Avoid Being Dumped for a Buck & a Truck

Fire Sprinkler contractors, like all construction trades are experiencing a serious lack of manpower at every level of the business. This shortage of manpower is compounded by inflation, the increasing cost of money and materials, all resulting in projects cancelled or on hold. All of these factors are holding back potentional growth and expansion opportunities and seem out of our control. They are not. Our industry needs the introduction of new blood and training programs to sustain the workforce needs of AFSA members and the industry as a whole. This webinar will provide solutions by discussing the reality of the need to recruit, grow and retain our workforce and stop paying more per hour for mediocrity and untrained workers.

Upon completion of this webinar, participants should be able to:

1. Understand the needs of the modern workforce as opposed to past practices and experiences.
2. Identify the cost of employee turnover and it’s impact on the company bottom line.
3. Combine the benefits and opportunity for growth and professional development to show teammembers why staying for the long haul is more beneficial than the short term gain of a buck and a truck.
4. Choose training programs for long term solutions to manpower needs, to become a farmer rather than a hunter.

Bob Caputo

Bob Caputo, President of the American Fire Sprinkler Association, is chair of the NFPA 24 and NFPA 291 Technical Committee and a member of multiple NFPA technical committees, including NFPA 13 and NFPA 25. Caputo is a contributor of the NFPA 13 and NFPA 25 Handbooks, and the NFPA Inspection Manual. A senior member of NFPA and AFSA faculties, Caputo has written and presented seminars throughout the world on fire protection and life safety systems and is a regular speaker at AFSA and NFPA conventions. Caputo’s industry distinctions include “Fire Prevention Officer of the Year” from San Diego County in 1994; “Man of the Year” from Fire Protection Contractor magazine in 1997; and the Henry S. Parmelee award from AFSA in 2017. Caputo attended the University of Albuquerque, New Mexico and is a U.S. Navy veteran and former volunteer fire fighter.