President's Column - March 2022
Wed, Mar 23, 2022
My thanks to the Board and Committee members who participated in the quarterly meetings held on our GoToWebinar platform. I wish we could have met in person. This persistent virus hit our staff, which relegated us to virtual meetings instead. Even so... Read More
Legal Liability and The Importance of Documenting Existing Conditions - March 2022
Mon, Mar 21, 2022
The Champlain Towers collapse in Surfside, Florida was a national tragedy. Over 100 people died in one of the deadliest engineering failures in American history. The families of victims have been searching for answers for some time and the litigation... Read More
Ladder Safety - March 2022
Fri, Mar 18, 2022
The most important piece of roofing contractors’ equipment is the ladder. Used every day to get from the ground to the roof safely, to tear-off and install a new roof system and to make repairs or perform maintenance. Read More
Industry Updates - March 2022
Mon, Mar 14, 2022
GAF Wins NRCA’s Charlie Raymond Award - During NRCA’s Industry Awards Ceremony and Cocktail Reception, NRCA presented its Charlie Raymond Award to GAF, Parsippany, N.J. The Charlie Raymond Award is the most prestigious membership recruitment award NR... Read More
Hard Hat Safety: Head Protection Tips and OSHA Guidelines - March 2022
Fri, Mar 11, 2022
More than two million disabling work injuries occur every year, 25 percent of which involve the head. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), hard hat safety is required in work areas where objects might fall from above... Read More
FRSA - 100 Years Strong - March 2022
Wed, Mar 09, 2022
Throughout 2022, this column will recap some of FRSA’s rich history, through accounts from minutes and a published book called FRSA The First Half Century. Read More
Fall Protection: Focus on Guardrail Systems - March 2022
Mon, Mar 07, 2022
Per OSHA regulations, section 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1), there are only three types of conventional fall protection systems that are acceptable for use by any trade, in any leading-edge environment. Those three types of fall protection are 1. guardrail s... Read More
When Reroofing, the Choice to Recover or Replace May Not Be Yours - February 2022
Thu, Mar 03, 2022
For many years, when a roofing contractor referred to a reroof it was understood that this meant to remove the old roof and then reroof the building. As the industry has transitioned to more recovering of existing roofs, the definition in the code wa... Read More
Six Strategies for Quickly Making High-Quality Hires - February 2022
Mon, Feb 28, 2022
Finding great talent at a time when there is so much tumult in the working world can be exasperating but moving too quickly may be something you come to regret. Instead, move strategically and carefully by identifying the best candidates, what they c... Read More
