Roofing Safety Tips
Mindy Dahlquist and Nick Metzer - Preventing Liability and Tragedy with Snow Retention
S5:E66 What can happen when snow on a roof is left to accumulate over time? To answer this question, Heidi J. Ellsworth is road tripping to soon-to-be snowy Utah to talk with Mindy Dahlquist from TRA Snow & Sun about keeping your family and guests safe in the winter. Mindy Dahlquist ...
The RIDGEPRO® - We’re All About Safety
By The RIDGEPRO. Here's how you can use The RIDGEPRO to enhance your safe roofing practices. Most people who have worked on rooftops for a number of years will admit to having some close calls or will talk about a fellow roofer who was injured in a fall. In our family business, ...
OSHA 10 Training- En Español
NWiR is proud to offer interested members a chance to earn their official OSHA 10 card from the Department of Labor. The OSHA Course will be conducted in Spanish by OSHA 10 certified trainer and NWiR member Lorna Rojas. The OSHA Construction Outreach training program is a known, understood, and well-respected ...
Safety, Cyber Threats and Lawsuits in the Roofing Industry
By Adam Cabrera. Proper training, documentation and communication are key to risk mitigation. In a recent episode of Roofing Road Trips, David Toney of Adams and Reese, a law firm known for construction law, shed light on common pitfalls faced by roofing contractors and the significance of being well-prepared to ...
Staying on top of Safety While on top the Roof
By Adam Cabrera. Regular maintenance of roof safety systems is vital just as it is for any other part of a building. Roofing professionals have a responsibility to ensure safety while working at heights, a topic discussed in a recent episode of the Roofing Road Trips where host Heidi J. ...
Take the Pledge to Keep Your Workers Safe and Sound
By Evelyn Witterholt. Safe + Sound Week 2023 is coming up in August, and companies across the country are pledging to keep their workers safe. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced that their upcoming Safe + Sound Week will take place on August 7-13, 2023. This week ...
Bad Habits: Breaking up is Hard to do
By The RIDGEPRO®. Here's how you can break your bad business habits. They say it takes 30 days of practice to break a bad habit and even longer to form a new one. Anyone who has tried to quit smoking can tell you it takes longer than a single month and often ...
Innovative Products Promoting Safety on the Jobsite
By Cayden Wemple. Tremco’s line of safety products is innovative and practical. Tremco is a big proponent of the “safety first” mindset and their line of industry-leading safety products can back that up. Roof work can be very dangerous, so every employee wants to show up to the jobsite knowing ...
DOL urges plan to protect outdoor workers from poor air quality
By National Roofing Contractors Association. The Department of Labor has recently announced ways they will help protect outdoor workers from air quality concerns. As Canadian wildfires continue to produce unhealthy air pollution in parts of the U.S., the Department of Labor announced its Occupational Safety and Health Administration is offering employers important ...
Rob Drew and Jeremy Grimes - Introducing FlashCo’s New Fall Protection Line
S5:E34 Heidi J. Ellsworth visits with Rob Drew and Jeremy Grimes of FlashCo to discuss their new line of fall protection products. They talk about the importance of permanent fall protection versus temporary applications along with a full overview of the new line of Flashco safety products. Understanding how critical safety ...
