February 2016 Blog Archive

Fastener Corrosion Update Fri, Feb 26, 2016 Mark Zehnal, CPRC, FRSA Director of Technical Services At the January FRSA Board and Committee meetings in St. Augustine, the Codes and Regulatory Compliance Committee received a research update on fastener corrosion. Associate Professor of Civil En... Read More

Lobbying Against FRSA Members’ Best Interest Fri, Feb 26, 2016 In January, most or all FRSA members received at least three email messages from Cohen Battisti and Grossman (now Cohen and Grossman) attorneys, with the subject “we need you in Tallahassee!” This was about Senate Bill 596 that this law f... Read More

2017 Florida Building Code 6th Edition Development Thu, Feb 25, 2016 Mark Zehnal, CPRC, FRSA Director of Technical Services If you didn’t already know, the next Florida Building Code modification process has started. In fact, the first part of the process ended on January 1, 2016 which was the deadline to have ... Read More

DOT Regulations and Commercial Driver’s Licenses Thu, Feb 25, 2016 Lisa Pate, CEM, FRSA Executive Director Driving a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) requires a higher level of knowledge, experience, skills, and physical abilities than that required to drive a non-commercial vehicle. In order to obtain a Commercial D... Read More

Chasing Money Thu, Feb 25, 2016 Trent Cotney, PA, FRSA LEGAL COUNSEL At some point in your roofing careers, you will face the inevitable problem of a customer not paying you. Depending on the amount owed, it may warrant filing suit and ultimately obtaining a judgment against a cus... Read More