Educating those outside the industry about sheet metal work and all it entails is no small feat. There are many misconceptions about the profession and what exactly is asked of workers, apprentices, and trainees.

Eugene Frazier, training director of Sheet Metal Workers Local No. 24’s training center in Dayton, Ohio, and Bob Pope, executive vice president of the Sheet Metal and Roofing Contractors Association/Dayton Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) affiliate of Miami Valley, Ohio, along with others, are working to eliminate those misconceptions. Frazier and Pope are dedicated to informing the public about HVAC design and installation, HVAC Fire Life Safety, architectural work, welding, roofing, and the numerous other skills sheet metal workers have to be trained in and prepared to utilize in the trade.