendin Shop Tour (full morning) – sign-up required
  • Round Table Discussion on Prefab
  • Review Spring series of ELECTRI research proposals with Q&A and voting
  • Updates on current ELECTRI research projects
  • Contractor Panel Discussion – Jobsite Digital Tools
  • ECIC video competition – presentations and voting
  • ELECTRI Reception


Wednesday, July 20 – starting with Council breakfast at 7:00 AM

  • ELECTRI staff presentations on new education and innovation initiatives
  • Construction Technology Kickoff Panel – Lessons Learned  
  • Presentation on Cyber Security and on Metaverse
  • Voting results announced for next round of ELECTRI research projects
  • Council adjourns at 12:00 PM.


ELECTRI COUNCIL ROOM

ARE YOU USING SOCIAL MEDIA EFFECTIVELY? Join ELECTRI for their May ELECTRI Council Room on May 19 @ 4:00 PM Eastern. This event will focus on how to use social media as a tool for business development, education, and overall awareness of your company’s activities. Our panel of speakers -- Brian Morales (Pro-Cal Lighting), Carrie Spaeth (Chicago and Cook County Chapter NECA), and Kristen Gowin (Boston Chapter NECA) -- will discuss how they leverage social media to work for their business and for their chapters in different ways. They will present a holistic view of ways you can use social media to move your company forward. This Council Room will also include an open discussion so you can share your own social media successes and failures and ask questions of our panelists. 


Please e-mail ELECTRI Director of Operations, Laura Holmes at: Laura.Holmes@electri.org to register and receive a Zoom link for your calendar.

5TH ANNUAL IBEW LOCAL 134
CFL DELEGATE SCHOLARSHIP GOLF OUTING
JUNE 11, 2022 - GLEN EAGLES GOLF CLUB LEMONT
You are cordially invited to come out swinging in the 5th Annual IBEW Local 134 Chicago Federation of Labor (CFL) Delegate Scholarship Fund Golf Outing on Saturday, June 11, 2022. Created in 2017 as a 501(c)3 Charitable Organization, the IBEW Local 134 CFL Scholarship Fund offers scholarships to outstanding students of the Local 134 family.

GOLF AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE!
DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION HERE
DPS ALERT (5/2/22)
Please click on the link for the current edition of "DPS ALERT" from the Chicago Department of Procurement Services.
CLICK HERE FOR "DPS ALERT"  (5/2/22)

NECA This Week (5/9/22)

Please click on the link for the current edition of "NECA THIS WEEK."
CLICK HERE FOR "NECA THIS WEEK"  (5/9/22)
DOT internal guidance on contracting with Disadvantage Business Enterprises for Infrastructure Funds

The Department of Transportation (DOT) released a recording and slides of a presentation with FHWA, FTA, and FAA about how to maximize contracting opportunities for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises as DOT implements the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
 
If you have any questions, please contact Jared Karbowsky,
Director, NECA Government Affairs at: (443) 975-2932.
CLICK HERE FOR LISTING OF AVAILABLE STIPENDS!
ECA Stipends Available for Upcoming Programs!
The Electrical Contractors' Association of City of Chicago (ECA) Executive Committee has approved a number of educational stipends for many special programs / conferences throughout 2022. All stipends / reimbursements are made after each conference with registration confirmation(s) and applicable receipts forwarded to ECA. Please click the link for the stipend opportunities.
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Free Webinars through the Employee Assistance Program
Members are invited to take advantage of the free webinars through the Employee Assistance Program.

ECA Members may log-in to the interactive work/life web portal for information on a variety of topics. Webinars are available at any time of day and our mobile app allows employees to access services such as counseling and work life resources right from the palm of their hand.
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In Case you Missed It...
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.
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


 

May 16 - 18, 2022

NECA Safety Professionals Conference

Scottsdale Resort at McCormick Ranch

Scottsdale, AZ

 


May 23 - 25, 2022

NECA BICSI Summit

San Antonio, Texas


 

June 8 - 9, 2022

ECA 50th Annual Spring Conference

The American Club

Kohler, WI


June 12 - 15, 2022

NECA Midwestern Spring Conference

The Broadmoor Resort

Colorado Springs, CO


July 18 - 20, 2022

ELECTRI Council Meeting

Washington, D.C.


July 20 - 22, 2022

NECA Business Development Conference

Washington, D.C.


August 11, 2022

ECA Summer Social Event

Streeterville Social Club, Chicago

 

August 18-19, 2022

Young Professionals of ECA Chicago: 2022 Leadership Conference

Lake Lawn Resort & Conference Center, Lake Delavan Wisconsin

 

September 21, 2022

ECA Chicago: "PAC" Golf Outing and Fundraiser

Cog Hill Golf Club, Lemont IL

 

Saturday, December 17, 2022

Electrical Contractors' Association of Chicago Annual President's Party & Holiday Celebration

Offshore, Navy Pier Chicago

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