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When assessing proper fall protection in relation to the roof you are working on how do you ensure that you will be safeguarded from injury? Some mechanisms to consider prior to suiting up in your harness would be: Is the roof sloped or flat? Where is the best anchorage point- what type of anchorage will you use or install? Will you be utilizing a gravity line with a 3-foot lanyard? Will you be using a retractable [...]

Due to the current challenges of labor shortages, material selection changes, regulations, and environmental responsibility, the commercial roofing industry is becoming more complex than ever before; construction professionals are installing challenging roofing and waterproofing systems every day. In the wake of these industry challenges, Carlisle Construction Materials invested in a brand new, state-of-the-art training and education facility in Carlisle, PA, to be in a better position to provide educational opportunities to the construction industry. The company’s [...]

This year NWiR Arizona Council donated a free roof to Avis Lopez. Avis was a social worker who quit her job to care for four siblings who were going to be split up because they couldn't find a place who would take them. Due to the children's nationality, they were stuck in the middle of politics and no subsidies were available. Frustrated with the system Avis decided to make a difference and with some help from [...]

Roofing is an overwhelmingly male occupation. Contractor or crew, the guys who work in roofing are just that: guys. Women in roofing are so rare they’re almost non-existent. Informal surveys done by the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) found that less than 10 percent of roofing employees are women. National construction statistics, which include roofing in the building occupations category, also put the number of hard-hatted women at less than 10 percent. But the number of [...]

Rising high school junior and senior young women can apply today for this construction management camp. The Roofing Alliance continues to work with construction management schools around the country. There is an ongoing commitment from the Roofing Alliance to bring the opportunities within roofing to the next generation. One of the universities that has been active from the beginning in the Roofing Alliance’s Construction Management Student Competition is Auburn University. In fact, Auburn was the 2018 [...]

If you have been through Fire Extinguisher training you are familiar with the PASS method. The acronym stands for Pull, Aim Squeeze & Sweep. How do you know if your fire extinguisher is in good working order? First, in choosing the correct extinguisher make sure you chose the class that correlates with the type of potential fire you may encounter. There are five categories, they are as follows: Class A- ordinary combustible materials (paper,wood) Class B-flammable [...]

NWIR members to be featured on panel at METALCON The panel of industry-leading women roofing professionals will discuss the importance of gender and generational diversity in business.  Focusing on the need for strong communications, emotional intelligence and collaboration, the panel will focus on how to bring increased balance and emotional intelligence to the process of growing a strong and sustainable business. Panelists Heidi J. Ellsworth – RoofersCoffeeShop® Abigail Stone – Metalforming Renae Bales – KPOST Roofing [...]