Articles

  • Building stronger buildings

    • June 2014

    The Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety's FORTIFIED Home™ Program is a cost-effective means to significantly improve homes' resistances to damage from specific regional natural hazards, such as hurricanes, wind-driven rain and hailstorms. The program helps provide uniform, voluntary sets of standards to bring elements of existing homes up to or exceed current code requirements.

  • Another safety approach

    • June 2014

    Horizontal lifelines offer greater flexibility for fall protection for rooftops and other locations with potential fall risks. The lifelines protect multiple workers per system, allow greater freedom of movement than single-point anchorages and are offered in a variety of configurations. Horizontal lifeline systems provide continuous fall protection while permitting lateral movement.

  • As I was saying ...

    • June 2014

    NRCA members receive a host of benefits to warrant their dues investments.

  • Focus

    • May 2014

    Raising the federal minimum wage may do more harm than good.

  • Tech Today

    • May 2014

    RCI Inc.'s 29th International Convention and Trade Show featured presentations about several roofing-related topics.

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