Safety Posts
Safety made simple
By Dani Sheehan. By combining educational opportunities, proven safety tools and digital solutions, NRCA helps you reduce risks and improve performance – one jobsite at a time. Safety is one of the roofing industry’s most important challenges, and one of its greatest opportunities for improvement. The National Roofing Contractors Association ...
Navigating OSHA’s multi-employer worksite policy
By Trent Cotney, Adams & Reese. Learn how OSHA’s policy affects liability on shared job sites and what roofing contractors can do to ensure compliance and protection. On many construction projects, multiple employers from different trades may share the same job site, creating a complex environment where safety responsibilities can ...
Worn tires, real risks: Why contractors can't afford to ignore tire safety
By Cotney Consulting Group. The best way to protect your team on the job is to ensure they get there safely in the first place. In the contracting industry, job site safety usually brings fall protection, PPE or ladder safety to mind. But what about the drive to the site? For ...
Why first aid readiness matters in roofing
By Cotney Consulting Group. Being prepared with the proper first aid knowledge and equipment can differentiate between a minor incident and a major emergency. Roofing is one of the construction industry's most physically demanding and high-risk trades. Whether a slip on a steep pitch, a burn from hot bitumen or a nail ...
Handle with care
By Julia Farrell, WRYKER Construction Supply. Not all gloves are created equal, and the right choice delivers protection, performance and peace of mind. On any jobsite, your hands are your most important tools and by far the most vulnerable. Yet too often, the choice of work gloves gets treated like ...
A roofer's guide to chemical exposure prevention
By Cotney Consulting Group. Don't overlook this invisible — and potentially deadly — threat. When most people think of roofing hazards, they picture high ladders, steep slopes and fall protection systems. However, chemical exposure is one of the more invisible — and often overlooked — threats to a roofing job site. From ...
Best practices for lift truck safety in roofing
By Cotney Consulting Group. By training operators properly, conducting regular inspections, respecting load limits and staying aware of surroundings, contractors can create a safer, more efficient job site. In the roofing industry, efficiency and safety go hand in hand — and nowhere is this more apparent than in industrial lift ...
Confined space dangers every roofer should know
By Cotney Consulting Group. Confined spaces demand more than common sense, requiring planning, training and humility. In the roofing world, most focus understandably revolves around what’s above our heads—weather, heights, slopes and safety harnesses. But some of the deadliest hazards aren’t high above; they’re deep inside. Confined spaces present a unique and ...
Keeping pedestrians safe around roofing sites
By Cotney Consulting Group. Being proactive about pedestrian safety shows you're committed to quality work and caring about the people around you. When we think about roofing safety, our minds often go straight to harnesses, ladders, fall protection and heat stress. However, another area deserves just as much attention: the safety of ...
Extend your ladder safety training
By Kevin Lindley, FRSA Self Insurer’s Fund. Refresh your ladder training with this overview of ladder extension safety. In pretty much any construction trade, there will be a time in which you will need to use a ladder. This is especially true in the roofing industry where working at heights is the ...
