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Maryland Governor Visits High-Tech High School to Promote Education Initiatives

JATC donated and installed photovoltaic (PV) system at high school to provide solar energy to the school and serve as an educational tool

The Electrical Alliance has tapped into its electrical expertise to support Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley’s education initiatives.

The Washington, D.C. Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC) donated and installed a PV system at North Point High School in Waldorf, Md. Gov. O’Malley recently visited North Point to promote two education initiatives he proposed in this year’s budget, seeking a high-tech future of education and career readiness.

A Tradition of Intense Training

Electrical Alliance electricians mix of book smarts and hands-on experience deliver the region’s highest quality work

Searching for an electrical contractor who knows their stuff through intense education and thorough training? Look no further than Electrical Alliance contractors.

The electricians employed by Electrical Alliance contractors all undergo a meticulous three- or five-year accredited telecommunications or electric apprenticeship through the Washington, D.C. Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee (JATC). The apprenticeship includes both classroom and project site work. Journeymen electricians are also constantly provided with continuing education on new processes to ready them for work on tomorrow’s systems.

The JATC is sponsored by the Electrical Alliance, a cooperative effort between the electrical contractors of the Washington, D.C. Chapter of National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and the craftsmen of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 26.

Electrical Contractors 2012 Safety Resolution: Review, Refresh, Renew, Reduce

For most, safety is a guiding principle. For contractors of the Electrical Alliance, a cooperative effort between the Washington, DC Chapter of NECA and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 26, safety extends well beyond the immediate scope. It’s the guiding principle in a personal, work and post-work environment.

Accidents involving improper electrical maintenance, mechanical failures, falling and aerial lift mishaps can unfortunately happen all too easily. Research from The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) found that from 2003-2009, worker contact with electrical currents was responsible for 1,573 fatal workplace accidents, 772 in the construction industry alone.* Contact with overhead power lines; contact with wiring, transformers, or other electrical components; and contact with electric current from machines, tools, appliance or light fixtures, are the top three categories responsible for on-the-job electrical death.

Because of this, Andrew Porter, executive director of the Washington D.C. Chapter of National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) operates under the “tell them, tell them again, and then tell them what we told them” principle concerning safety. Porter said, “These findings emphasize the extreme value of proper safety practices that start personally with correct safety knowledge, and are continuously encouraged by supervisors.”