Safety Matters—and so do YOU! - Southeastern Michigan Roofing

March 2015
Volume 27
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The 3rd Annual Safety Day was held on Friday, February 20, 2015 at the JATC Training Center. “Fall Protection—Know What You Are Using!”
was this years focus. Presentations were presented by the Safety Committee: Harnesses—inspection, care, donning and safety by Roger Lee;
Fall Carts—different types, proper use, safety, cost and maintenance by Bryon Keathley, Guardrails—different types, proper setup, safety, cost
and maintenance by Brian Carson and Fall Restraint vs. Fall Arrest—explaining the differences presented by Nicholas Orzel and Brian Gregg.
There were demonstrations, various fall carts and guardrails on display. Our goal is to keep everyone educated on the importance of safety.
Thank you to everyone who attended.
Thank you to the Safety Committee for your time and commitment:
Brian Gregg (JATC Training Center Coordinator); Mark Peterson (Roofers Union Local 149 Business Agent); Roger Lee (Retired Roofer); Nicholas
Orzel (Royal Roofing); Brian Carson (Roofing Contractors Safety Alliance); Bryon Keathley (Schreiber Corporation) and Heather Hadley (SMRCA)
Safety Matters—and so do YOU!
SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION
3560 E. Nine Mile Road, Warren, MI 48091 (586) 759-2140 Fax (586) 759-0528 www.smrca.org
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The SMRCA Annual Golf Outing has a new location!
The 2015 SMRCA Annual Golf Outing will take place on:
TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2015
9:30 am shot gun start
at
INDIANWOOD GOLF COURSE
1081 Indianwood Rd, Lake Orion, MI 48361
Mark your calendar!
Information and registration forms will be sent out early April.
The 50th MiRCA Annual Convention will be here before you
know it. Information will be sent in May.
Room reservations can be made with Grand Traverse
Resort by:
Phone: 800-968-7352
Fax: 231-534-6670
Online: www.grandtraverseresort.com
Mention you are with the Michigan Roofing Contractors
Association when making your reservations.
Please forward any pictures you have from past conventions
to [email protected] or mail them to MiRCA, 3560
E. 9 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48091
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Jackie Walters
LaDuke Roofing & Sheet Metal
March 1
Bill Borgiel
Lutz Roofing Company, Inc.
April 25
Jim Markiewicz
GAF Materials Corporation
March 25—26, 2015
NERCA 89th Convention & Trade Show
Mashantucket, CT
www.nerca.org
June 14—17, 2015
Western Roofing Expo 2015
Las Vegas, NV
www.wsrca.com
May 5—6, 2015
Roof Tech 2015
Vancouver, BC
www.rooftech.ca
July 16—18, 2015
FRSA’s 93rd Annual Convention and
The Florida Roofing & Sheet Metal
Expo
Orlando, FL
www.floridaroof.com
May 14—16, 2015
AIA Convention 2015
Atlanta, GA
www.aia.org
April 29
Jeff Mullins
J 2 Sales Solutions, LLC
April 29
Mark Stasa
Kerr, Russell & Weber PLC
May 7
Jody Smith
Allied Building Products
May 15
Introducing the new NRCA App! Make the most of your membership with the
NRCA app and receive free access to NRCA’s electronic publications!
Available through the Apple App Store, Google Play or Windows Store!
Take NRCA resources with you anywhere, even on the roof.
Pat & Jenny Casey
T.F. Beck Company
May 21
Our deepest sympathy’s are extended to family and
friends of:
Shirley Sova
(mother of Gary Sova—National
Roofing & Sheet Metal Co., Inc.)
