Roofing Safety Tips
OSHA inspection 101
By Emma Peterson. Trent Cotney walks you through your rights for when OSHA comes to the jobsite. OSHA, or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, is the regulatory agency within the United States’ Department of Labor (DOL). It has existed since 1970 and its role is to protect U.S. workers ...
When wildfire smoke reaches the roof
By Cotney Consulting Group. Wildfire smoke has become an operational concern that many Canadian roofing contractors can no longer treat as an uncommon event. By mid-July 2026, hundreds of active wildfires were burning across Canada, with elevated fire danger affecting several northern and central regions. Smoke from those fires ...
Building safety that sticks
By Cotney Consulting Group. Turning compliance into culture on roofing jobsites. Safety isn’t just a program, a manual or a meeting. It’s what happens when leadership, training and accountability come together on a jobsite day after day, without exception. Yet, too often in roofing, safety culture gets reduced to slogans and paperwork. ...
Protecting roofers and strengthening the trade
By Emma Peterson. A look at how NFRC is driving higher standards across the industry through a variety of campaigns and partnerships. With a legacy that dates back to 1892 and a membership that includes over 1,500 roofing companies, National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) is one of the ...
When the danger is invisible
By Emma Peterson. How NFRC is raising awareness of long-term, less visible safety risks in roofing. Over the years, our understanding of safety practices in the roofing trade has grown exponentially. There was a time not too long ago where something as simple as earplugs on a jobsite were much ...
Keeping up with an industry that demands a lot from the people who keep it moving
By NRCA. The NRCA shares ways roofing professionals can manage anxiety. From changing weather and tight schedules to customer expectations, labor challenges and business pressures, roofing professionals often carry more than the work in front of them. The National Roofing Contractors Association is encouraging contractors and their teams to recognize the importance ...
Don’t step through, step back and plan
By Emma Peterson. Learn about NFRC’s newest safety campaign – Don't Fall for Fragile. From heavy lifting requirements and potentially dangerous machinery to working at heights, there’s a lot of safety risks that come with working in the roofing trade. At the same time, we’ve made a lot of ...
Routine doesn’t mean risk-free
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Tips for staying alert in building maintenance. There’s a unique mindset that comes with building maintenance work. Unlike construction crews who move from project to project, maintenance technicians return to the same properties day after day. They know the buildings, understand the systems and learn the ...
Fire performance in roof rejuvenation matters
By Jesse Sanchez. Roof treatments should support maintenance goals without materially increasing fire-performance concerns for homeowners or contractors. As roof rejuvenation becomes a more common part of asphalt shingle maintenance, SoyLei says contractors are being asked to look beyond flexibility, granule adhesion and dry time. Fire performance is now also ...
Safety is not just physical
By Emma Peterson. Why mental health deserves the same attention as physical safety in the roofing and cladding trades. In the roofing and cladding trade, safety and health are often thought of in the physical sense – fall protection and safe tool handling. But the mental health and safety of ...
