Contents

APRIL 2015
VOL. 45 ISSUE 4

COLUMNS

Focus

NRCA's annual market survey results are now available.

Tech Today

Roof system designers should be aware of applicable code fire-classification requirements for specific buildings.

Capitol Hill

Unless the courts intervene, a regulation that dramatically will change the manner in which union-organizing campaigns are conducted becomes effective this month.

As I was saying …

Arizona has agreed to comply with OSHA's residential fall-protection rules after the agency threatened to take over enforcement of the state's construction regulations.

DEPARTMENTS

FEATURES

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has formally rejected Arizona's standard for fall protection used in residential construction.

Rejecting safety - OSHA formally rejects Arizona's standard for fall protection

To excel with recruiting a Latino workforce, you need the right hiring tools and a successful social media strategy.

Recruit like a champion - To attract and keep Latino workers, consider this approach

Lifetime Roofing Ltd. renovated the Magdalena Grand Beach and Golf Resort in Tobago, West Indies, and was selected as a 2014 Gold Circle Awards finalist for its work.

Reroofing paradise - Lifetime Roofing helps renovate Tobago’s Magdalena Grand Beach and Golf Resort

The NRCA Roofing Manual: Membrane Roof Systems—2015 was released in March and updates and replaces The NRCA Roofing Manual: Membrane Roof Systems—2011.

The 2015 Manual - NRCA’s mainstay manual is updated and rearranged for ease of use

Testing models show temperature and dew point differentials affect fully adhered single-ply roof systems.

A sticky situation - Testing models show temperature and dew point differentials affect fully adhered single-ply roof systems