The National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) will offer “Roofing Industry Fall Protection from A to Z” Feb. 21 during the association’s 125th annual convention and the 2012 International Roofing Expo in Orlando, Fla.
A recent crackdown on safety violations by the Occupation Safety and Health Administration is threatening the livelihood of small contractors in Kansas, those in the industry say.
That Texas ranked among the bottom three states in a recently released analysis of residential building codes in 18 hurricane-prone coastal states does not sit well with the state’s insurance regulators.
All new residential construction and some commercial buildings have to be 20 percent more energy efficient than the existing state code under the new rules adopted by Amherst, Mass.
The recent fatality of a man working on a tornado-damaged house in West Springfield, Mass. highlights the need to take safety measures to prevent falls, according to an official with the Western Mass. Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health.
In a report earlier in January, the Government Accountability Office called on the congressional Appraisal Subcommittee to improve its procedures for monitoring the appraisal process.