The IBEW/NECA Joint Safety Committee is here to help promote safety awareness. Safety awareness is intended to keep employees informed of work related accident,illnesses and workplace hazards.

Failure to lockout and blockout machinery before working on it is a major cause of serious injury, amputations, and death in California.  Read more here.  

It was recently pointed out that a previously distributed wage sheet for his CW/CE's was in error. Please  note that previously distributed wage sheet did not calculate the Health and Welfare rate increase of $0.39 cents into the total package. We apologize for this error. Please see the attached current and correct wage sheets.

Journeyman Continuing Education Classes 

Applications 

There continues to be tremendous interest in becoming an IBEW Local 595 Inside Wireman Electrician. On January 16, 2015, the Alameda County Electrical Apprenticeship Program took in a record 524 applications. The next step in the application process will be scheduling applicants for an aptitude test based on math and reading comprehension. Individuals who receive a qualifying score on the aptitude test will then advance to the final step, an oral interview before the IBEW-NECA apprenticeship committee.

The "Second Wave" at the ZNE Center 

There continues to be great interest in what IBEW and NECA have to offer to move the 21^st Century green economy forward. While being interviewed for an upcoming national BOMA conference the question was asked, "What do you mean by the "second wave" of interest IBEW Local 595 and Northern California Chapter, NECA Zero Net Energy Center is experiencing? The following answer was provided. "The first wave of interest in the ZNE Center was one of curiosity. Most guests were interested in the concept of converting an existing commercial building into a highly energy efficient facility that produces as much renewable energy on site each year as it consumes. The second wave of interest are those organizations and groups that now see net zero buildings, both new and retrofits of existing structures, as a reality and are looking to partner with IBEW-NECA in the process."

1. Require ALL hotels and motels to provide signs in rooms telling guests that they have the option of choosing not to have towels and linens washed daily.  
2. Ban Californians from watering lawns and landscaping with potable water within 48 hours after measurable rainfall.
3. Require cities, counties, water districts and private companies to limit lawn watering to two days per week if they are not already limiting lawn and landscape watering to a certain number of days per week.

The rule applies to all 411 water providers with more than 3,000 customers in California, covering more than 95% of the state's population. But there is a loophole: If water providers are already limiting days of the week, even if it is three or more days, they can continue with those rules and not restrict watering to two days a week.