Roofing Safety Tips
Take the Heat off Your Workers This Summer
By MARCO Industries. Follow these tips to exercise extra caution in extreme temperatures as the weather gets hotter. MARCO works with enough roofers to know that the summertime heat is no joke. Even for the seasoned professional, the heat needs to be taken seriously, especially as normal temperature ...
OSHA's Silica Standard Increases Costs and Adds Confusions for Roofing Contractors
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Learn about some roofing contractors' traditionally used tools that expose their workers to silica and the practiced control methods to limit exposure. OSHA began enforcing the silica standard for the construction industry in September of 2017. The critical provision with the most significant impact on the ...
5 OSHA Initiatives That are Changing in 2022
By Trent Cotney, Adams and Reese. New regulations and enforcement strategies that will impact your business are coming, learn what is changing and how it will affect you. New presidencies mean new OSHA rulemaking standards. With the Biden administration, OSHA is rolling out a variety of new regulations ...
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 ...
