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Top Stories of 2019 on RCS
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what was trending last year on RoofersCoffeeShop®. Each January we like to look back on 2019 to see what the most popular topics were on the Coffee Shop over the last year. Articles on products, giving back, technology adoption, overcoming challenges and stories featuring contractors ...
OSHA Announces New Weighting System for Inspections
By NERCA. Effective October 1, 2019, OSHA unveiled a new weighting system to guide its allocation of resources for job site inspections and enforcement. The new system dubbed the OSHA Weighting System (OWS) replaces the former Enforcement Weighting Systems (EWS) enacted in 2015. Previously, OSHA used the time it would take for ...
Pay Now or Pay Later: The Cost of Safety in Roofing
By NERCA. Recently, there have been several high-profile accidents involving roofing projects and roofing contractors. This includes a woman struck by a falling metal rail in Boston’s North End and the prosecution of a Maine contractor for the death of one of his roofers. These incidents highlight the danger both known and ...
New ANSI Standards for Aerial Lifts
By North East Roofing Contractors Association. ANSI standards released in December 2018 affect all owners, operators and supervisors of aerial lifts including: boom and scissor lifts. The new standards are designed to enhance safety and shift North American equipment standards closer to international standards. Some of the changes include renaming Aerial Work ...
NEREF Announces 2019 Scholarship Winners
NEREF provides financial assistance for employees or immediate family, of our roofing contractors. In 1999, the North East Roofing Educational Foundation was formed as a not-for-profit corporation. These scholarships are for roofers seeking post-secondary education in college or vocational programs. On June 8, 2019 the NEREF Trustees met to approve the recipients ...
Last Day to Apply for NEREF Scholarship is May 15
These scholarships are for roofers seeking post-secondary education in college or vocational programs. In 1999, the North East Roofing Educational Foundation was formed as a not-for-profit corporation. NEREF provides financial assistance for employees or immediate family, of our roofing contractors. These scholarships are for roofers seeking post-secondary education in college or ...
RoofersCoffeeShop is heading to the NERCA Convention
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. North/East Roofing Contractors Association (NERCA) celebrates 93rd Annual Convention and Trade Show. NERCA is looking forward to another great turnout during their annual conference slated for March 18 – 20, 2019 at the Fox Tower, Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Contractors will experience one ...
We Can All Rally Around the Kane Family, Funds Matched Dollar for Dollar
NERCA encourages support for the family of Mike Kane to offset medical bills. As you may know, Mike Kane ( Kane Roofing Company) and most recently was the general manager of Eagle Rivet Roof Services, passed away unexpectedly last July. Unfortunately, during his illness, he ran up a lot of ...
Registration is Open for North/East Roofing Contractors Association 93rd Annual Convention and Trade Show
The event is set for March 19-21 at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. The event will feature NERCA’s Annual Business Meeting & Breakfast Thursday, March 21, 2019, 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (Ticketed Event — $50.00). Guest speaker is Marc Furarile, survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing. Marc Fucarile, at ...
North East Roofing Contractors Association Legislative Corner
By NERCA. Here is what is happening in the nation and the states in the NERCA region of the U.S. NATION: With voters giving Democrats control of the House of Representatives and Republicans maintaining control of the Senate, it is clear that a divided Congress will ensure that compromises will be necessary to ...
