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Happy ReNEWal Year! It's time to
Know the Code
and get your required CEUs in.
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What's Coming up
Meetings:
Thursday, January 16, 2020
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Tuesday, January 28, 2020 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
CEUs:
CEU Credit: 8 Hours
Saturday, January 11, 2020
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
CEU Credit: 8 Hours
Saturday, January 18, 2020
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
CEU Credit: 8 Hours
Saturday, January 18, 2020
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
CEU Credit: 8 Hours
Saturday, January 18, 2020
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday, January 25, 2020
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday, January 25, 2020
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday Evenings, Feb. 5 - Mar. 11, 2020 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Saturday, February 8, 2020
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
View a list of all upcoming
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Greetings!
Welcome to 2020! May the new year bring you vision, energy, and insight into the changes and growth in the electrical industry. There are a few changes we are focusing on in this issue as we want to emphasize how important it is to
SIGN UP
for the requisite 24 hours of CEUs to ensure your electrical license is renewed this fall. And to ensure that you have the latest updates to the NEC code. All continuing education credits (
CEUs
) must be earned by September 2020 to ensure licensing renewals. We have both individual and customized classes for
companywide
training to meet your needs.
The year 2019 was an exciting and accomplishment-filled one for IECRM as well as individual members and staff.
One significant accomplishment worth noting is our partnership with
CSU Global Campus
. For the first time ever, IECRM apprentices AND alumni have the ability to transfer credits from a completed apprenticeship to earn a bachelor’s degree at CSU Global. Fifty-three credits are earned upon graduation that are transferable and may be applied to a CSU Global bachelor’s degree. That is nearly half of the credits needed for a bachelor’s degree and amounts to cost savings of up to $20,000 for our graduates.
Click here for the admissions steps at CSU Global
.
We also focused on improving our infrastructure and systems with enhancements to accommodate our growth. With our new enterprise system, we are able to provide real-time data for grades and attendance; our membership analytics provide up-to-date, quality information to support recruitment and retention; we are paperless in both the classroom and in the office with online quizzes, registration, OJT forms, and much more; and we have seen workflow efficiencies and reduced redundancies.
Looking ahead in 2020 and beyond, we continue to support IEC National’s Vision 2025:
The Pathway to Success.
IECRM’s strategic plan furthers that vision as we remain dedicated to serving you - our members, partners, and apprentices - and moving further as an association and preferred training provider successfully educating and launching the careers of the next generation electrician.
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We look forward to doing all this great work with you; come join a committee or task force in 2020!
Marilyn Akers Stansbury
IECRM CEO
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TOP 25 CHANGES IN THE 2020 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
It’s that time again… the time we all know so well every three years when electrical professionals everywhere usher in a new code change cycle.
Whether you face these revisions with great anticipation, overwhelming excitement, or even a little bit of reluctance or anxiety varies. But one thing is certain: The changes to the latest edition of the National Electrical Code® (NEC) matter.
Since the NEC continues to be one of the most important topics on our minds at IECRM, we’re here to help. That’s why we’re offering
CEU classes
, discounts, and opportunities for all of our members and their electricians to renew your journeyman licenses. In order to make these comprehensive changes more manageable and easier to digest, we’ve included this short list with handy references to the code sections, which summarizes the most important revisions to the 2020 NEC that affect the largest number of our readers. Just remember that there are more than 100 changes to the Code in 2020, so don’t overlook the other 75 as you peruse this list. Need to purchase your 2020 Code Book?
Click here to obtain yours today.
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New Year’s Resolution:
Don’t Wait...Don’t Procrastinate!
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Changes to the 2020 NEC and Your CEUs
A rigorous process of review keeps the National Electrical Code® up-to-date with new technologies
Throughout the United States and around the world, NFPA 70®,
National Electrical Code®
(NEC®) sets the foundation for electrical safety in residential, commercial, and industrial occupancies. The 2020 edition of this trusted Code presents the latest comprehensive regulations for electrical wiring, overcurrent protection, grounding, and installation of equipment. In fact, more than 3,700 public inputs and 1,900 comments went into the revision of the 2020 edition of the Code. Hundreds of updates and four all-new articles pave the way to a safe and efficient electrical future.
