​December 9th, 11th, 16th and 18th 2025

Still wondering if you are correctly entering illness, or injury information on your company’s OSHA log? Are you confident of when to record and when not to record? This webinar will explain the regulatory requirements of OSHA’s illness and injury recording and reporting standard. Attendees will be able to assess injuries, or illnesses, and determine whether it meets the 3 elements that make a case recordable. The webinar will also cover the criteria of a new case and when to keep a case open and what to do when the case is completed.

Webinar discussion will include first aid, employee involvement in your reporting system, and how to inform employees of their right to report work-related injuries, or illnesses, free from retaliation. The webinar will also include electronic reporting requirements, applicability, and updates to the standard. Attendees will also learn how to complete the OSHA 300, 301, and 300A forms and whose signature must be on the annual summary.

WHO SHOULD SIGN-UP FOR THE PRE-RECOREDED WEBINAR?

• If you are responsible for the entry of employee illness or injuries on the OSHA 300 log
• If your signature is on the 300 A form
• If you have 11 or more employees at any time throughout the year (the threshold for reporting)
• If you have 20 employees in your utilities (water, electric, sewer, gas) departments (threshold for electronic reporting)
• If you are the person that needs to report a recordable injury to the staff person managing the OSHA 300 log

WEBINAR RELEASE DATES:

This is a pre-recorded webinar. A new webinar link will be emailed on each date listed below around 9:00a.m.
Each webinar will be approximately 1 hour in length.

PART 1: December 9, 2025 – Employer Responsibilities

PART 2: December 11, 2025 – What is a Recordable Injury or Illness?

PART 3: December 16, 2025 - How to Properly Complete the Forms

PART 4: December 18, 2025 – Record Keeping

The webinar links will remain live until February 13, 2026.


INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION:

Margret Meade, IAMU Safety Outreach Coordinator

Margret has over 30 years’ experience in the safety profession. She was the winner of the American society of Safety Professional’s (Hawkeye Chapter) 2021 Safety Professional of the Year award; the 2021 winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award in Safety for the Women in Safety Group; and winner of the Iowa Occupational Safety & Health Advisory Council 2025 Gary Hawk Safety Award.


COST:
$162 for IAMU members
$215 for non-members

Registration is open - CLICK HERE to register and view the brochure(Registration closes December 8th, 2025)

QUESTIONS?
Contact Margret Meade ([email protected])

​During Iowa’s 2026 spring legislative session, IAMU will once again host its weekly Legislative and Regulatory Call to keep members informed on key issues, updates, and developments at the Capitol.
The weekly calls will begin the first week of session in January 2026 and will be held every Friday at 9:00 a.m. throughout the session.
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Participation
These calls are open exclusively to IAMU member utility employees and joint action agency employees.

If you would like to be added to the invitation list, please email Melissa Brittain at [email protected] to be included on the virtual meeting invitation.

​Common Ground of Iowa (CGI) (the Iowa chapter of Common Ground Alliance (CGA) and the makers of the CGA Best Practices to reduce underground damages to our utilities) is having their annual meeting on Friday, December 5th, from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm at the Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities. Here we will have presenters from Holmes Murphy, Internet Transmission provider, Iowa Assistant Attorney General, Iowa One Call, and Iowa Utilities Commission speaking on the ins and outs of the excavation and the safety of underground infrastructure. This event is free to all as we are trying to spread the word in our industry. Lunch will be provided.

Click HERE to register for the free event.
 
Here is a LINK to the Common Ground Iowa website if you would like more information about the organization.

IAMU will hold its Advanced Water Treatment and Distribution Workshop on March 11-12, 2026.  As we prepare for this yearly training that brings together municipal water operators from around Iowa, we are asking for presentation proposals. The presentations must provide educational content and must not be sales pitches for specific products or services because members will be receiving continuing education credit for their time at the workshop.

If you have any questions about this form or the workshop, please contact Steve Marsh at 515-289-1999 or by email at
[email protected].

Once completed, the Call for Presentations Form may be emailed to Steve. Deadline for submitting this form is December 22, 2025.

​IAMU invites utility personnel to attend the 2026 Utility Operations Conference, designed for professionals involved in operating and maintaining electric utility systems. This year’s conference features classroom training, hands-on field instruction, and opportunities to connect with fellow municipal utility staff.

