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The Electrician Issue: Essential and Excellent!
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The IECRM VIRTUAL Summit Awards will be held on Thursday, August 13. Early bird pricing ends Friday, July 31. Each Party Kit includes limited edition glasses and everything you need to host an epic Watch Party! Scroll below for more details.
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Upcoming Meetings
& Events:
FREE Member Forums
Wednesday, August 19 & 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Live-Online
Thursday, August 13
5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Live Online
Fox Hollow Golf Course
Thursday, September 3
7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Upcoming Electrical CEUs
Required for License Renewal
:
Saturday, August 1
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday, August 1
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday, August 5
5:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Saturday, August 8
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday, August 8
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday, August 12
5:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Saturday, August 15
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday, August 15
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday, August 19
5:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Saturday, August 22
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday, August 22
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday, August 29
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday, August 29
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
View a list of all upcoming
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Dear Members and Friends,
Welcome to the Electrician issue:
Essential and Excellent.
We are celebrating you, your teams, your apprentices, and the great work you do as essential workers.
On Thursday, August 13, we will celebrate your excellence in a big, fun, safe way!
This year, the 14th Annual IECRM Summit Awards ceremony will be held live online to recognize your best projects, people, and initiatives
. There is still time to register to receive your Watch Party Kits, filled with all that you need to host a celebratory at-home or office watch party — including log-in credentials, a dinner gift certificate, a bottle of wine, dessert, and more surprises!
Early bird pricing ends tomorrow, Friday, July 31.
Click here to sponsor the event
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REGISTER NOW
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IECRM continues to address and meet the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, August 3rd,
we kick off the new school year — fully online – for now!
We have moved to a fully paperless registration and enrollment process, held onsite book pick-ups for all students or made other shipping arrangements, and recorded a new orientation video — all to prepare our students and instructors for a
great start of classes next week!
We know you are continuing to meet the challenges of COVD-19 in your own companies and projects.
To recognize your above and beyond efforts
, a new Award category has been created to present at the Summit Awards: the COVID Champion Award. Friday, August 7 is the deadline for nominations to win this award. In this category,
everyone’s a winner!
All individuals and/or companies from our membership base that have made a positive impact in response to COVID-19 will be recognized, so please take a few minutes to write a paragraph or more about what you or your company did to support community efforts during the pandemic.
Click here to submit your nomination.
Another demonstration of your essential work is
a new course
launching at IECRM next week for apprentices who have fulfilled on-the-job hours required to sit for Journeyman’s licensure. Called
Fast Track,
this new option is in response to the recently enacted legislation, Senate Bill
SB 20-120
, concerning requirements for Colorado state electrical board registered apprentices.
Click here to learn more
. The 2020 legislative session ended with a few pieces of impactful legislation including new paid sick leave requirements. More education on these issues through our Member Forums this Fall.
The
September 30 license renewal deadline
remains for Colorado electrical license renewal and time is passing by quickly. Be sure to read the story about CEUs and what’s available for you in order to fulfill the 24 hours for license renewal, including limited in-person and online options.
Click here to learn more
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Innovative, intelligent, industrious, and inspirational
are just a few words that come to mind when describing the teams of individuals and your companies who comprise the electrical contracting industry. IECRM is committed to continue meeting the training, development, outreach, and policy needs of the industry now and in the future.
In appreciation of your work as
Essential and Excellent
!
Stay safe!
Mariyn Akers Stansbury
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Marilyn Akers Stansbury
IECRM CEO
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That’s My Project: Be an Electrician
Perhaps one of the most fulfilling aspects of being an electrician is the ability to look at any installation, building, parking lot, or lighted location and say with pride and accomplishment, “That’s my project! That’s my work.”
So wrote Marilyn Stansbury in the Winter-Spring issue of
Colorado Construction & Design
magazine. In a special, annual feature entitled
Today’s Electrical Contractor,
Marilyn discusses what it takes to become an electrician, CEUs required for 2020 license renewal, the Colorado Electrical Board, the new 2020 National Electrical Code, and how IECRM trains the next generation electricians.
