The IBEW Code of Excellence is a program for the Electrical Industry, designed to ensure the highest of standards on each and every IBEW job. Through Leaders and Members committing to the program by demonstrating the IBEW core values in everything they do. These core values are known as SPARQ:
- Safety
- Professionalism
- Accountability
- Relationships
- Quality
The Code of Excellence is a program for IBEW Local Unions to promote and bring out the best from our members, and to demonstrate and showcase the skills and professionalism we have to offer. Bringing out a sense of pride in IBEW members, showing the highest quality craftsmanship while leaving a lasting impression of quality workmanship with the customer.
The Code of Excellence program is also a means to build and project positive attitudes about who we are, and the work we do, on and off the job. While demonstrating quality, productivity, and professionalism every day, by every member.
Local union training for the Code of Excellence program may be facilitated by an International representative, but, regardless of delivery method or by whom, the Code of Excellence program training is to convey a strong message within these core values above while also being held accountable to the IBEW Responsibilities of implementation and administration. Our workplace representatives, or excellence stewards, being provided a special program, have the ability to resolve Code of Excellence issues quickly and effectively. These standards include: Working time, Safety, Tools, Fitness for Duty, Customer Relations, and Brotherhood.
Our signatory employers also have a responsibility to manage their jobs effectively, and have the following responsibilities under the Code of Excellence:
- To address ineffective supervisors, including superintendents, general foremen, and foremen.
- To ensure proper job planning and layout, to minimize downtime.
- To ensure that there are proper numbers and types of necessary tools.
- To ensure proper maintenance, care, storage, and security for employer-provided and employee-provided equipment and tools.
- To ensure that there are adequate numbers of employees to perform the work efficiently, and conversely, to limit the number of employees to the work at hand, to demonstrate to the customer the efficiency of our partnership.
- To provide the necessary leadership skills for jobsite leaders to eliminate problems.
- To enforce the necessary positive attitude with supervisors that IBEW and the employer are working together.
- To make available the proper types and quantities of equipment and materials are available to insure job progress.
- To ensure that jobsite leaders take the necessary responsibility for mistakes created by management decisions.
- To eliminate unsafe work conditions and ensure that proper safety training, equipment, and methods are utilized.