Colorado electricians must satisfy the following requirements in order to renew their license:
- Complete 24 CEU's (Continuing Education Units) every 3 years.
- At least 4 hours must be related to NEC changes.
- A maximum of 4 hours can be related to safety.
- License renewal deadline is September 30, 2020.
So, make it a New Year’s resolution to not procrastinate and sign up now for IECRM’s CEU classes that will give you the 24 hours you and all licensed electricians in your employ must have by September. Classes will sell out quickly!
Sign up today.
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Will the Next 120 Days be as Shocking as 120 Volts?!?
The 2020 Colorado Legislative session jump-starts this week with
Opening Day
on January 8th at 9:00 a.m. and Colorado Governor Jared Polis delivering the
State of the State Address
and the outline of his policy agenda on January 9th at 11:00 a.m.
There are a number of critical business, industry, education, and labor & employment topics that the IECRM Government Relations Committee will be following this session including legislation to be introduced regarding the Labor Peace Act, Paid Family Leave, Healthcare solutions, Transportation and Education funding. And it is an election year, which makes the potential energy around policy debates and decisions even more important to business owners and the electrical industry.
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The
Government Relations Committee invites you to be part of the experience and solution surrounding these issues. Please participate as a member and contributor on the committee this session; our first meeting of 2020 is scheduled for January 15th at 7:30 a.m. at IECRM. Email
marilyn@iecrm.org to be added to the distribution list for these meetings. We often call upon our members for specific “real life” examples to use in testimony or to meet individually with local legislators for coffee or a jobsite tour.
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IECRM is NOW HIRING part-time instructors to teach our nationally recognized, award-winning Apprenticeship Training Program and Continuing Education Classes.
Requirements
- Must be a licensed Journeymen or Master electrician in the state of Colorado
Benefits
- Competitive pay
- 50% off all required CEUs
- Paid training
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NOW is the time to start your 2020 Summit Awards Prep!
IECRM’s 14th Annual Summit Awards “Call for Nominations” will begin on February 1st. It’s not too soon to be thinking about your entries!
The deadline for this year’s entries is April 1st. These prestigious awards recognize IECRM member excellence in the Energy, Electrical, and Green Building fields for projects that were completed between March 1, 2019 and March 31, 2020. Plan on the best Summit Awards Celebration ever on Thursday, April 23, 2020.
Why enter the Summit Awards? Why enter awards at all?
Awards...
- Demonstrate your amazing talents and skills to the rest of the electrical contracting and construction sectors.
- Raise your company’s profile and provide the opportunity for you to gain positive PR.
- Help you earn a place and a ranking in your business.
- Cut through the clutter of competing information in the marketplace and provide you with a point of difference.
- Differentiate your company.
- Provide staff with the kind of morale boost that comes from beating the competition and basking in the spotlight of your industry.
- Help attract new business.
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SAVE THE DATE:
IECRM Energy Expo & Wire-Off Competition
Friday, May 8, 2020
1pm - 5pm
IECRM Main Northglenn Campus
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IECRM Holiday Parade Celebration…Ho-Ho, What a Night!
More than 200 IECRM members, students, alumni, spouses, children, and friends joined with Santa, Mrs. Claus, and the Prince and Princess of IECRM’s Sparkling Ice Castle float to enjoy our 3rd Annual Holiday Parade Party!
Guests viewed the LIVE broadcast of the 45th Annual 9NEWS Parade of Lights, watched the parade from Denver’s brand new stunning Hilton Home2 Hotel, and cheered from the best seats in the house as the Sparkling Ice Castle float made its grand appearance for the third year in a row!
