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Jennifer Lohr

Retirement Wave Requires Reaching Outside the Ventilation Industry Workforce for IAQ Recruitment

Two balancing contractor SMACNA members share their strategies for bringing mechanical engineering graduates in for testing and balancing positions.
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Austin Keating
August 3, 2022
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Testing and balancing contractors do offer apprenticeships, but even though the trade’s gained increased visibility through energy crises and pandemics; it’s facing an unprecedented wave of retirements.


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Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response – Are You Ready?

Mike McCullion
July 5, 2022
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A proactive plan can help address many of the issues faced before, during, and after a disaster strikes, writes SNIPS Safety Contributor Mike McCullion.


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Slideshow: Duck Tape Festival 2022 Brings 50,000 Tape Fans to Cleveland

This year’s park theme “knocks it out of the park.”
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Austin Keating
June 29, 2022
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Using thousands of rolls of Duck Tape, students and faculty members from the Art Academy of Cincinnati assembled life-sized tape sculptures for a June 18-20 festival in Duck Tape’s home town of Avon, Ohio


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Fall Prevention Deserves Your Attention

According to OSHA, falls continue to be the leading cause of fatalities in the construction industry.
Mike McCullion
June 3, 2022
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SNIPS Safety Contributor Mike McCullion, CSP, ARM, investigates the largest source of fatalities in the field: falls.


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SoFi Stadium Showcases the Latest in Metal Architecture

A. Zahner Company put heat stress and the safety of passengers landing at nearby airports front of mind when constructing SoFi stadium’s metal exterior.
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Austin Keating
June 3, 2022
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Each of the 34,789 triangular panels that make up LA’s SoFi Stadium exterior are unique – creating a logistical frenzy for contractors in the design and construction process.


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Sheet metal safety

Busy and Broke is Bad Business

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George Hedley
May 20, 2022
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Working hard and performing quality work doesn’t really matter unless you make it your priority to make a profit. Don’t delegate or ignore the most important part of your business. 



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Cybersecurity sheet metal

36% of Manufacturers Hit by Ransomware, Be Prepared in 2022

Cybersecurity liability coverage is a must in this environment.
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Austin Keating
April 5, 2022
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With the average cost of $4.24 million, 40% of ransomware victims had less than 100 employees in 2021. 


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Temperature

How to Prepare for Working in Hot Weather

Mike McCullion
April 3, 2022
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The topic of heat stress has been in the forefront of Federal OSHA, state regulators, and standards setting groups over the past five years and 2022 is “heating up” as well.


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Advice from a Leading Woman in HVAC

SNIPS discusses the unique career path Sophia Bellos took in the HVAC industry, and her advice for other women looking to do the same.
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Austin Keating
February 3, 2022
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I recently sat down with Sophia Bellos, vice president of product development at Ducted Systems, Johnson Controls.


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Sheet Metal Unified Under One Roof

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Austin Keating
December 29, 2021
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With the opportunity to build on a blank slate, Hooper has dedicated more space to prefabrication for ductwork and other sheet metal projects.



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