January 2024 Blog Archive

FRSA Visits IBHS for Roof Resilience Discussions and Testing Facility Tour Tue, Jan 09, 2024 FRSA visits the IBHS testing facility in South Carolina and discusses the future of roof testing. Read More

Back Injury Prevention Tue, Jan 09, 2024 Kevin Lindley, Safety Consultant, FRSA Self Insurer’s Fund The number one workplace safety problem in the nation as reported by OSHA is back injury. Back injuries can be very painful, result in long term or lifetime disabilities and can be exp... Read More

Industry Updates - January 2024 Tue, Jan 09, 2024 ICP Names New Senior Vice President of Sales ICP Group has named Jason Fretz, a building and construction industry sales leader with more than 20 years of experience, as its new Vice President of Sales for Roofing & Waterproofing Retail and Dist... Read More

Wind Speeds Tue, Jan 09, 2024 Riku Ylipelkonen, Owner, Standard Building Advisors and FRSA Technical Advisor Living in Florida, one gets a good handle on the wind speeds associated with hurricanes and other wind events but did you know that “wind speed” is not always... Read More

Strategies for Navigating Risks in Roofing Tue, Jan 09, 2024 John Kenney, CPRC, CEO, Cotney Consulting In the construction industry, roofing stands out as a field laden with unique challenges and risks. From the heights at which workers operate to the unpredictability of the weather, roofing contractors must ... Read More

Concerns About the Proposed OSHA Walkaround Rule Tue, Jan 09, 2024 Trent Cotney, Partner, Adams and Reese LLP As you may have heard, in August 2023 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed a new rule titled Worker Walkaround Representative Designation Process. It would amend 29 CFR § 1... Read More