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Western States Roofing Contractors Association (WSRCA)
How OSHA is Trying to Reduce the Burden on Employers
By Cotney Construction Law for WSRCA. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is instituting a handful of new rules that took effect on July 15, 2019. The overarching goal of these updates is to streamline processes, decrease paperwork, and preserve funds. The final rule will lead to fourteen standards revisions related ...
Recap of the 2019 Western Roofing Expo
By WSRCA. If you didn’t make it to WSRCA’s Western Roofing Expo this year, you missed out on a lot. Thousands of people from the roofing industry’s most innovative companies descended on Las Vegas Sunday June 9th as the Western Roofing Expo: the premier regional roofing event of the year, kicked off. ...
Cotney Construction Law Attorneys to Speak at Western Roofing Expo
Topics include opioid abuse, defending against OSHA and immigration issues. Trent Cotney and Danielle Maya will speak on these three important issues affecting roofing contractors: Seminar: The 5 Key Contract Provisions Needed to Defend Against OSHA Citations Speaker: Trent Cotney, Cotney Construction Law/WSRCA Legal Advisor Monday, June 10th, 2019 at 8:45 a.m. This course is ...
RCS Influencers to be on Immigration and Labor Panel at Western Roofing Expo
The immigration and labor panel is scheduled for Monday, June 10, 2019 at 8:45 a.m. RoofersCoffeeShop® presents a panel of roofing contractors sharing ideas, successes and challenges of finding and retaining a strong workforce. The panel will discuss important questions surrounding immigration, millennials, diversity and the overall strategies and obstacles to ...
Fighting the Opioid Epidemic with Care and Data
By Chris Alberts, WSRCA. With the recent National Prescription Take Back Day, the Department of Labor released new information on what we have learned about the opioid crisis and how we are improving our effectiveness in overcoming its challenges. In 2017, President Donald Trump’s administration declared the opioid epidemic a national public ...
Western Roofing Expo 2019 is Right Around the Corner
This year's Expo is better than ever with an expanded exhibit floor, seminars and The Roofing Games™. You need to be here! Known as the premier regional roofing event in the United States, the Western Roofing Expo features a two-day trade show, 20 educational seminars, two keynote luncheons, the Roofing ...
WSRCA Technical Bulletin 2019-LSII-1
By WSRCA. Condensation potential & damage related to white & light-colored roof systems. Issues surrounding reports of condensation beneath light-colored single-ply roof membranes in some climates has been one of the more discussed industry-related topics over the past decade. Looking back, it appears that, building owners or tenants would report a mysterious ...
Don’t Miss Sunday Funday at the Western Roofing Expo
Sunday Funday is June 9, 2019 in conjunction with the Western Roofing Expo at the Paris Las Vegas. Start out your Funday with a round of golf or participate in the sporting clays tournament. 7:30 a.m. — Golf Tournament: Revere Golf Club, sponsored by Beacon Roofing Supply Enjoy a day of golf, fun, ...
Become A Director of the Western States Roofing Contractors Association
The Western States Roofing Contractors Association is looking for industry leaders to help shape the roofing industry in the Western U.S. in the coming years. Contractor members in good standing are encouraged to consider applying to, what is becoming, one of the elite organizations in the entire country. As ...
OSHA Provides Much Needed Clarity on Post-Incident Drug Testing and Safety Incentive Programs
By WSRCA Legal Advisor, Cotney Construction Law. In 2016, OSHA published its final rule amending 29 C.F.R. § 1904.35 to add a provision prohibiting employers from retaliating against employees for reporting workplace injuries. Since then, employers within the roofing and construction industries have been hesitant to conduct post-accident drug testing for fear ...
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