Conference Overview 
January 20, 2026

• 12:30 – 1:00  Registration
• 1:00 – 1:15 Meeting Kickoff - IAMU Electric Services Staff,   Electric Safety and Training Committee
• 1:15 – 2:30 Grid Resilience Funding/Revolving Loan Fund Information - Jeff Geerts, Iowa Economic   Development Authority. 
• IAMU Member Roundtable Session
• 2:30 – 2:45 Break
• 2:45 – 3:30 Supervisor’s Annual Review - Margret Meade, IAMU
• 3:30 – 4:00 DMACC Utility Technology Program - Don Finn, DMACC

January 21, 2026
8:15 – 9:45 IAMU Mutual Aid Program Review    Jim Wolfe, IAMU
9:45 – 10:00 Break
10:00 – 11:00 Rooted Strength: The Power of Showing Up Well in Service to Our Communities   Amanda Hull, Hull Health
11:00 – 11:30 Roundtable Topics - IAMU Staff
11:30 – 11:45 Vendor Introductions
11:45 – 1:15 Lunch and Vendor Show
1:15 – 1:30 Roundtable Follow-up
1:30 – 2:30 Veterans in the Workplace - Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
2:30 – 3:00 Break
3:00 – 4:30 Defensive Driving - Rodney Larson, Iowa State Patrol
4:30 – 6:00 Vendor Reception, Drawing at 5:45

January 22, 2026
7:30 – 8:15 Breakfast
8:15 – 9:15 Job Site Observations - IAMU Staff
9:15 – 9:30 Break
9:30 – 11:00 Cybersecurity - Dee Gerdts, Muscatine Power and Water
11:00 – 12:00 Apprenticeship Update - IAMU 

​Registration

• Members: $425
• Non-Members: $525
• Registration Deadline: January 16, 2026
• Meals and materials included.

Hotel:
A special IAMU room rate is available at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites.
Room block deadline: January 1, 2026

REGISTER HERE

Questions? Contact Jim Wolfe at [email protected].

IAMU will again host the Complete Watt-Hour Metering Workshop, a comprehensive, hands-on training designed to help electric utility personnel reduce revenue loss by ensuring meters are operating accurately and efficiently.

This five-day workshop, led by industry expert Larry Chapman of Chapman Metering Consultants, provides an in-depth look at watt-hour meter construction, application, troubleshooting, tampering identification, and more. Participants will gain practical experience and knowledge to keep their utility’s “cash register” operating at peak performance.

Workshop Highlights

• Electric meter construction & major components
• ​​Basic application theory & load pitfalls
• ​Self-contained and C.T./P.T. rated metering
• Instrument transformers
• Socket issues & wiring error analysis
• Polyphase metering concepts
• Solid-state vs. mechanical meters
• Hands-on installation, troubleshooting & testing
  
  

Schedule

• Monday, Jan. 26: Registration at 12 p.m.; workshop 1–5 p.m.
• Jan. 27–29: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. (lunch provided)
• Friday, Jan. 30: 8 a.m.–12 p.m.

Registration

• Members: $860
• Non-Members: $910
• Registration Deadline: January 20, 2026
• Capacity: Limited to 30 participants (20 minimum required)
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Register Online: REGISTER HERE
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Questions? Contact Jim Wolfe at 641-330-0150 or [email protected].

​December 9th, 11th, 16th and 18th 2025

Still wondering if you are correctly entering illness, or injury information on your company’s OSHA log? Are you confident of when to record and when not to record? This webinar will explain the regulatory requirements of OSHA’s illness and injury recording and reporting standard. Attendees will be able to assess injuries, or illnesses, and determine whether it meets the 3 elements that make a case recordable. The webinar will also cover the criteria of a new case and when to keep a case open and what to do when the case is completed.

Webinar discussion will include first aid, employee involvement in your reporting system, and how to inform employees of their right to report work-related injuries, or illnesses, free from retaliation. The webinar will also include electronic reporting requirements, applicability, and updates to the standard. Attendees will also learn how to complete the OSHA 300, 301, and 300A forms and whose signature must be on the annual summary.

WHO SHOULD SIGN-UP FOR THE PRE-RECOREDED WEBINAR?

• If you are responsible for the entry of employee illness or injuries on the OSHA 300 log
• If your signature is on the 300 A form
• If you have 11 or more employees at any time throughout the year (the threshold for reporting)
• If you have 20 employees in your utilities (water, electric, sewer, gas) departments (threshold for electronic reporting)
• If you are the person that needs to report a recordable injury to the staff person managing the OSHA 300 log

WEBINAR RELEASE DATES:

This is a pre-recorded webinar. A new webinar link will be emailed on each date listed below around 9:00a.m.
Each webinar will be approximately 1 hour in length.

PART 1: December 9, 2025 – Employer Responsibilities

PART 2: December 11, 2025 – What is a Recordable Injury or Illness?

PART 3: December 16, 2025 - How to Properly Complete the Forms

PART 4: December 18, 2025 – Record Keeping

The webinar links will remain live until February 13, 2026.


INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION:

Margret Meade, IAMU Safety Outreach Coordinator

Margret has over 30 years’ experience in the safety profession. She was the winner of the American society of Safety Professional’s (Hawkeye Chapter) 2021 Safety Professional of the Year award; the 2021 winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award in Safety for the Women in Safety Group; and winner of the Iowa Occupational Safety & Health Advisory Council 2025 Gary Hawk Safety Award.


COST:
$162 for IAMU members
$215 for non-members

Registration is open - CLICK HERE to register and view the brochure(Registration closes December 8th, 2025)

QUESTIONS?
Contact Margret Meade ([email protected])