Roofing Safety Tips
When the heat takes over
By Cotney Consulting Group. How extreme temperatures increase jobsite risk. Extreme heat doesn’t usually cause the first mistake on a job. It causes the second one. The missed step. The rushed movement. The decision felt fine at the moment, but it wasn’t. Crews understand heat. They work through it every ...
When everything is urgent
By Cotney Consulting Group. Managing stress during high-traffic roofing seasons. Every roofing company has a season when everything feels urgent. Phones ring nonstop. Backlogs grow. Crews are stretched thin. Weather windows close fast. Customers want answers yesterday. Busy seasons are good for business, but they’re also when safety risk quietly increases. ...
OSHA 10-Hour Training - September 10
Join ARCA for the OSHA 10-Hour (2 Day) Training — a nationally recognized course developed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) focused on safety and health hazards in the construction industry. Course Overview: This 10-hour training covers essential safety topics, including: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Fall Prevention Material Handling Scaffolding Safety Lockout/Tagout Procedures Ladder Safety Registration: Seats are ...
Alliance Fall Protection - August 26
The Industrial Commission and the roofing industry have come together to form an Alliance focused on tackling a critical safety issue: ensuring workers understand the importance of tying off when working at heights. This OSHA-recognized training offers practical, hands-on instruction designed to keep your crews safe and informed on the job ...
Fire Protection / Work Site Cleanliness Webinar
This course is designed to teach the fundamentals of how fire burns as well as different methods of extinguishment. Attendees will understand extinguisher placement and types as required by OSHA, proper inspection and recording methods and how to use an extinguisher, as well as evacuation procedures. Register for the webinar.
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 ...
