Brothers and Sisters,

 Work has started to pick up. We have multiple projects in the northern rural areas of the state and our contractors are looking for members who are willing to stay out of town. We have also been getting calls regularly for local jobs as well. Unfortunately, we have had to deny a few Journeyman Painter requests due to not having the required certifications. As you all may know by now all journeyman should have 16 hours of required training to be dispatched.

 (a) Each Journeyperson and above (Commercial Painter) shall successfully complete and maintain the

following:

1. By January 1, 2025

i. Fall Protection (USACE EM385), including Ladder Safety, and

ii. Mobile Elevated Worker Platforms, and

iii. Harassment Training

 (b) Each Journeyperson and above (Industrial & Bridge Painter) shall successfully complete and maintain the

following:

1. By January 1, 2025

i. OSHA-10, and

ii. Scaffold Training, and

iii. Harassment Training

If you still need these certs go to the DC 16 STAR website, https://dc16star.org/ to sign up for the classes. If you don’t see the class that you need, call the STAR Program at (519) 782-7827, and let them know what class you need. They will put you on the waiting list and if enough people get on the list another class will be created. Please keep up on your certs and make sure you start signing up for the certs required in 2026. For Commercial Painters OSHA 10 and Scaffold Training will be required in 2026 and for Industrial Painters CAS Level and2 Hanging Platform Training, Mobile Elevated Work Platforms, and Fall Protection (USACE EM385), including Ladder Safety will be required.  

In Solidarity 

William Gonzalez