Sites of Interest
Apprenticeship
Sites
The National Joint Apprenticeship
and Training Committee
The National
Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee The NJATC was created over
58 years ago and has developed into what perhaps is the largest apprenticeship
and training program of its kind.
Construction
Associations
The American General Contractors
of America - Wisconsin
The AGC of Wisconsin
site provides timely association news, regulatory and legislative information
and an extensive catalog of seminars and traning courses. Visitors will
also find a section dedicated to workplace safety, a video and audio
library, AGC builder's exchange information and a calendar of upcoming
training seminars and events.
Associated Builders & Contractors
of Wisconsin
ABC offers its
members a wide range of services such as apprenticeship training, safety
education and industrial information.
Wisconsin Transportation Builders
Association
The Wisconsin
Transportation Builders Association site offers information relating
to transportation infrastructure in the state. The site includes many
documents that are downloadable in Adobe Acrobat format.
International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers - Wisconsin
This site is
a gateway into the home pages of Wisconsin's IBEW locals in Appleton,
Eau Claire, Green Bay, Janesville, Kenosha, Madison, Milwaukee, Racine
and Stevens Point. Each home page provides different levels of information,
but all include contact and membership information.
International Union of Operating
Engineers
The International
Union of Operating Engineers site provides information that is of value
to workers as well as contractors. It also contains a section relating
to apprenticeship programs within the organization.
Design/Build
AGC Design/Build Documents
The Associated
General Contractors of America offers a package of contract documents
for design build projects.
AIA articles on Design/Build
Hosted by the
American Institute of Architects (AIA), this site posts a solid selection
of design/build articles and related resources.
Design/Build Business Online
This online
magazine posts all of its print content for free and offers users several
value-added services such as live chat, message boards and a project
gallery.
Design/Build Institute of America
This association
site offers design-build project owners and practitioners a wealth of
resources, including ongoing educational courses, extensive publications
library, several newsletters and design-build conference information.
DesignBuildResource.com
Billing itself
as "The Online Resource to Locate Design, Building and Decorating Professionals,
Products and Services, Nationally and Locally," this site offers visitors
an interesting selection of content choices, including a design/build
bulletin board; request for proposal service; project portfolio creator
and a business background check service.
Government
GovCon
A community
for government contracting professionals.
OSHA
Occupational
Safety and Health Association
Department
of Commerce
Questions on
workplace safety can be directed to the Department of Commerce.
Department
of Health and Family Service
Health Questions
can be directed to the Department of Health and Family Services.
Human
Resources
Attracting & Retaining
Employees
Offering
some hints about what entices people to join a company, and what
keeps them there.
Attracting, Hiring and Keeping
Good People
Your
business can only be as good as the people that you attract and
keep.
Top Ten Tips to Attract,
Retain and Motivate Employees
Ten
tips for attracting, retaining and motivating employees.
Plan
Rooms
La
Crosse Builders Exchange Web site
Provides builders
and contractors along with plan developers and building administrators
a communication link to facilitate their tasks.
Safety
Programs
Operation
Safe Site
Operation Safe
Site offers information dealing with safety in the construction workplace.
The site features articles and book reviews on subjects realting to
the industry.
Department
of Energy - Environment Health and Safety Portal
Department of
Energy - Environment Health and Safety Portal This site offers technical
studies and government documents relating to safety and health issues.
National
Safety Council
The National
Safety Council site offers safety and injury information at home and
in the workplace.
OSHA
- Construction Industry Safety and Health Outreach Program
OSHA - Construction
Industry Safety and Health Outreach Program The OSHA - Construction
Safety Outreach Program provides information about the program and how
it has changed the relationship OSHA has with business.
National
Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards
The National
Conference of States on Building Codes and Standards site promotes the
development of an efficient, cooperative system of building regulations
to ensure the public’s safety in all buildings, residential and commercial.