Roofing Safety Tips
Mental health takes center stage in roofing safety and performance
By Heidi J. Ellsworth. Impactful conversations are reshaping jobsite safety and workforce wellbeing across the roofing industry. For years, the roofing industry carried an unspoken rule: Push through, stay tough and keep moving, with little room for conversations around stress or mental wellbeing. Mental health was rarely acknowledged as part of ...
Engineering snow safety: The origin story of TRA Snow & Sun
By Jenny Yu. Learn how a roofing consultant’s search for answers led to a new standard in snow retention engineering. What began as a roofing consultant’s challenge has evolved into one of the industry’s leading voices in snow retention engineering. At TRA Snow & Sun’s 3rd Annual Snow Retention ...
Scaffold Safety / Scissor Lift / Aerial Lift (Spanish)
This course is designed to teach hazard recognition and abatement procedures for scaffold use to include scissor lifts, mobile scaffolds and boom lifts. The primary focus is compliance with company directives, use of authorized equipment in the work environment and OSHA directives that are relative to company supplied equipment. Attendees ...
Scaffold Safety / Scissor Lift / Aerial Lift (English)
This course is designed to teach hazard recognition and abatement procedures for scaffold use to include scissor lifts, mobile scaffolds and boom lifts. The primary focus is compliance with company directives, use of authorized equipment in the work environment and OSHA directives that are relative to company supplied equipment. Attendees ...
Building a culture of safety and long-term success
By Jenny Yu. In an employee profile video, IKO’s environmental health and safety coordinator shares why he recommends working for IKO. James Harrison didn’t plan on a career in environmental health and safety, but the opportunity arrived early in his tenure at IKO’s Hagerstown facility in Maryland. After starting as ...
Extension cord safety for roofers
By Cotney Consulting Group. An extension cord is a simple piece of equipment, but like everything on a roof, it can hurt you if you are careless with it. Every roofing crew uses extension cords for power tools, compressors and generators. But they’re also one of the most overlooked hazards on a ...
Stop the snap: Hose whipping hazards on roofing sites
By Cotney Consulting Group. Roofing crews who take hose safety seriously work faster, cleaner and with fewer surprises. Roofers work with compressed air and fluid hoses every day, from pneumatic nail guns and spray rigs to compressors and cleaning tools. These hoses make the job faster and more efficient, but they can ...
NFPA to host annual conference and expo in Las Vegas on June 22-24, 2026
The 2026 NFPA Expo will feature more than 420 exhibitors and over 130 educational sessions. The National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) will host its annual Conference and expo at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas on June 22-24, 2026. This comprehensive event brings together thousands of the industry’s leading ...
Basic Rooftop Propane Torch Training
Upon registering for CERTA train-the-trainer courses, individuals must attest they have some torch-use experience. This basic half-day course will ensure CERTA trainers have some proficiency with torch use. During this course, participants will learn how to: Perform the basic skills for assembly, testing, lighting and using a roofing torch to adhere polymer-modified ...
Fall-protection Trainer Course for Roofing
Falls remain the leading cause of death and injury in the roofing industry, accounting for at least one-third of all construction fatalities. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Subpart M requires that workers receive fall protection training from a competent person. Is your company prepared to meet this standard? NRCA’s advanced ...
