Heat and Frost Insulators 18

Contractor List

Members of the Heat and Frost Insulators Local 18 have been on the job at St. Elizabeth East Hospital, Eli Lilly, Bob Rohrman Toyata and several projects at Purdue University which include: Terry and Fowler Houses, Hockmeyer Hall and the Bill and Sally Hanley Building. We have also secured the Mackey Arena project along with other projects in the Tippecanoe County area.

To prepare members for the challenges of their profession, apprentices complete a four-year training program covering metal layout, blueprint reading, mathematics, safe handling of potentially hazardous materials, OSHA safety, first aid, CPR and more.

They spend 144 hours in the classroom each year, meeting for eight hours every Saturday from January through May. Apprentices also receive 1,800 hours in on-the-job training.

Special training and upgrade classes are also offered for apprentices, journeymen and new members to fine-tune their skills. These include asbestos awareness, abatement and safety procedures, environmental management practices and monitoring, confined tank entry, fall protection, fire stopping, and other changes in the construction industry.

Established: 1912                  
Members: 310
Indiana counties served: 32 in central Indiana
Illinois counties served: 5 counties in central Illinois
Membership benefits: Good benefits and wages, equal opportunity, overtime pay, union representation and security.
National association: International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers.

Scott Collier, Business Manager
Doug Stuckey, President
Tony Richardson, Organizer
Jerry Stewart, Financial Secretary

3302 South East Street           
Indianapolis, IN 46227
Phone: (317) 786-3216  Fax: (317) 786-3353
www.insulators18.org   local18@sbcglobal.net
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