Greetings go out to Iron Workers Local 8
The Building Tradesman sends out a hearty to welcome members of Iron Workers Local 8, who are subscribing to the paper for the first time.

Local 8 is based in Milwaukee, but has an office in Marquette. Active members who live in the Upper Peninsula will receive the paper.

The Building Tradesman's subscriber base continues at about 48,500, making it the largest labor newspaper in Michigan and one of the largest in the nation.

New MUST website: www.mustonline.org
Thousands of building trades workers across Michigan work on MUST job sites, and use the MUST web site for safety information and modules.

Please note: MUST - or Management and Unions Working Together - has a new URL to access their site on the Internet: www. mustonline.org.

Please put the new site in your bookmark or favorites.

Walbridge wins top safety award
DETROIT - Walbridge-Aldinger, a Detroit-based worldwide full-service construction company, earned the recognition of America's Safest Company for 2006 by Occupational Hazards magazine.

The magazine named 10 new companies to its list of America's Safest Companies. Walbridge - usually listed every year as the first or second largest general contracting company in the state - was the only honoree from Michigan.

Walbridge Assistant Vice President-Safety Steve Clabaugh accepted the award on behalf of the company. "We are dedicated to providing employees and other valued stakeholders with a safe and healthy working environment on every project, at every level," he said. "Walbridge-Aldinger's program has the total commitment of all management levels and receives top priority in its application."

Since Occupational Hazards began its safety recognition program in 2002, editors found that comprehensive training, employee and involvement and safety as a day-to-day integral part of operations each play a significant role in the companies that received the America's Safest Company award.

"America's safest companies serve as inspiration to employers across the country that sometimes lack a determined commitment to occupational safety and health," said Occupational Hazards Chief Editor Sandy Smith. "Whether they have 10,000 employees or 100 employees, the 2006 ASC companies have demonstrated a commitment to safety and believe that a strong commitment to safety reflects positively on their bottom line."

Occupational Hazards noted that award winners understand the importance of safety committees, training, job-hazard analyses, audits, stop-work authority, employee involvement and management visibility. They also get the symbiotic relationship between safety and productivity, profits, morale and employee retention.