A scrumptious dinner, hot cocoa and cookies, entertainment, games, door prizes, and spectacular views of the parade delighted attendees and fueled Christmas excitement for the kids as they delivered their letters to Santa in person.
Here are some scenes from that wonderful evening…
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Lock in Your Annual Sponsorship for 2020
Plan your sponsorships and event participation now!
Events that our members generously underwrite, through sponsorships and ticket sales, are designed to create fun networking gatherings, build community awareness and visibility, and help market career opportunities in electrical contracting.
In return, IECRM works on your behalf to help you leverage your sponsorship in marketing to mutual benefit. This helps increase credibility, visibility, and rapport within employee, customer, and colleague communities. Click here for the full list of sponsorship opportunities
.
IECRM, like every professional nonprofit association, faces the challenge of bringing in additional revenue in order to keep member dues reasonable while accomplishing our mission.
Click here
to download the list of 2020 event sponsorship opportunities and to lock in your annual support today!
For questions about events or sponsorships, please contact Mary Beth Armbruster, Director of Operations & Member Services, at
marybeth@iecrm.org
or 303.853.4886.
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IECRM is moving forward with its
Workforce Development
work and activities. Our current focus is to raise awareness of the electrical industry among youth and women. Our efforts include attending youth career fairs, sitting on the Adams County Workforce Development Board, and providing students with hands-on opportunities to learn more about the electrical profession.
Additionally, IECRM is actively engaged in the
Adams County Youth Initiative (ACYI)
Employment Collaborative Action Network (CAN)
. The goal of this CAN is to increase the sustainable wage of males of color between the ages of 18-24 within Adams County.
As we move forward in this work, we would like to gather input from you--our community. Please take a moment to respond to this
one question survey
regarding employer incentives to hire youth. The results will be shared with the CAN when it reconvenes on December 18th. We thank you in advance for your participation and look forward to sharing more about our continued work in this area.
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NEC CODE Questions Answered:
Q:
The installation of a fire alarm system requires a plenum cable to be run above the lay-in ceilings.
Which of the following cable types is acceptable?
I. CMR II. CMP III. FPLR IV. FPLP
A. III or IV only
B. I or III only
C. I, II, or III
D. I, II, III, or IV
E. III only
F. II or IV only
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Know the Code
Over the next 12 months, we will be providing you with insight and tips for embracing the new changes in the NEC
Electrical Installation: Pain Point and Solutions
Streamlining electrical installation is critical on today’s job site where there’s more work than workers. By making your crews more productive, your business is more profitable. As an added bonus, using today’s more efficient tools makes the job easier on your individual electricians and that can help you attract more quality electricians as your business grows.
We teamed up with
Milwaukee Tool to take a look at some of the common problems electricians note during the electrical installation phase.
READ MORE
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ECRM contractors, NECA members and state and local electrical inspectors recently held their monthly meeting to discuss National Electrical Code issues, interpretations, and implications for inspectors who assist electrical contractors in multiple jurisdictions in Colorado.
Starting December 1, 2019, applicants wishing to take the Colorado electrician’s licensing examination (exam) should contact the exam vendor, PSI, directly. The Division of Professions and Occupations (Division) is no longer requiring applicants to be pre-approved for the exam. Applicants may register for the exam on the
PSI website
on or after December 1, 2019.
Field problems updates:
Question -
Can Eaton type CL breakers be used in other manufactures panel’s?
Answer -
Click here
to find literature provided by Eaton for use of their CL breakers in other than Eaton manufactured panels. The literature states these breakers ”
have been classified by UL for use in place of UL listed circuit breakers in UL listed panelboards/meter centers.”
Consensus was the use of these breakers in other than Eaton manufactured panels may result in a voided panel warranty.
