According to SMACNA, statistics in the 2002 Annual Labor Report, issued in February, indicate that while man-hours decreased from 2001 to 2002 in more than three-quarters of responding chapters, man-hours still remain relatively high compared to five years ago.
Employers who expose workers to serious safety and health hazards and who continue to defy worker safety and health regulations will be subject to an enhanced enforcement policy, which was unveiled by Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao.
The Chiller Systems Group held its spring meeting on March 6-7, hosted by Chiller Services Inc. Forty-five representatives attended the meeting from contractors all over the U.S. and Canada.
Thirty-two distributors and distributor salespeople from across the United States participated in a Nordyne Elite Training (NET) refresher course for Maytag HVAC distributors and their sales staffs live over the Internet.
Encompass Services Corporation has taken a step towards completion of its restructuring by filing its Joint Plan of Reorganization and Disclosure Statement with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.
The Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)/Construction Specifications Canada MasterFormat™ Expansion Task Team (MFETT) recently released the third draft of a revised MasterFormat document.
A range of refrigerants is gaining attention at the International Institute of Ammonia Refrigeration’s Ammonia Refrigeration Conference & Exhibition March 16-19 at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
AirTime™ 500 has developed a training center for HVAC contractors. According to AirTime 500, the New Millenium Academy™ offers specialized training classes to focus on the needs of HVAC contractors and their employees.