Only members have access to the most up-to–date resources and publications on the
go. Download the NRCA app and gain access to the following valuable NRCA
publications:
The NRCA Roofing Manual: Membrane Roof Systems—2015
Repair Manual for Low-slope Membrane Roof Systems
The NRCA Waterproofing Manual
NRCA Safety Manual
NRCA Pocket Guide to Safety (English)
NRCA Pocket Guide to Safety (Spanish)
NRCA Guidelines for Asphalt Shingle Roof Systems
NRCA Guidelines for Condensation and Air Leakage Control
A Roofing Contractor’s Guide to LEED
LEED v4: Roofing-related Provisions
Additional NRCA publications will be added to the app, and all will be automatically
updated on the app as revisions are made, ensuring you always have the most
current information.
Southeastern Michigan Roofing
Contractors Association
Michigan Roofing Contractors Association
Detroit Roofers JATC Local 149
Roofers Local #149
CAM Online
www.cam-online.com
NRCA
www.nrca.net
MIOSHA
www.michigan.gov/miosha
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In an effort to promote excellence in the roofing industry,
Roofers Union Local #149 and the Roofing Industry
Promotion Fund are working together to offer scholarship
grants to eligible individuals.
This year the program offers four scholarship grants in
the amount of $1,000.00 each, to those eligible
individuals who are attending or planning to enroll at an accepted
college or university.
Scholarship Grants are possible through contributions by Roofers
Union Local #149, the Roofing Industry Promotion Fund and the
participating roofing contractor employer of the recipient’s parent or
guardian.
If you need information to submit an essay, please contact the
SMRCA office.
To celebrate National Roofing Week in July, NRCA is holding a
Children's Art Contest to promote the importance of having a roof and
the value of a professional roofing contractor.
The contest is open to children in grades 1-8 who are relatives of
NRCA contractor members and their employees. Group 1 will be
grades 1-3; Group 2 will be grades 4-6; and Group 3 will be grades 78. Participants are asked to visually answer the question: What do
roofs do?
The 2015 International Roofing Expo was held February 24-26, 2015
in New Orleans, LA. It had its largest show floor since 2000 and
attracted 9,337 roofing construction professionals.
Attendees came from all sectors of the roofing industry, including
commercial and residential contractors, builders, remodelers, building
owners, facility managers, manufacturers, architects, engineers and
other related industry professionals.
All 50 states were represented, with the bulk of attendees from Texas,
Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Georgia, Ohio, Florida and
Mississippi.
The largest number of international attendees came from Canada,
Mexico and Seoul. First time registrants made up 42 percent of all
attendees.
The tradeshow floor had 1,178 booths, a 13-percent increase,
compared with the 2014 show. There were 465 exhibiting companies,
87 companies were first-time exhibitors. First-time exhibitors included:
Houzz, Alliance Construxion Group, Ford Motor Company, Gaussan
Technologies, Nissan Commercial Vehicle, Roof Angel, Specialty
Fastening Systems, Viewpoint Construction Software, and Viking
Barriers, just to name a few.
Finalists' entries from each group will be posted on NRCA's website
at www.nrca.net, where visitors to NRCA's website can vote for their
favorite entry from each group.
Exhibitors were pleased with the number of leads and inquiries
generated during the show, according to show management.
The winner from each group will have his or her artwork featured on
all 2015 National Roofing Week material and additional promotional
material to be displayed at industry events throughout the year,
including the 2016 International Roofing Expo® and NRCA's 129th
Annual Convention in Orlando, Fla. Prizes will be awarded to the
winner from each group.
The conference offered 44 educational sessions addressing a variety
of industry issues.
Entries must be received by April 15. Winners will
be announced and notified May 12.
Entries should be sent to:
National Roofing Contractors Association
c/o Charlotte Norgaard
10255 W. Higgins Road, Suite 600
Rosemont, IL 60018
For more information, including contest rules and an entry
form, www.nrca.net. If you have questions, please contact Charlotte
Norgaard, NRCA's media relations manager, at (847) 493-7548
or [email protected].
Educational sessions included technical and workplace safety classes,
as well as business-related sessions including leadership/
management, green building, legal/HR, money matters, sales/service
and general business.
The 2016 IRE will be held in Orlando, Florida—February 17-19.