Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT)

SMOHIT, SMART recognized as mental health visionaries

December 16, 2022

Helpline, News and Events, Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT), SMART MAP

At the first Construction Working Minds Summit, held earlier this year in Denver, Colorado, SMOHIT and SMART were jointly honored with the Mental Health Visionary award. The summit was hosted…

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Helpline for unionized sheet metal workers marks fifth year, growth

October 21, 2022

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Helpline, News and Events, Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT)

Union to hire second dedicated counselor to field 24/7 calls from union members In 2017, as awareness of mental health and substance use disorder struggles increased, the unionized sheet metal…

Aldo Zambetti steps into new role as SMOHIT administrator

June 16, 2022

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Health and safety, News and Events, Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT)

It was only last year Aldo Zambetti joined the Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT) as its program director, and as of Jan. 1, he moved into the role…

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SMOHIT Safety Champions Conference goes virtual for second year

June 14, 2022

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Health and safety, News and Events, Safety, Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT)

For the second year, out of an abundance of caution, the sixth annual Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT) Safety Champions Conference was held virtually April 14 and 15…

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Local 9 SMART MAP program works to eradicate stigma around mental health

January 10, 2022

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News and Events, Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT), SMART MAP

Andy Gilliland, training coordinator at Sheet Metal Workers Local 9 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, knows he can’t save them all. But it doesn’t stop him from trying. According to the…

The ITI Turns 50: Five questions with a former administrator

August 26, 2021

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Apprentices, Education, International Training Institute (ITI), News and Events

Richard “Dick” Peck started his sheet metal apprenticeship in 1958 and became a journey worker in 1962 at Sheet Metal Workers Local 20 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. A former administrator…

Apprentice owes life to CPR, instructors at Local 20

June 7, 2021

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Health and safety, International Training Institute (ITI), JATCs, News and Events

When first-year apprentice John Walker returned to Sheet Metal Workers Local 20’s Indianapolis training center after lunch in January, he didn’t feel well — his legs were shaking, he was…

SMOHIT welcomes new administrative assistant, Abigail Livingston

December 7, 2020

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Education, News and Events, Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT)

Abigail Livingston recalls that the start of the COVID-19 pandemic was a strange time to get a new job as administrative assistant for the Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust…

Dan McCallum named executive director of the Funds

September 24, 2020

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International Training Institute (ITI), National Energy Management Institute Committee (NEMIC), News and Events, Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT)

The sponsor organizations of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation (SMART) and the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA) have selected Dan McCallum…

SMOHIT provides AEDs, bleed kits to locals across the country

September 3, 2020

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Education, Health and safety, News and Events, Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT)

Defibrillators and tourniquets save lives. Years ago, it was unheard of to have a defibrillator in a workplace or other public space. Tourniquets fell out of favor for use in…

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SMOHIT, SMART recognized as mental health visionaries

Helpline for unionized sheet metal workers marks fifth year, growth

Aldo Zambetti steps into new role as SMOHIT administrator

SMOHIT Safety Champions Conference goes virtual for second year

Local 9 SMART MAP program works to eradicate stigma around mental health

The ITI Turns 50: Five questions with a former administrator

Apprentice owes life to CPR, instructors at Local 20

SMOHIT welcomes new administrative assistant, Abigail Livingston

Dan McCallum named executive director of the Funds

SMOHIT provides AEDs, bleed kits to locals across the country

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