Reminder!
Posted February 23, 2024
Membership Meeting on Tuesday 02/27/24
Location: 2149 Oakland Rd San Jose CA 95131
Time: 6 PM
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Painters
DC16 STAR Program Class Schedule for the rest of 2024 is available. https://dc16star.org/calendar/
Register for:
1. Fall Protection https://dc16star.org/courses/categories/active-courses/fall-protection/
2. Booms & Lift https://dc16star.org/courses/categories/active-courses/booms-lifts/
Northern California Painters:
Per the Northern California Painters Master Agreement, Article 11; Section 15:
SAFETY TRAINING – Each Journeyperson and above (Painter) shall obtain and maintain
the certifications and training outlined in subsections a and b below. Once the required training is
complete and up-to-date, Journeypersons and above shall then annually complete a minimum of sixteen (16) hours of painter-trade and/or safety education training courses that are recommended by their Employer. The curriculum for such continuing education shall be established and provided by the Finishing Trades Institute of Northern California and Nevada (“FTI”) and made available through the STAR Program. They shall possess a valid and updated training card and provide documented proof of
training to their Employer and the FTI. The Union shall not dispatch any Journeyperson without proof of training.
(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
or
iv. Sixteen (16) hours employer recommended painter trade and/or safety education
training, if the above-required training is complete and up to date. If none or only a
portion of the above training is complete, the hours to complete the required
training above would count towards the minimum sixteen (16) hours.