Safety Posts
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 ...
3 Ways to Ace Your Visit From OSHA
By Evelyn Witterholt. When the time comes for your roofing business to get a visit from OSHA, here are three things you can do to handle it well. Getting a visit from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is not something to be taken lightly. If you do get ...
How to Run Effective Safety Committee Meetings – Part Two
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. A safety committee's purpose is to create a hazard-free workplace environment for all employees. John Kenney shares his best advice for effectively organizing safety committee meetings. In part one, we covered pre-meeting preparations and structuring the meeting for maximum effectiveness. In part two of this series, ...
How to Run Effective Safety Committee Meetings – Part One
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. A safety committee's purpose is to create a hazard-free workplace environment for all employees. John Kenney shares his best advice for effectively organizing safety committee meetings. In a previous article we discussed how a safety committee's purpose is to create a hazard-free workplace environment for all ...
Hand and Power Tool Safety - Part Two
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. It's important to make sure you're properly handling and caring for your power tools. John Kenney gives his best advice for tool safety. In part one of this series, we reviewed some of the most common pitfalls and misuses of hand tools and how to avoid ...
Roofing Safety Done Right Using the FlashCo Tie-Back Anchor!
By Anna Lockhart. Safety is the number-one priority for roofing crews, and you can be sure your team is using a reliable anchor system with FlashCo’s latest anchor solution! FlashCo is a manufacturing company that specializes in making quality roof flashings and is one of the largest roofing product ...
The RIDGEPRO® Supports National Safety Stand Down
By The RIDGEPRO® It’s time to take a breath. Stop. Look around. Ask your crews: What fall hazards do you see on the jobsite? What can we do about them? During the first week of May for the past ten years, OSHA has reminded all of us in the construction trades ...
Scaffolding Safety - Part Two
By John Kenny, Cotney Consulting Group. Learning how to use scaffolding on a job site? John Kenny shares his guide to safely using scaffolding on the job. In part one of this series, we discussed the different types of scaffolding defined by OSHA, the dangers to look for, and the ...
Learn About Fall-prevention With This Comprehensive Course
By Cayden Wemple. NRCA is holding a two-day fall-prevention safety course where you will be trained to be safer on the jobsite. Falls from heights account for one third of fatalities on job sites and National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) is doing everything in their power to get that statistic ...
Hand and Power Tool Safety - Part One
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. It's important to make sure you're properly handling and caring for your power tools. John Kenney gives his best advice for tool safety. The goal of this two-part safety series on hand and power tools is twofold. To serve as a safety reminder to the ...
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