Don’t forget to stretch
Stretching is important in the maintenance of muscles’ elasticity and length. When a muscle shortens, the ability to perform a task involving that muscle decreases, which can then increase the…
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Goals met during Fall Steps Challenge
SMART members took 21,717,860 steps toward better health during the 2022 Fall Steps Challenge, held from Sept. 19 through Oct. 31. Top walkers included Giselle Sanchez, from Local 49 in…
Read MoreA Conversation about Safety
Angie Simon is joined by Aldo Zambetti, Administrator of Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT), and Justin Crandol, CSP, ARM, CRIS, Director of Safety at SMACNA. In this episode,…
Read MoreSMOHIT, SMART recognized as mental health visionaries
At the first Construction Working Minds Summit, held earlier this year in Denver, Colorado, SMOHIT and SMART were jointly honored with the Mental Health Visionary award. The summit was hosted…
Read MoreSMOHIT-SMART MAP relaunches in-person, localized peer trainings
SMOHIT-SMART MAP, the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation (SMART) workers’ Member Assistance Program, administered by the Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT), has reignited peer in-person training after COVID-19…
Read MoreYou don’t have to fix it — you just have to be there
It’s just past dusk, and you’re driving home from a long day. On the side of the road, you see a car pulled over, hazard lights blinking. As you pass,…
Read MoreSheet Metal Workers Local 18 integrates suicide prevention into COMET training
At Sheet Metal Workers Local 18 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, the past few years have provided organizers with insight into what members go through in terms of mental health struggles, substance abuse or…
Read MoreHelpline for unionized sheet metal workers marks fifth year, growth
Union to hire second dedicated counselor to field 24/7 calls from union members In 2017, as awareness of mental health and substance use disorder struggles increased, the unionized sheet metal…
Read MoreSpread the word — helplines work
The SMOHIT Helpline (877-884-6227) launched in 2017 amidst natural disasters, mass shootings and a rise in awareness about the mental health struggles of members of SMART. Operated by a licensed therapist,…
Read MoreSMOHIT Safety Committee works behind the scenes for all-around safety improvement
As one of his first actions as program director in 2021, Aldo Zambetti created the Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT) Safety Committee, a hand-picked group of longtime safety experts from…
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Resources to help members better understand important safety guidelines and regulations within the trade.
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