Industry News
NRCA Joins Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), suicide kills nearly three times as many construction workers as falls do each year. The CDC reports the construction industry is the No. 1 industry for number of suicides and No. 2 industry in suicide rates. As part of its commitment to ...
Last Chance to Enter Metal Roofing National Championship Games – Deadline is September 30
The Total Cash Awards Purse for the Metal Roofing National Championship Games Has Grown To $8,500. September 30 is the deadline for contestants to enter the MCA Aces of Las Vegas Metal Roofing National Championship Games event at METALCON, which will be held October 18-20 at the Las Vegas, Nevada Convention ...
Trent Cotney P.A. Construction Law Group to Speak at the National Safety Council
Leading law team presents with Barry Noll of the U.S. Department of the Interior at the National Safety Council Congress & Expo Tampa, FL – Trent Cotney P.A. Construction Law Group, a leading national law firm for construction, specialty trades and OSHA law, will present at the NSC Congress & Expo ...
Don’t Miss CERTA Application and Train-the-Trainer Session at this Year’s MRCA Conference
The CERTA training program is ideal for contractors whose work involves torch applications. These programs train experienced roof system installers on the safe use of roofing torches used to apply polymer-modified bitumen roofing products. CERTA training shows how proper roof system configuration design and application techniques can result in fire-safe installations. ...
New Roofing Association Focuses on Underlayments
The inaugural technical committee will focus on code classifications and industry regulations in relation to underlayments. With a desire to cultivate the long-term success of underlayment products for building envelope applications for both residential and commercial structures, four roofing companies – Carlisle, Gardner-Gibson, Maryland Paper and Mid-States Asphalt – have formed ...
MRCA Conference Keynote Is Annouced - Eric McElvenny
MRCA Conference Keynote EricMcElvenny is a retired Marine Corps Captain who deployed three times before being injured by an IED. At the MRCA 2017 Annual Conference & Expo, the morning of Tuesday, October 17th will kick-off with a dynamic Keynote Address by Eric McElvenny. Eric served seven years in the United ...
Join ARCA'S First Education Class of Roofing Shingles
The roofing shingles class is scheduled for October 13, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona ARCA was challenged to institute an education curriculum that would benefit all members. The idea behind the program is to provide education that will benefit the new person just entering the industry along with anyone already in ...
Trent Cotney P.A. Construction Law Group Offers Hurricane Help Line
Affected areas can get free legal advice in dealing with the storm aftermath by calling the hurricane help line. Tampa, FL – Trent Cotney P.A. Construction Law Group, a leading national law firm for construction, specialty trades and OSHA law, is offering a free, legal help line to help ...
National Nail’s STINGER® CH38-2 Cap Hammer Wins 2017 Pro Tool Innovation Award
To celebrate, the company will be giving away a STINGER CH38-2 Cap Hammer each week for the next five weeks. Grand Rapids, MI -- National Nail announces that its newly upgraded STINGER®CH38-2 Cap Hammer has won the coveted 5th Annual Pro Tool Innovation Award for 2017 in the Hand Tools-Hammer Tackers-Staplers ...
OSHA’s new Silica Standard Goes into Effect September 23
Here’s what you need to know about this new silica standard for construction. By Karen Edwards, Editor. According to OSHA, about two million construction workers are exposed to respirable crystalline silica in their workplaces. The new silica standard is meant to protect these workers from developing lung cancer, silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
