Our current agreement lists three courses as mandatory and must be completed before being cleared to a job site. The courses are CSTS-09, WHMIS 2015, and Fall Arrest/Awareness. In addition to these three courses, your dues must be current and you must agree to the Dispatch Policy.

CSTS-09 (or CSTS-2020)

Before you can start the course, an account for you must be set up. If you haven’t already been set up and need to take the course, contact Tammy in the main office

Email: tammy@ibew993.org
Phone: 250-376-8755.

WHMIS 2015

This course can be taken online from the Western Jets Website. After logging in to https://wjets.ca/ choose “Online Training” which is listed under the “Training” menu item. The information that you need to login to the VUBIZ training site is in the two green boxes.

If you need assistance logging into the VUBIZ training website, you can view this short video.
There are three WHMIS courses listed. You are looking for “WHMIS 2015“. If you need help finding the correct course you can view this short video.

If you’re still having problems, you can email the VUBIZ support at support@vubiz.com.

Fall Arrest/Awareness

This course can be taken online from the Western Jets Website. After logging in to https://wjets.ca/ choose “Online Training” which is listed under the “Training” menu item. The information that you need to log in to the VUBIZ training site is in the two green boxes.

If you need assistance logging into the VUBIZ training website, you can view this short video.
If you need help finding the correct course you can view this short video.

If you’re still having problems, you can email the VUBIZ support at support@vubiz.com.

Hearing Test

You are required to have a current (with the last year) hearing test.
You can arrange for a hearing test by using one of the locations listed on our Hearing Test Facilities list.

Certificates

Don’t forget to sent your completed certifications to Tammy at tammy@ibew993.org when you’re done.

Taking Photos of your Certificates

Make sure that when you take photos of your certificates that they’re going to be readable and usable. Here’s some tips for taking good certificate photos.

Dues

Your basic dues must be paid up to the end of the current month.

You can find out more information by calling the office at 250-376-8755

Agree to the Dispatch Policy

Once you’re confirmed for a call, you will be sent an email with a link to the page where you can agree. If you go to the link when you’re not logged into the website, you will be told that you need to login first.

Login to our website and at the top of the Member Information page you’ll see a red box with the title “You Need to Take Action”. Click the link in that box to be taken to the job information page.

On the job information page, read all of the job information carefully. Near the bottom of the page in the section “Dispatch Agreement” you’ll see a check box titled “Dispatch Policy Agree“. Check the box, which will cause the submit button to appear. Click the submit button and you’re done.

If you need assistance with the process of agreeing to the dispatch policy, you can view this short video.

All of the above Ready For Work requirements must be met before a clearance can be created.


See 1009 in ARTICLE X – SAFETY PRACTICES. Page 24 in the PDF version and Page 51 in the book.