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3M™ DBI-SALA® Twin-Leg Nano-Lok™ edge and Twin-Leg Nano-Lok™ Wrap Back Self-Retracting Lifelines Stop Use and Product Recall
In a fall and under certain conditions, the energy absorber of these devices may not properly deploy. On July 25, 2019, 3M Fall Protection announced an immediate stop use and product recall of the 3M™ DBI-SALA® Twin-Leg Nano-Lok™ edge and the Twin-Leg Nano-Lok™ Wrap Back Self-Retracting Lifeline. These Twin-Leg Nano-Loks ...
Lightning Awareness for Outside Workers
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. A lighting strike can severely injure or kill workers yet is if often overlooked as an occupational hazard. In the United States each year, cloud-to-ground lightning strikes occur 20 – 25 million times and over 300 people are struck by lightning. There have been an average ...
Service is Key to Happy Clients and Good Relationships
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. It takes a network of partners to provide consistent service and maintenance for customers with assets spread across the U.S. Our focus at the Coffee Shop for our influencers this month is service and maintenance. While our influencers have great insights from their individual companies, we ...
GSM Great Roof Giveaway
By Lauren White. Local organizations are eligible to win a new roof or roof repairs. The Great Roof Giveaway is presented by GSM Roofing and The Gooding Group Foundation each year. This contest gives 501(c)(3) organizations in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, an opportunity to “win a new roof or receive roofing repairs ...
Things were Hot in July on RCS
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop® this past month. It’s probably no surprise that two of our more popular articles last month were related to the heat! Working outside in the heat brings health and safety risks to crews and it’s critical to have a plan in ...
Army Veteran Comes Home to a New Roof
By Lauren White. Three companies volunteer to build a roof on a Powder Springs home. Ted Hayes was surprised with a new roof on his home in Powder Springs, Georgia. “Hayes served 10 years in the Army as a telecommunications specialist,” FOX5 Atlanta reported. And he was in need of ...
Tragic Loss in the Roofing Industry
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Mike Mancheno’s company sets up a GoFundMe for his only son. Madsen Roofing & Waterproofing lost a valuable person. Mike Mancheno, 57, was the victim of an automobile accident in Fair Oaks, California. “He wasn’t just a parent, he was Dylan’s best friend,” wrote Rosemary ...
Texas Traditions Roofing Announces Promotions and New Hires
Rapid growth is driving the expansion of the team. Texas Traditions Roofing, a family owned, residential and commercial roofing company serving Central Texas, announced that the company’s rapid growth has led to the need for a promotion and the hiring of additional team members. Michael Pickel was promoted from Estimator to Director ...
Roofing Contractors Face Shortage of Skilled Workers - The Freedonia Group Weighs In
As discussed in the study Roofing Accessories, "The roofing industry – like many other construction trades – faces a shortage of skilled workers." The main factors contributing to the shortage include: older roofers aging out of the profession younger generations showing less inclination to enter traditionally blue-collar careers government policies that have made it ...
Roofer James Murton Remembered for Roofing Miami’s Most Recognized Buildings
James Murton started Murton Roofing in 1976 with two of his brothers and focused on commercial properties. Murton’s daughter told the Miami Herald, that Murton, who died at 64 on August 2 from liver cancer, is behind a major part of some of South Florida’s most familiar buildings. Among the recognizable ...
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