Roofing Safety Tips
How to Instill a Culture of Safety Through Your Safety Manuals
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Trent Cotney offers expert insight into updating safety manuals and what it telegraphs to your employees and OSHA inspector. Within the industry, May is a month that places an emphasis on roofing safety. Continue your dedication to safety and embrace the best practices for ...
This One’s for the Girls!
By Lauren White, RCS Editor. Let’s Build, a week-long summer camp, introduces young girls to the world of possibilities offered by the trades. Let’s Build Construction Camp for Girls is coming to Ohio! From June 27 to July 1, girls ages 12-16 will congregate at the Mahoning County Career ...
OSHA: Know Your Rights
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Trent Cotney discusses OSHA and the rights contractors must know in this upcoming RLW. With the Read, Listen, Watch® (RLW) initiative, RoofersCoffeeShop® has made it easier than ever for members of the roofing and construction industries to learn how they want, when they want. Whether ...
One Company’s Unwavering Dedication to National Safety Stand-down
By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter. Learn about the history of safe roofing practices and the innovative safety initiatives from Tremco WTI. In a recent Roofing Road Trips episode, RCS President, Heidi J. Ellsworth spoke with Ro Lewis, Tony Kotnik, Morgan Minter and Sarah Panter from Tremco WTI about the importance ...
Ladder Safety is a Year-round Topic
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS COO. While we promote Ladder Safety awareness each March, we need to not forget about it the rest of the year. Falls from ladders are a leading cause of injury in the United States. The American Ladder Institute (ALI) reports that “work-related ladder falls result in ...
Machine Regulations Have Changed, Are Your Machine Operators Safe?
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. New Coffee Conversations confirms that safety training becomes more crucial with new equipment operating regulations. Sponsored by National Roofing Partners, a new Coffee Conversations dives into the confusing and potentially dangerous world of safety certification for equipment operators. As equipment evolves so do classifications and ...
Safety Starts With the Right Shoes
Did you know that roofing contractors spend 2,087 hours each year on their feet? Wow! That is a lot of time on their feet. The kind of safety shoes roofers wear really matters. Check out this infographic that shares how one company makes sure their workers feet are protected and ...
Supreme Court Blocks OSHA’s Vaccination Policy
By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter. Learn about the recent changes to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s emergency temporary standard for vaccine mandates in the workplace. In November 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced it would enact an emergency temporary standard (ETS) for employers to mandate the COVID-19 ...
IRE Updates Regarding COVID-19
By National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA). Learn about new vaccine and mask requirements and on-site COVID-19 testing for IRE 2022 as the Omicron variant surges. If you’re headed to the International Roofing Expo® in New Orleans Feb. 1–3, you should be aware of protocol updates surrounding the uptick in COVID-19 ...
Harness Adds Features to Ease Compliance With OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Standard
The new features to its safety app come as a welcome relief to contractors who are frustrated by the burden of compliance. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an emergency temporary standard (ETS) to minimize the risk of COVID-19 transmission in the workplace. The ETS establishes ...
