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• 07.12.19

  Nuclear Verdicts- A Rapidly Growing Trend

  During a PHCC Risk Management and Safety Committee meeting I attended in June at Federated Insurance, Federated executives reminded the committee about the dangers and risk to a contractor’s business related to cellphone use and distracted driving. “Fifteen states and the District of Columbia have already banned handheld devices while driving. Among them is Washington… more

• 07.10.19

  Foundation Volunteers Deliver SkillsUSA Championships

  Tornado? Missing Crate? No Problem! “It’s thousands of moving parts!” is how Foundation staff member Maureen Vasquez describes the process of set-up & running the SkillsUSA Plumbing Championships. This annual event gathers together the high school and post-secondary student winners of SkillsUSA state level competitions for national championships. Our contest and over 100 others brought… more

• 07.10.19

  Lessons from the Strategic Management Workshop

  “There’s no room in our company for brilliant jerks!” shared instructor Nate Koejte at the Foundation’s two-day workshop for contractor business owners and key employees. “We love having sharp employees, but not if it comes with the baggage of an ego or abusive attitude. Simply stating this as a company rule can do a lot… more

• 06.26.19

  PHCC Signs the Pledge to America’s Workers

  PHCC is thrilled about our commitment to train 75,000 people over the next five years through our plumbing and HVAC apprenticeship programs by signing the Pledge to America’s Workers.

• 06.25.19

  Federated Insurance Risk Management Academy

  Federated Insurance is offering complimentary risk management training for Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors-National Association members on October 15-17, 2019.