In case you missed the article, read it
here
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Don’t Procrastinate: Colorado Electrical CEU & License Renewal On Schedule for September
With just about three months to go until the September deadline for Colorado electrical license renewal, contractors still have time to fulfill Colorado, Wyoming, or New Mexico electrician license renewal requirements by taking 24 hours of electrical CEU classes now. A minimum of 4 hours of NEC Changes is required and a maximum of 4 hours of Safety Training will qualify.
Click here to view all upcoming CEU Classes
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Licenses are required to be renewed every three years coinciding with the release of the updated National Electrical Code. At this time, NEC 2020 will be released in August and the renewal deadline in Colorado remains September 30, 2020.
IECRM CEU classes:
- Meet the criteria of the Colorado State Electrical Board
- Are approved for Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico electrician continuing education
- Are competitively-priced
- Are all available online
- Earn your certificate of completion after you successfully complete the class
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IECRM Member Forums: Essential Information for Our Essential Members
IECRM hosts a biweekly online Member Forum about COVID Impacts, bringing subject matter experts to the discussion on the topics that matter most to your business during this time. It is a privilege to help you navigate through these unprecedented times during the Covid-19 crisis.
Please register to receive the link to our Zoom Forums! Click here to sign up to attend the IECRM Member Forums: COVID Impacts.
THIS WEEK’S MEMBER FORUM RECAP
Colorado statute gives local public health agencies authority “to investigate and control the causes of epidemic diseases and conditions” and also to establish, maintain, and enforce quarantine and isolation to protect the public health. Public health agencies have used contact tracing to contain other viruses and disease outbreaks.
Governor Polis announced that the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) are mobilizing more than 800 AmeriCorps and Senior Corps members to support Colorado’s COVID-19 response. The national services members are conducting contact tracing and other work important to help Colorado reopen and get people back to work.
Companies can also learn from other companies that have created their own policies and processes which Pinnacol Assurance shared with members attending the forum. More opportunities are being considered where a deeper dive into contact tracing best practices can be explored and learned – most likely in the Fall.
Subject Matter Experts included:
- Kristin White, Attorney at Law, Fisher & Phillips
- Todd Faubion, Chief Security and Fraud Prevention Officer, Pinnacol Assurance
- Joshua Kreger, Director of Safety Innovation and Strategy, Pinnacol Assurance
Upcoming Member Forum Dates:
- Member Forum – Wednesday, August 19, 7:30am via Zoom
Topic: COVID contact tracing, latest safety protocols, workplace response to the pandemic impacting workers compensation, and Executive Order D 2020 138: Statewide Mandatory Mask Order
- IECRM Member Forum – Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 7:30am via Zoom
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Virtual Summit Awards 2020: Coming to you from the Internet!
This year, the 14th Annual Summit Awards Event will be held live online to celebrate your best projects, people, and initiatives.
We have pivoted to an interactive, fun-filled Summit Awards event
Thursday, August 13th!
Early bird ticket prices end Friday, July 31.
Register for the event to receive your Summit Awards party kit and log-in credentials
here.
All registrants will receive login credentials and a special Party Kit the week of the event to celebrate the event in style,
filled with all the fixings for a great at-home or office watch party — including a dinner gift certificate, wine, dessert, and more!
We will be networking virtually and highlighting award recipients
throughout the event. You’ll have an opportunity to see your peers accept their awards, and network digitally with more than 100 industry professionals during the cocktail hour before the program begins. We’ll even provide the snacks and drinks!
Start planning your Summit Awards “Watch Party” now and visit
here
for all the fun details...
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DEADLINE EXTENDED! 2020 IECRM “Covid Champion” Award
Everybody Who Enters Wins!!
Friday, August 7. is the NEW deadline for nominations to win the Covid Champion award which will be presented during the IECRM Virtual Summit Awards Virtual Event on Thursday, August 13.
During the event, we will take a few moments to recognize all individuals and/or companies from our membership base that have made a positive impact in response to COVID-19. We aim to highlight the electrical construction industry’s contributions – both large and small – to demonstrate that there is strength in numbers...
