Author Archive for International Window Cleaning Association – Page 4
If you were an active member in our old system, then your email address was pulled over as your username. You will enter it then select reset password. Once you reset it you can log in. You’ll want to update your profile and photos and enter your billing information so auto-renewals can still take place at the right time.
If you were not an active member, nothing was moved over so you will need to sign up and create an account from scratch.
February 12, 2021
In 2017, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published revised
regulations for Walking and Working Surfaces in General Industry. As it pertains to
professional window cleaning and building maintenance contractors, those regulations
contained safety requirements for employers and employees with regards to fall
protection systems and methods, falling object protection, ladders (fixed and
transportable), scaffolds, Rope Descent Systems (RDS) and training and education.
In order to continue to fulfill our mission statement by promoting the success of
members and the industry through standards of safety, education, advocacy and
research, the IWCA along with industry experts, equipment manufacturers, professional
safety trainers and the building management community; agree that a more
comprehensive safety and training guideline is needed above the ones in the OSHA
regulations.
Therefore, the IWCA is pleased to release the General Industry Safety Standard which
identifies accepted Safe Practices for Rope Descent Systems.
This standard includes detailed and comprehensive requirements for worker training,
evaluation, and certification as well as the shared responsibilities for building owners
and managers, when this type of equipment is used.
The IWCA shall be providing certification of RDS operators and to do so,
the IWCA and all their training affiliates shall be revising their Safety and Training
Programs to recognize and include these safe practices. Furthermore, the IWCA will be
updating the online testing to coincide with the authorized technician and certified
technician categories as defined in this new Standard.
Please continue to check back regularly at IWCA.org
Stay Safe.
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“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” – Lao Tzu.
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This week we take part in COVID Stand Down week with our Construction Industry Partners. Use these Toolbox Talk Sheets and information to step back and re-educate on safety protocols related to COVID today to keep staff, yourself, and customers safe today.
See the Toolbox Talks and Resources for Members here: Toolbox Talks
ANNOUNCEMENTS
https://www.osha.gov/injuryreporting/
March 2, 2021, is the deadline for electronically reporting your OSHA Form 300A data for calendar year 2020. Collection will begin January 2, 2021.
The collection of CY 2019 data and beyond will include the collection of establishments’ Employer Identification Numbers (EIN). If you submit your data using a csv file or API, you can view the new layout by selecting the “How” tab above.
Remember, not all establishments need to submit their OSHA 300A Data. To review which establishments need to provide their data, click here.
Sponsorship Opportunities: 2021 IWCA Prospectus & Sponsorship Opportunities
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*The only course which costs extra besides the registration is the Sunbelt Lift Course for $120. Everything else is free with your registration. The Certification Courses alone on Monday are a $1,000 plus value for your registration.
Registration Costs: $499 for each primary member and $349 for each additional member. Down from $550 and $385 in previous years. At the 2021 Convention, all in person attendees will be offered a $299.99 rate for the 2022 Convention to pre-register. You have to be there to get this rate for 2022.
Vendor Trade Show Floor Plan with 30-40 Vendors –Floor Plan Here & Booth #’s Here
