\u201cI\u2019m really excited about it,\u201d Hager said. \u201cI\u2019m trying to learn more about the process and I\u2019m getting out and meeting with not only customers and end users but also potential contractors that have done this in other parts of the country that are coming here to Central Ohio looking to build these projects.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Hager then told AWF host Ed \u201cFlash\u201d Ferenc he partnered with the Ohio State Building Trades <\/a>and IBEW Local 683 to talk to guidance counselors from the largest school districts in Ohio about the opportunities available in the trades.<\/p>\n This initiative helped spread the word to high school and middle school students that the building trades can put them on a path to a six-figure income with a great benefits package and no student debt.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re constantly working with our JATCs and we know they\u2019re recruiting and teaching people that construction is more than just somebody in the middle of a field or on the side of the highway with a shovel,\u201d Hager said.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, an IBEW Local 82 member went into cardiac arrest on a jobsite and passed away despite two apprentices administering first aid and CPR.<\/p>\n Since the incident, Hager said building trades officials have been talking about ways to improve safety, response time and communication.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have to make sure that we work with the customer and we work with the contractors and make sure that we have the proper people onsite who can handle this,\u201d Hager said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n He emphasized the importance of not only working efficiently but safely and looking out for other workers on the jobsite.<\/p>\n To wrap up the interview, Ferenc asked Hager about the Columbus City Council\u2019s $1.2 billion budget that covers four new projects to be done under Community Benefit Agreements.<\/a><\/p>\n One of the projects will be a police substation, two will be rec centers with pools and the fourth one will be the new safety campus for the city of Columbus.<\/p>\n \u201cIt’s quite a bit of work and it should employ everybody from all the building trades, which is great,\u201d Hager said. \u201cThe impact it\u2019s having on Central Ohio is incredible, obviously the building trades have worked on diversification, trying to represent the communities in which we live and work.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Listen to the full interview here.<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hager analiza la seguridad en el trabajo, proyectos y m\u00e1s en AWF<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Dorsey Hager, Columbus\/Central Ohio Building and Construction Trades Council Executive Secretary-Treasurer kicked off his March appearance on the America\u2019s Work Force Union Podcast by talking about the EdgeConneX power plant.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_989\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"168\"]Jobsite safety<\/h2>\n
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Dorsey Hager, C\/COBCTC Executive Secretary-Treasurer[\/caption]\n\nThe proposed 120MW gas-fired power plant is a significant project because it will be the primary power source for the company\u2019s planned datacenters in the area.\u00a0<\/span>\n\nEdgeConneX is projected to begin construction at the end of 2025.<\/span>\n\nHager believes the more gas-fired plants built near data centers and other big projects, the more they will benefit the community by keeping electric bills low and creating more jobs for union construction workers.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n\u201cI\u2019m really excited about it,\u201d Hager said. \u201cI\u2019m trying to learn more about the process and I\u2019m getting out and meeting with not only customers and end users but also potential contractors that have done this in other parts of the country that are coming here to Central Ohio looking to build these projects.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\n\nHager then told AWF host Ed \u201cFlash\u201d Ferenc he partnered with the <\/span>Ohio State Building Trades <\/span><\/a>and IBEW Local 683 to talk to guidance counselors from the largest school districts in Ohio about the opportunities available in the trades.\u00a0<\/span>\n\nThis initiative helped spread the word to high school and middle school students that the building trades can put them on a path to a six-figure income with a great benefits package and no student debt.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n\u201cWe\u2019re constantly working with our JATCs and we know they\u2019re recruiting and teaching people that construction is more than just somebody in the middle of a field or on the side of the highway with a shovel,\u201d Hager said.\u00a0<\/span>\nJobsite safety<\/span><\/h2>\n[caption id=\"attachment_1016\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"165\"]
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America's Workforce Radio Host Ed \"Flash\" Ferenc[\/caption]\n\nUnfortunately, an IBEW Local 82 member went into cardiac arrest on a jobsite and passed away despite two apprentices administering first aid and CPR.<\/span>\n\nSince the incident, Hager said building trades officials have been talking about ways to improve safety, response time and communication.<\/span>\n\n\u201cWe have to make sure that we work with the customer and we work with the contractors and make sure that we have the proper people onsite who can handle this,\u201d Hager said.<\/span>\n\nHe emphasized the importance of not only working efficiently but safely and looking out for other workers on the jobsite.\u00a0<\/span>\nFour new CBAs<\/span><\/h2>\nTo wrap up the interview, Ferenc asked Hager about the Columbus City Council\u2019s $1.2 billion budget that covers four new projects to be done under <\/span>Community Benefit Agreements.\u00a0<\/span><\/a>\n\nOne of the projects will be a police substation, two will be rec centers with pools and the fourth one will be the new safety campus for the city of Columbus.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n\u201cIt's quite a bit of work and it should employ everybody from all the building trades, which is great,\u201d Hager said. \u201cThe impact it\u2019s having on Central Ohio is incredible, obviously the building trades have worked on diversification, trying to represent the communities in which we live and work.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\n\nListen to the full interview <\/span>here.<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[577,529,571],"tags":[584,592,586,583],"class_list":["post-360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-americas-work-force-radio","category-construction-projects","category-dorsey-hager","tag-americas-work-force-radio","tag-community-benefit-agreement","tag-construction-projects","tag-dorsey-hager"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n