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This Fun and Spirited Competition Will Sell Out Quickly So Don’t Delay
One of the most popular IECRM annual events each year is the
Annual IECRM Golf Tournament, scheduled for Thursday, September 3rd.
Members and their guests participate in this event for friendly competition and camaraderie. This year, we hope to have everyone join this fun and high-spirited tournament that is open to the Energy, Electrical, and Construction Industries: contractors, general contractors, and the industry associates that support their work.
Thursday, September 3
8am – 1pm
Fox Hollow Golf Course
Registration is open
and this popular tournament will sell out quickly, so save the date and begin assembling your teams now!
Register teams to golf
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Sponsorship Opportunities are Available!
The IECRM Annual Golf Tournament is our largest fundraiser of the year and one of the most popular events of the season among our members. Support IECRM’s initiatives as a non-profit contractor trade association and sponsor this fun event to receive great recognition: company logo on the event registration page, large welcome banner, program, signage at the event, and during the announcements of the placement winners.
Secure your sponsorship now.
Donate a Door Prize
for this year’s golf tournament. Door prize donors will receive their logo on the registration page and program and will be recognized during the door prize drawings.
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Colorado Senate Bill 120 Triggers Launch of IECRM’s
Fast Track
Electrical Apprentice Course
Independent Electrical Contractors-Rocky Mountain (IECRM) trade association and electrical apprentice training program has launched a new series of classes for apprentices who have fulfilled on-the-job hours required for Journey Worker licensure. This new course is in response to the recently enacted legislation, Senate Bill
SB20-120
, concerning requirements for Colorado state electrical board registered apprentices.
The bill requires electrician apprentices who have been registered with their respective boards for at least six years to take a license examination, at least every two or three years, based on the registration renewal cycle until the apprentice passes the examination. IECRM’s new
Fast Track Electrical Apprentice
Course
will prepare apprentices for the exam as well as ensure that the apprentice earns the...
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IECRM is Accepting Nominations for its Leadership Program Until Friday, July 31st!
Each year, IECRM
cultivates leaders-to-be
from its member companies through its
Emerging Leaders (EL) program
. In its 9th year, the program is designed to tap into the desire to learn how to be enterprising, persistent, and bold.
IECRM is now accepting nominations for the ‘20-’21 program.
“Cultivating talent is how our industry succeeds,” says Kori Hemans, Chief Financial Officer at IECRM. “Our organization supports our member companies by helping them identify employees who are passionately focused and interested in growth. Our job is to train these hand-selected individuals to understand what is important, and how to engage in the vision of their company and this industry in order to make the vision more meaningful and successful.”...
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IECRM’s Sporting Clay Shoot was a Success on Many Levels!
It’s one of our most popular annual events. It’s a fun day at the course. This year was extra special, as the IECRM annual Clay Shoot marked our
first in-person event and activity since the pandemic came to Colorado. A huge thank you goes out to the
IECRM Clay Shoot Task Force and
Premier Sponsor QED for developing creative ways to ensure that our members, participants, sponsors, and staff were
safe while able to enjoy catching up with each other, networking, and shooting at Colorado Clays...
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IEC Convention & Expo 2020 Powering Your Future – New Orleans October 28-30
Join Us in New Orleans for the Event of the Year
The IEC Convention & Expo is still planned for October 28-30, 2020 in New Orleans! IEC-CON will introduce you to world-class experts in the electrical industry and the most innovative products and services out there today. Explore hands-on learning, experience powerful networking with a nationwide group of contractors, and discover how to keep your job site and your employees safer. Increase your knowledge of your profession and engage with industry leaders who will offer expert advice on solving your biggest professional challenges.
You can’t afford to miss the pinnacle event of the year for the electrical industry.
Register Now
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Code Question of the Month (fill in the blank)
In critical care areas, a patient care vicinity shall be permitted to have a patient equipment grounding point. An equipment bonding jumper not smaller than ___ AWG shall be used to connect the grounding terminal of all grounding-type receptacles to the patient equipment grounding point.
