Guidelines For Ironworkers

A safety-driven handbook for ironworkers

Don't be a Joe, Be a Bill!

What is the Guidelines For Ironworkers book about?

Built with our team in mind, the book covers many scenarios involving the ironworker trade. We urge everyone to study the situations our characters find themselves in, read the guidelines in each chapter, and put these concepts into action. The phrase, “Don’t Be a Joe, Be a Bill,” can be found throughout the book, serving as a consistent reminder to follow in the footsteps of our Bill and Bonnie characters and to distance yourself from the actions of Joe and Jane.

Chapters From the Book

Unloading Trucks & Shaking Out Steel

As an AISC certified steel erector, Ideal Contracting's ironworkers know that shoring all steel members that have the potential to roll is an important measure that must be taken when shaking out steel on our project sites. In this scene, our characters walk next to a steel member with no shoring, displaying a very dangerous situation.

Jumping Connections

When working at heights, ironworkers must remain 100% tied off at all times by using a personal double leg self-retracting lifeline (SRL) and should, at a minimum, have two beam camps at their disposal. Jumping connections creates extreme and unnecessary risk. As shown in this scene, the ironworkers are not tied-off while traversing over the column.

Available Resources For Tradeseople

Ideal Contracting believes in providing all team members with the necessary tools and resources to support their health and safety, and we're proud to share some of these resources within the Guidelines For Ironworkers book.

Iron Sharpens Iron

But Safety Sharpens Minds

Inspired By a Dynamic Devotion to Safety

Why did we create this handbook?

The Guidelines For Ironworkers book was created to empower our team with core safety principles. With a focused vision from the start, we structured the book’s content to be centered on the overall well-being of ironworkers. It serves as an excellent quick reference guide for our tradespeople and as a resource tool for everyone at Ideal Contracting.

Rooted In Our Core Values

Safety

We will live, lead, and empower each other to ensure everyone goes home safely.

Integrity

Our actions are guided by transparency, honesty, and the principle to always do the right thing.

Talent

We will cultivate, leverage, and inspire growth to advance the mission of our company.

Sustainability

Contribute to the advancement of the neighborhoods we operate in by developing safe communities and a strong educational structure

Working Safely Today

To Build a Safer Tomorrow

Safety Brings Us Home™

Ideal Contracting has thoughtfully constructed a safety program that makes every member of our team an equal contributor. No matter what your role is within the organization, everyone impacts the safety and well-being of themselves and their fellow team members. That’s the culture we’ve envisioned from the beginning, and that culture continues to strengthen within Ideal Contracting today.