Roofing Safety Tips
Best practices for operating machinery on the job site
By Cotney Consulting Group. By implementing comprehensive training, emphasizing pre-operation safety checks, maintaining proper work attire and promoting an environment of focus and vigilance, contractors can significantly reduce the risk of machine-related injuries. Safety is paramount in the roofing industry, where heavy machinery and power tools are integral to daily operations. Improper ...
Don’t Get Burned: Fire Safety Lessons
February 26, 2025 at 12 p.m. CT Discover roofing fire safety beyond the CERTA program. During this webinar, Rich Trewyn, NRCA’s director of risk education and training, will discuss fire statistics in the roofing industry; hazards and critical tasks involving fire safety; regulatory criteria for fire safety; fire prevention measures; and ...
6 key takeaways about OSHA 1926.501(b)
By Julia Farrell, WRYKER. Get a simplified explanation of the OSHA requirements for having employees working at heights. The stakes of construction are often high, and not just because construction projects are big investments. In our field, workers frequently must operate at elevated heights, making the stakes quite literally high. In order ...
Challenges ahead in metal building design and standards
By Heidi J. Ellsworth. Learn more about immediate structural design issues, longer-term planning for resilience and more highlights from the MBMA Annual Meeting. The Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA) recently highlighted key challenges and long-term considerations for the metal building industry. Presented during the MBMA Annual Meeting, the discussion covered critical topics ...
Free TRA Snow & Sun video brochure
Check out the new TRA Snow & Sun brochure, a free and easy tool for contractors to help homeowners learn all about snow retention. This interactive educational tool is packed with short videos and click-through tabs to make learning effortless. Use this brochure to find out why snow retention is ...
American Ladder Institute releases 2024 Ladder Safety Training and Citations Survey
Free safety training is available at laddersafetytraining.org. The American Ladder Institute (ALI), the only approved developer of safety standards for the U.S. ladder industry, has released findings from its 2024 Ladder Safety Training and Citations Survey. Results reveal preferred methods of ladder safety education as well as types of ladder-related accidents ...
Mindy Dahlquist - Explore Snow Retention Training Opportunities
In this Roofing Road Trips® episode, Karen Edwards sits down with Mindy Dahlquist of TRA Snow and Sun to discuss snow retention education for roofing professionals. From engineering and installation fundamentals to financial strategies for roofing business owners, TRA Snow and Sun has a variety of unique educational opportunities coming ...
A journey to revolutionize roofing safety
By Jesse Sanchez. A groundbreaking innovation ensures roofers come home safe every day. Roofing safety is a critical yet often overlooked aspect of the construction industry. In this episode of Roofing Road Trips®, Karen Edwards sits down with Brandon Strawder, CEO of Strawder Family Innovations, to discuss how The RIDGEPRO, a steep-slope ...
Walton County School District’s first ICF project
By Dani Sheehan. The use of Nudura ICF products allowed this elementary school to overcome Florida’s construction challenges while delivering a facility that is safe, efficient and sustainable. Building a school comes with its own set of challenges, but when that school is also located in Florida, those challenges multiply due to ...
OSHA Education Center and the University of South Florida unveil enhanced OSHA construction safety training
OSHA Education Center and the University of South Florida (USF) have expanded their mission to ensure the safety of construction professionals with the launch of an enhanced 10-Hour Construction Safety Training course. OSHA Education Center is a leading provider of occupational safety and health digital training and the University of South ...