A. 12
B. 8
C. 10
D.14
E. 6
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Inspector Perspective
Xcel Energy’s 2020-2021 CO Renewable Energy (RE) plan, approved by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on April 28, 2020 requires that solar systems under 10 kW DC are not required to have a production meter. Due to this ruling, Xcel began enforcement of the PV production meter removal on June 8, 2020 for all systems 10 kW DC or less. Any applications that were submitted with a production meter were pushed back to the solar contractor for removal from the site plan and one-line diagram before it could be approved through our application process. Xcel will still require the yellow with black lettering “PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM CONNECTED” placard at the main billing meter. It is also worth noting that any installation that requires changes to the main billing metering (new, rewired, altered, or repaired) will be required to be in compliance with the current revision of the “Xcel Energy Standard for Electric Installation and Use” manual.
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Contractors
Interface Communications Co.
Webb Electric LLC
Freedom Electric
Aspire Electric
Lord & Reynolds Electrical Services
RM Electric
Industry Partners
Oasis
a Paychex Company
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Attached are links to articles provided for you by
Federated Insurance
designed to be short awareness pieces for member education:
FREE WEBINAR:
Strategies for Business Succession & Estate Planning. In this time of great uncertainty, you need to protect yourself, your family, and your business. Succession and estate planning can be overwhelming. Join a conversation where we will discuss how business owners can avoid frustration, taxation, and litigation when the time comes to exit their business.
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
12pm
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Should You Care What the Financial Markets Do Each Day?
Focusing on Your Strategy During Turbulent Times.
Presented by Greg B. Thomas
Investors are people, and people are often impatient. No one likes to wait in line or wait longer than they have to for something, especially today when so much is just a click or two away.
This impatience also manifests itself in the financial markets. When stocks slip, for example, some investors grow uneasy. Their impulse is to sell, get out, and get back in later. If they give in to that impulse, they may effectively pay a price.
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FREE SHRED EVENT
Saturday, Aug. 8th 8 AM - Noon
Northglenn Marketplace
Donations are greatly accepted. They will benefit Metro Denver Crime Stoppers. Sponsors
Shred Limit: Three (3) garbage bags or paper boxes per vehicle.
No magazines, 3-Ring binders, trash, batteries, cell phones, or other electronics.
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From the Classroom to the Jobsite...
... we believe in this trade and we are committed to growing it by supporting the future tradesmen who will power our world. That’s why we created the IDEAL4Students program.
IDEAL4Students offers a variety of resources that supplement the training electrical students receive in classes and apprenticeships.
This program offers:
- A 25% student discount on tools and supplies
- Guidance for prospective students
- Training resources on our electrical tools, supplies, and testers
- Valuable electrical industry knowledge and news
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Supporting Colorado Through the COVID-19 Crisis
Pinnacol Assurance has been protecting Colorado businesses and their employees, through good times and bad, for more than 100 years. In our recent history, we've never seen anything like the impact of COVID-19. But, our community has been through other crises, and we'll get through this one, too.
We remain committed to caring for your businesses and your employees, that’s why we’re offering policy flexibility for our customers including extending payment flexibility through May 31, 2020, and not charging premium for employees being paid but not working.
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Devising an IoT strategy
: A blog about using IoT to maintain customer assets and to move from reactive maintenance to a condition-based service model.
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ANSI A92 Standard Update
Learn about the changes made to the design, safe-use and training suite of standards for MEWPs/AWPs and how United Academy can help ensure you are in compliance.
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Strategy Stress Test Assessment
Pre-pandemic, organizations were learning to adapt more quickly. Now, with significant unknowns and shifts in the economy, customer sentiment and business operations, organizations are facing a challenge adapting long-term strategies and becoming more agile.
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Milwaukee Tool's COVID-19 Resources
MILWAUKEE® is committed to jobsite safety and has produced a COVID-19 Resource Guide free for your use. These solutions will help you navigate changes in jobsite safety and are intended to work alongside CDC, WHO, and other governmental health and safety rules and guidelines. The sample documents are all available for viewing and downloading.
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