March 2018 Blog Archive

Peel and Unstick: Tips For Removing Self-Adhesive Underlayment Fri, Mar 30, 2018 Paul Casseri, Product Manager, Atlas Roofing Shingles and Underlayment Division. Self-adhering waterproof underlayment is an adhesive-backed membrane designed to provide a secondary layer of protection against leaks or damage caused by extreme weath... Read More

Reason Prevails in the Keys, But Good Intentions are Certainly Not in Short Supply Fri, Mar 30, 2018 Mike Silvers, CPRC, Silvers Systems Inc. & FRSA Director of Technical Services There is good news from Monroe County. The Board of County Commissioners removed from consideration the following ordinance: “SECTION 2: METAL ROOFING. Any new... Read More

What is Safety? Fri, Mar 30, 2018 Kevin Lindley, Loss Control Consultant, FRSA-SIF Work safe. Drive safe. Be safe. What does it all mean? Is the translation of “safe” lost in just another phrase we carelessly throw out there when we speak to one another; or, is it a heed... Read More

Thinking Ahead: Why Successful Roofing Installations Always Begin With a Plan Fri, Mar 30, 2018 Paul Casseri, Product Manager, Atlas Roofing Shingles and Underlayment Division Professional contractors understand that preparation is the key to a successful roofing job. Before they put a crew on-site, they check the weather conditions and make s... Read More

How Thermoplastic Membranes Changed the Low-Slope Roofing Market Fri, Mar 30, 2018 Mike Ennis, RRC, Technical Director, Single Ply Roofing Industry Without question, thermoplastic roofing membranes have been the fastest growing form of low-slope roofing products for more than a decade. Thermoplastic roofing membranes come in diffe... Read More

AOB: It's Like Workers' Comp All Over Again Thu, Mar 29, 2018 Cam Fentriss, FRSA LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL I am having déjà vu in Tallahassee. The AOB abuse issue is taking the same path as the workers’ compensation crisis a number of years ago. Sixteen years ago, we fought the war for workers&r... Read More

Cell Phone Policies for Roofers Wed, Mar 21, 2018 Trent Cotney, PA, Cotney Construction Law Now that we’re in 2018, it’s time for employers to review their workplace policies to make changes to current policies, as well as implement new ones. Cell phone policies are one of the newer and... Read More