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Dave Eaton Returns to IAMU as a Regional Safety Coordinator

Posted By IAMU, Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Dave Eaton rejoined IAMU a few weeks ago as a Regional Safety Coordinator for the Southeastern Iowa area. Dave will live and work remotely from his home in Burlington.

Dave was employed at IAMU for over 6 years as the Risk Improvement Representative. In this role, he worked extensively with risk management and worker compensation programs for our members throughout the State of Iowa.
After the Risk Improvement Representative position was eliminated at IAMU, Dave began working as a Safety Consultant for Construction Safety Specialists, Inc. (CSSI). In this role, he conducted safety inspections and OSHA training for Master Builders of Iowa members in Eastern Iowa. Prior to IAMU and CSSI, Dave’s career was comprised of risk and safety related positions with several employers in Iowa representing a number of industries.

Dave’s familiarity with IAMU staff and members, combined with his experience and risk management leadership will certainly be an asset to our organization. We look forward to Dave rejoining our team and adding to the value and services we provide to our members.
Please say hello to Dave when you see him in the office.

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New Member Benefit: Job Description Templates

Posted By IAMU, Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Helping to take some of the work and risk out of creating job descriptions.

The Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities (IAMU) has developed six Job Description Templates for members when creating job descriptions for position postings and for general use.

The new job description templates include ones for:

Electric Lineworker
Water Plant Operator/Technician
Power Plant Operator
Telecom/ Broadband Technician
Gas/Water/Wastewater Superintendent or Technician
Public Works/Streets/Maintenance Worker

The intent of providing Job Description Templates is to allow IAMU members to develop, enhance, or replace existing job descriptions. The detailed job descriptions allow for:

Better recruitment – enables you to identify the right person for each job. Detailed job descriptions clarify employer expectations for job candidates and identify essential job functions and physical requirements.
Better compensation systems – allows for accurate job and skill comparisons so you can create fair and logical pay and grading systems. Detailed job descripitons can also serve as a reference tool in employee/employer disputes.
Better performance evaluation – enables you to make evaluations based on objective versus subjective criteria.
Better people planning – allows you to make skill-based hiring and succession planning decisions.
Better legal compliance – helps your utility to stay in compliance with many laws and help defend lawsuits related to hiring or termination.
Objective criteria for managing return-to-work situations – following both workplace and non-work injuries and illnesses

The templates are available to all IAMU members for free. Safety Group Insurance Program participants can also receive complimentary consulting assistance in using the templates from Dave Eaton, IAMU Risk Improvement Representative. If you are not an insurance program participant, there is a nominal fee for the added consulting services.

To access the templates, go to www.iamu.org, sign in as a member*, go to the “Resources” section, and then to “Job Description Templates.” There you will find instructions on how to use the templates as well as the editable templates.

*If you need your member sign-in information, contact Josh Trout at jtrout@iamu.org.*

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IAMU Welcomes New Staff Members

Posted By IAMU, Tuesday, June 7, 2016

IAMU has had several additions to staff in the last few months.

Jamie Van Dusseldorp joined the association on April 25th as the new Staff Accountant. Jamie graduated in May of 2015 from Iowa State University where she majored in Accounting. After graduation, she worked with Accounts Receivable at RightStuf, before taking an internship at Jasper Construction Services gaining invaluable insight into every aspect of the accounting department. Jamie was born in Des Moines and raised near Newton. She enjoys spending time with her corgi, Waffles. She is most looking forward to getting to know everyone at IAMU and working with different utilities across Iowa. She may be contacted at jvandusseldorp@iamu.org or the office number - (515) 289-1999.

Dave Eaton joined the association on April 29th as the new Risk Improvement Representative. Prior to joining IAMU, Dave worked for the City of Ames as the city's Risk Manager for nearly 5 years. Prior to his position in Ames, his private sector experience spanned 30-plus years of responsibility over risk management, safety and insurance. Dave is looking forward to getting out and visiting with our membership to help them lower their risk exposure and insurance costs. An Iowa native, Dave’s home town is Burlington and he currently lives in Ames. Dave is a graduate of Truman State University, where he majored in Business Administration. His other designations include Associate in Risk Management (ARM) and OSHA Authorized Outreach Trainer. Dave enjoys watching all types of auto racing and driving his ’67 Chevy Camaro to local car shows and cruise nights. He may be contacted at deaton@iamu.org, his office number - (515) 289-5201, or his cell number - (319) 850-9000.

Nathan Berry joined the association on June 6th as one of our new Safety Specialists. Nathan has worked in the safety field as a loss control representative and as a casualty claims specialist at Nationwide Insurance. Previous experience in the construction industry allowed him to become certified as an OSHA Authorized Outreach Trainer. Born in Newton and raised on a farm in Illinois, he now lives in West Des Moines. He enjoys activities like soccer, visiting craft breweries and playing pool. Nathan may be contacted at nberry@iamu.org or the office number at (515) 289-1999.

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