Posted by Joseph Ceccarelli on Mon, Jul 14, 2008
Construction supervisors in Massachusetts will soon have to attend continuing education courses in order to renew their licenses, due to a new law signed by Governor Patrick on April 10. The new law empowers the State Board of Building Regulations and Standards to develop requirements and approve courses of instruction to be offered by others for the continuing education of construction supervisors. This is a great way to encourage safety not only for the builders themselves, but the homeowners as well. The codes are always changing and unfortunately not all contractors go to renewal course. That means they might not have all the information needed to make all the right decisions. Also we are in the time of going "green" so learning about new products will allow homes and commercial property to be environmentally friendly. I am glad to see this happen. Electricians have had to get CEU credits for years now in order to maintain their license. Most of the time
safety courses can be put toward CEUs for the licensing. Nice job to MA. for passing this bill.