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Hand and Power Tool Safety - Part Two
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. It's important to make sure you're properly handling and caring for your power tools. John Kenney gives his best advice for tool safety. In part one of this series, we reviewed some of the most common pitfalls and misuses of hand tools and how to avoid ...
Roofing Safety Done Right Using the FlashCo Tie-Back Anchor!
By Anna Lockhart. Safety is the number-one priority for roofing crews, and you can be sure your team is using a reliable anchor system with FlashCo’s latest anchor solution! FlashCo is a manufacturing company that specializes in making quality roof flashings and is one of the largest roofing product ...
Scaffolding Safety - Part Two
By John Kenny, Cotney Consulting Group. Learning how to use scaffolding on a job site? John Kenny shares his guide to safely using scaffolding on the job. In part one of this series, we discussed the different types of scaffolding defined by OSHA, the dangers to look for, and the ...
Learn About Fall-prevention With This Comprehensive Course
By Cayden Wemple. NRCA is holding a two-day fall-prevention safety course where you will be trained to be safer on the jobsite. Falls from heights account for one third of fatalities on job sites and National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) is doing everything in their power to get that statistic ...
Hand and Power Tool Safety - Part One
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. It's important to make sure you're properly handling and caring for your power tools. John Kenney gives his best advice for tool safety. The goal of this two-part safety series on hand and power tools is twofold. To serve as a safety reminder to the ...
Scaffolding Safety – Part One
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. What is scaffolding and how can they be used safely? John Kenney has all the answers to your scaffolding questions. Falls are the most dangerous hazard that roofers and construction workers are exposed to. Scaffolding is no exception. OSHA describes scaffolding as an elevated temporary working ...
Practice Ladder Safety All Year Long
Ladder Safety Month is over, but safe ladder usage is not. The American Ladder Institute (ALI) spent last month marking National Ladder Safety Month, spreading the word about safe ladder practices, training opportunities, and more. Because safety never takes a break, now is the time to take the lessons learned ...
Adding an Employee Recognition Program For Safety
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. In this article, we will look at the structure of disciplinary policy and then discuss implementing a successful employee recognition program to improve project safety performance. Typically, the two things that come to mind about employee recognition are progressive discipline and incentives. The construction industry ...
A Common Goal to Building a World-class Safety Program
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. If you are roofing contractor attempting to build a world-class safety program, you must recognize the need to build a safety culture. You can substitute grow, develop, establish, create or another word to put in front of culture, but the important word is culture. It is ...
National Ladder Safety Month: The Perfect Time to “Step Up” Employee Training
150+ workplace fatalities and 22,000 injuries can be prevented. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, ladder deaths accounted for 161 on-the-job fatalities in 2020, the most recent year for which statistics are available. That same year, there were 22,710 ladder-related workplace injuries, an injury stat that has remained relatively ...
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