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Post Tensioning Ironworker
Certification Program Adopts New Code of Conduct
At the latest meeting of the Certification Scheme
Committee (the committee that provides the program
oversight), the committee voted unanimously to adopt
a new code of conduct that all certified personnel
must adhere to. The new code of conduct, drafted by
ECS and accepted by the committee, outlines the high
level of standards and work ethics that certified
personnel are expected to adopt.
"The adoption of this new standard illustrates the
commitment that the program and the oversight
committee has towards improving quality and
maintaining a safe work environment in the
post-tensioning industry," stated Jim Rogers,
Managing Director of the certification committee.
The new document is titled Requirements for
Certified Personnel, and can be viewed and
downloaded from the program's web site at
www.ironworkercertification.com, under the
downloads page.
All new applicants will be required to acknowledge
the new code of conduct and must agree to abide with
the requirements it contains. Existing certification
holders will also be notified of the new
requirements and encouraged to abide by them until
their certification must be renewed, at which time
acceptance of the new code will also be a renewal
requirement .
ECS
and Ironworkers
Local 416 Demonstrate Post-Tensioning at World of
Concrete
ECS,
working with members of Ironworker's Local 416
presented a demonstration on residential
post-tension slab construction at the World of
Concrete in Las Vegas, Nevada. With a slab formed
using a new aluminum forming system by Western
Forms, the Ironworkers installed 1/2" unbonded
single strand tendons for a crowd of 1000's on day
1, and showed the proper method of stressing the
tendons on day 2. Both the onsite safety manager and
the Emcee for the demonstration commented on the
professionalism and skills exhibited by the
Ironworkers.
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Post-tension materials
were provided by Suncoast Post-Tension, LP
and
Precision Surelock, Forming system was provided by
Western Forms, Stressing equipment was
provided by Presicion Surelock.
A special thanks to the
Business Manger of Ironworkers Local 416,
Hart Keeble, and to the Ironworkers who
installed the post-tensioning and rebar:
Donny Grayman, Rick Hipolito, and Michael
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ECS Announces New Post
Tensioning Ironworker Certification™
Program
December 1, 2005, Washington, DC - Evaluation and
Certification Services, LLC is excited to announce
the availability of a new certification for the
post-tensioning industry. Post Tensioning Ironworker
Certification™ is a new
program providing an independent source of
certification for
installers of post-tensioned reinforcing systems.
This program includes certification for installers
of both single strand unbonded post-tensioning (monostrand)
and bonded post-tensioning (multistrand and bar).
The
International Association of Bridge, Structural,
Ornamental, and Reinforcing Ironworkers, through its
Training and Apprenticeship Department, has
announced that it will make this program available
to all of its Local Ironworker Apprenticeship
Programs throughout the United States and Canada.
More
information on this new program and its
certification requirements will be available soon on
ECS's web site.
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