WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently unveiled an online tool giving roofing contractors and others the ability to search its severe injury report database and view trends related to workplace injuries occurring in states covered by federal OSHA. The Severe Injury Report…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor recently awarded $12.7 million to 102 nonprofits nationwide to fund education and training initiatives designed to create safer workplaces. Administered by the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) funds from the Susan Harwood Training Grants Program will support the delivery of training and education on hazard awareness, avoidance and controls,…
IMETCO recently introduced IntelliWrap PR, a permeable, self-adhering roofing underlayment that provides a water and air-tight vapor-permeable barrier for various roofing systems, including, but not limited to, standing seam metal, slate tile, clay tile, and cedar shingle roofs. Designed for steep slopes (2:12 or more), IntelliWrap underlayment can also be used with lower-slope roofs. Vapor…
Peak Roofing Partners, a portfolio company of Exuma Capital Partners, recently announced that Bruce Bessire has been brought on as the company’s chief operating officer. Peak Roofing said Bessire will lead the company’s daily operations and report directly to founder Anthony Perera. “Bruce’s more than twenty years history of guiding companies towards sustainable growth…
Gary Harvey, CEO and president of Marin County, Calif.-based Wedge Roofing, was recently elected an executive board member of the Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance, or SPFA, a trade group representing the spray foam roofing industry. In a July 19 news release, Wedge Roofing said Harvey’s appointment reflects “his expertise and leadership in the roofing industry…
GAF recently announced the rollout of its new EverGuard Self-Adhered TPO Vent Boot, which allows contractors to “increase efficiency when covering pipes and conduits” on single-ply TPO systems. Manufactured from GAF’s EverGuard TPO single-ply membrane, the Self-Adhered TPO Vent Boot can be installed without welding, reducing the level of experience and time needed to install…
GAF recently announced its new RUBEROID & GAFGLAS EnergyCap Bright White Granulated membranes. The new surfacing replaces the previous coated membrane version with a new premium bright white solar-reflective granule to help address cool roof initiatives across the country. It also combines the durability of modified bitumen with the aesthetics of a solar-reflective bright white-surfaced roof.…
In partnership with GAF and G. Fedale Roofing and Siding, Roofs from the Heart recently installed a new roof for a deserving Newark, Del. family at no cost to them. The homeowner is a retired military teacher that raised two children in this home, which had several active leaks that led to deterioration of windows…
I recently listened to a keynote speech from Gary Brecka, a human biologist, author and entrepreneur, who gave this powerful talk that connected so many dots for me. In his speech, Brecka talked about this law in physics called constructive interference, which is when two wavelengths of equal length meet and the size of the…