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Mark your calendar for these popular upcoming IECRM Events
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Thursday, January 16, 2020
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Safety Forum
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
IECRM Career Fair
Thursday, April 2, 2020
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Summit Awards Banquet
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Energy Expo & Wire-Off
Friday, May 8, 2020
Graduation
Saturday, June 6, 2020
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Upcoming IEC National Events
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Start Date:
February 3, 2020
End Date:
February 5, 2020
Fort Worth, Texas - Hilton Fort Worth
Start Date:
October 26, 2020
End Date:
October 31, 2020
New Orleans Convention Center; Hilton Riverside - New Orleans, Louisiana
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Start Date:
July 23, 2020
End Date:
July 25, 2020
Eaton Experience Center – Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Start Date:
October 6, 2021
End Date:
October 9, 2021
Denver Convention Center; Hyatt Regency
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CONTRACTOR MEMBERS
Auric Energy Solutions
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Building Jobs4Colorado invites IECRM members and partners
to a reception with legislators, key policy makers and Colorado design, construction and building owner industry leaders.
Appetizers, beer, and wine will be served
Tuesday
January 28, 2020
4:30 - 6:30PM
University Club
(College Room)
1673 Sherman Street
Denver, CO 80203
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Winter work presents a great many challenges, but it’s the weather that’s the most unpredictable
...
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Now that we’ve lived under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) for more than a year... Here are some moves to consider...
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FREE Webinar: 30 Min (OSHA Top Ten)
A Top Ten List You Can’t Ignore
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
12:00 pm
This webinar will take a look at OSHA’s Top Ten violations in 2019. We will focus on risk management policies, procedures, and training resources to implement and help reduce employee accidents and injuries!
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Labor Department Offers Employers Some FLSA Clarity Through New “Regular Rate” Interpretation
For the first time in over 60 years, the U.S. Department of Labor today issued a final rule updating its interpretative guidance with respect to permissible exclusions from the “regular rate.” According to the USDOL, the proposed rule is intended to better reflect the modern workplace and provide clarity to employers on what types of compensation, benefits, or perks may be excluded from the regular rate. While the majority of the changes in the final rule are “interpretative” – meaning they do not have the force of full-fledged regulations – they provide needed clarity to employers and should help reduce litigation over what is and what is not included in the “regular rate.” The Final Rule will be published on December 16, 2019, with an effective date of January 15, 2020...
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A look at how variable rates of return do (and do not) impact investors over time.
Presented by Greg B. Thomas
What exactly is the “sequence of returns”?
The phrase describes the yearly variation in an investment portfolio’s rate of return. Across 20 or 30 years of saving and investing for the future, what kind of impact do these deviations from the average return have on a portfolio’s final value?
The answer: no impact at all.
Once an investor retires, however, these ups and downs can have an effect on portfolio value – and retirement income.
During the accumulation phase, the sequence of returns is ultimately inconsequential.
Yearly returns may vary greatly or minimally; in the end, the variance from the mean hardly matters. (Think of “the end” as the moment the investor retires: the time when the emphasis on accumulating assets gives way to the need to withdraw assets.)
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The most dangerous day for workers in Colorado is Jan. 9
Weather-related “slip, trip and fall” injuries drive claim frequency
We analyzed our data to identify the "most dangerous day" for Colorado workers as well as for those in such key industries as construction, education, healthcare, and service and hospitality. Read on for more details on what we found and how to reduce your risk.
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Six ways apprentices can strengthen your workplace
We implemented an apprenticeship program to invest in our community and foster the next generation of workers. We’ve been energized by six unexpected benefits, which we hope will inspire other companies to create apprenticeship programs of their own.
FREE Training for policy Holders:
OSHA Recordkeeping Class
Workers' Compensation 101
Office Ergonomics: Train the Evaluator
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SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY!
THE 2020 RMEL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN.
The purpose of the RMEL Foundation is to award scholarships to deserving and qualified students in engineering, business, information systems, plant, line or distribution technology, line worker or other curriculum related to the electric energy industry.
How to Apply
There are four 2020 RMEL Foundation Scholarship Applications. Please be sure to read the descriptions on the application page to find the correct application for you.
The online application must be completed by February 6, 2020.
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