I.U.P.A.T. District Council 6 provides the world’s very finest and most comprehensive training to its apprentices and journeymen, focusing on the highest safety standards and the most modern trade skills.
All training programs are designed in conjunction with the nationally renownedI.U.P.A.T. Finishing Trades Institute.
Apprentices may train at one of four nationally accredited training facilities located throughout the Council. To view a directory of apprentice training for classes held at the Strongsville location, clickhere.
For those classes held in
Toledo, Lima, Columbus, Portsmouth, Dayton & Cincinnati, Click here.
Journey workers and apprentices both have the opportunity to take new classes this year. Graco, Wooster and Sherwin Williams classes are now part of the curriculum. Mainstay classes such as scissor lift, OSHA, and drywall textures are back as well. Click here for the entire 2011-2012 catalogue (2.4 MB)
Mobile Medical Corporation, a provider of on-site and off-site medical services, is not publishing a printed list of drug testing sites this year. To find out the location most convenient for you, click here for a list of collection facilities.
The presence of lead (Pb) in paint used in the past can cause brain damage if old paint is handled improperly. As the "best of the best" when it comes to painting, the members of DC 6 need to know the most recent set of guidelines and precautionary procedures. Please take a few minutes to view this Consumer Fact Sheet. If your contractor wants you to be RRP certified, please view the video below and contact the hall for a class date.
Residential Lead ALERT - New Laws
The EPA Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Regulation takes effect April 22, 2010. It covers all housing that was constructed prior to 1978, and encompasses all other pre-1978 "Child Occupied" buildings, such as day care centers, schools and other facilities. The law requires:
Contractors disturbing lead in these homes and facilities MUST become Certified Renovation Firms through the EPA.
Certified Renovation Firms must educate home or building owners of the law prior to starting the project and their workers must perform all work in a prescribed lead-safe manner.
Certified Renovation Firms must employ, on the job site, at least one worker who has passed training to become a Certified Renovator through an approved EPA training provider.
While home owners may perform the work themselves without being certified--if they live in the home--landlords must follow the requirements of the RRP.
There is a $32,500 fine for non-compliant contractors, with fines up to $65,000 for willful non-compliance. There are also possible criminal sanctions.
Lead dust can cause irreversible brain and other organ damage, particularly in children under six years of age. Many children are exposed to high concentrations of lead when work is being performed and after the project is completed if the area is not properly cleaned.
Painters' District Council 6 has been training members to meet the new requirements and encourages home and business owners and the general public to contact us for more information.
Apprenticeship Education & Training Apprentices EARN while they LEARN! Click here for more information.
Journeymen Members Upgrade Training D.C. 6 tradespersons sharpen their skills! Click here for more information.