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Posted By Administration,
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
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Each April, the industry recognizes National Safe Digging Month (NSDM), raising awareness about safe digging practices among the public and professionals nationwide. Throughout the month, campaigns and activities highlight the importance of contacting 811 before digging. - Purpose:
National Safe Digging Month, celebrated in April, aims to raise awareness about the importance of contacting 811 before any digging project, whether it's a small home project or a large commercial excavation. - Why it's important:
Calling 811 ensures that underground utilities like gas, electric, water, and sewer lines are marked, preventing potential damage and ensuring the safety of those involved in the digging project. - What to do:
- Contact 811: Call 811 or use the online service a few business days before starting any digging project.
- Wait for markings: Allow the utility companies time to mark the area where you plan to dig.
- Respect the markings: Carefully dig around the marked lines and avoid damaging them.
Common Ground Alliance has a toolkit with resources on their website to use- Graphics, social media postings and a press release template you can find here.
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Posted By Rhonda Robinett,
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
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Crane operators will know and implement the rules and regulations set forth by ASME B30.5 and will safely apply those standards in daily operations. Operators will read, know, and apply all information provided in the manufacturer’s operator manual and will be able to interpret load charts, load testing, LMIs, and any safety instrumentation of each crane. Crane operators will know machine conditions, operational limitations, and load limitations for situations in which the operator may be involved. The operators will conduct all hoisting operations in a safe manner. Operators will be able to effectively communicate with riggers, signal persons, and other site personnel involved with hoisting operations.
The content and titles of NCCER’s mobile crane operator assessments are dependent upon each crane’s boom types while the content and titles of the practical examinations are grouped by the mount, or carriage, that is used with each crane.
Applicants who successfully complete both the knowledge and skills evaluations will be granted “certified mobile crane operator” status for a period of five years from issuance of certification.
Certified crane operators must continue to meet ASME B30 physical requirements throughout their certification period and attest to their agreement to this requirement in their applications.
OSHA requires employers to use qualified riggers during hoisting activities for assembly and disassembly work, when workers are within the fall zone and hooking, unhooking or guiding a load or doing the initial connection of a load to a component or structure.
The level of certification depends upon the individual’s training, knowledge, skill base, and ability to perform functions related to the selection, inspection, and proper use of rigging equipment. This person may be a pipe-fitter, an electrician or steelworker. Each load, pick, crane or job-site may require rigging that varies from simple to complex. Each is unique. The person designated as the rigger must have the ability to properly rig the load for a particular job. Many construction companies require certified riggers be used to attach the load to a crane hook. We offer three levels of Rigger certification to help you reach that next step in your profession.
Click here to register now
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Posted By Administration,
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
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IAMU is seeking a detail-oriented professional who will be responsible for event coordination. The Event Assistant will support events from conception through completion. This includes excellent customer service when handling communication with staff, members, vendors, speakers and sponsors. This position will report to the Director of Member Communications. The Event Assistant will work 20 - 25 hours per week. Schedule is flexible, although hours will be worked during our business hours of 8:00am to 4:30pm on days with no events and event hours on days with events. Most events are held during business hours. Hybrid schedule available once thoroughly trained. See details here.
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Posted By Administration,
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
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Please join IAMU for the 2025 Clerk’s Conference - Monday, April 21 thru Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at the Holiday Inn Express 2502 S Hulsizer Road, in Ankeny. Questions about the conference? Email Ashley at aulrich@iamu.org. Here's the agenda.Representative Conference Topics :- Best Practices
- Landlords & Tenants
- Billing
- Collections
- Disconnection
- Liens
- Large Utility Experience Q&A Session
- Rate Setting
- Municipal Insurance 101
- Managing Your Board or Council
- Service Rules
IAMU Member are $225 and Non-Members are $275 for this 2 day event.Click here to register for the conference.An IAMU room block has been set for more information on rooms, CLICK HERE
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Posted By Administration,
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
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New Spring Joint Conference, join us in Ames for this 2 day conference. Transforming CommunityBroadband. This year there are more sessions of interest to every attendee. Visit the web page for more information here. We hope to see you there! Whether you're building or running a broadband network, leading in a community, or working for digital empowerment, you'll walk away with new ideas and solutions for today's challenges.
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