OSHA inspectors finished 32,396 inspections in FY 17. That’s up 1.4% from 2016 when there were the fewest inspections conducted in 20 years. Both are still well below peak years of the Obama administration, when the agency conducted more than 40,600 inspections in both fiscal 2011 and 2012.
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Thank you to all those who attended our Fall Golf Outing at Red Tail Golf Club in Devens, MA!
You can check out our photo album on Facebook HERE
And a special thank you to our sponsors!
The North East Roofing Educational Foundation would like to thank our Fall Golf Outing sponsors
ABC Supply Company, Inc.
A.C.T. Metal Deck Supply
Allied Building Products Corp.
Atlantic Asphalt & Equipment Co., Inc.
Barrett, Inc.
Boston Roofing Contractors Association
Canopy Roofing Systems
Carlisle SynTec Systems
DP Carney Construction, Inc.
JP Carroll Construction, Inc.
Joseph T. Cazeault & Sons, Inc.
Dataforma, Inc.
Duro-Last Roofing, Inc.
Eastern Architectural Reps
Firestone Building Products
Hurley Construction & Roofing Company, Inc.
J&S Building Exteriors, Inc.
Johns Manville
JVS Restoration
Lincoln Equipment Associates, Inc.
Marshall Roofing & Sheet Metal Company, Inc.
North Bridge Building Products
North/East Roofing Contractors Association
Northstar Construction Services Corp.
O’Lyn Contractors, Inc.
OMG Roofing Products
Peck Brothers LLC
Polyglass, USA
R.K. Hydro-Vac
Rockwell Roofing, Inc.
Royal Adhesives & Sealants
Saco Roofing
John F. Shea Company, Inc.
Silver Roofing, Inc.
SMR Inc.
Max Sontz Roofing Services, Inc.
SRC Roofing Inc.
Vanguard Organization, Inc.
We’d also like to congratulate the winners!
First Place – 61
Mark Puleo Steve Amoroso Kevin Malloy Rick Nelson
Tie – Second Place – 62
Tom Gunning Skip Gentile Paul Cappello Jay Curry
Tie – Second Place – 62
Rich MacKenzie Jeff Hunt Eric Asikainen Chris Quercia
Longest Drive
Chadd Lewis
Closest to the Pin
Don Gleason
UPDATE: For those who need a list of Continuing Education Courses and Providers,
The Association was notified by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, that the Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS) approved certain changes to construction supervisor license continuing education requirements. These changes will become effective on January 1, 2018.
The current continuing education requirement is to complete the following amount of hours over a two year period.
Now there are requirements for these licenses regarding the amount of hours that must be spent on specific topical categories such as:
In addition, there are new restrictions on the amount of training that each license category may take online. Now CS and CSFA licensees may only take a maximum of 6 hours of online continuing education for credit. CSSL may complete all 6 hours of their training online if they wish. However, online courses are also required to administer pop quizzes every 30 minutes and a final exam to ensure that attendees are paying attention and active on the seminar.
For more information on MA CSL and continuing education credits, please contact the Association office, or visit the Mass.gov webpage here.
During the DOT webinar in September, Bruce Lawler of CRM mentioned that it was possible for companies to review their driver and fleet history through the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) website.
Several of our attendees told us that they would be interested in learning how to access their score. Anyone can easily look up a publicly accessible database with their Safety Measurement System (SMS) Score by navigating to THIS WEBSITE and entering in the name or DOT# of the business they are looking for.
However, this is not as detailed as the information that is accessible by logging into the SMS itself. Owners and employees can log into the SMS HERE.
For companies that have not created a FMCSA account, you can create one HERE. To create an account, you will need your USDOT # as well as a FMCSA issues PIN to establish your online account.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Association office at 781-849-0555 and don’t forget a copy of the webinar is available in the members section if you need a refresher!
3M Fall Protection (formerly Capital Safety) has received field reports of broken end-posts (also known as Lead Energy Absorbing Posts, or “LEAP posts”) used in roof-mounted EvolutionTM Horizontal Lifeline Systems. 3M has launched a global Stop Use – Field Service Action to address this situation. The same Evolution end-posts are also used in Free Standing Counterweight Anchor systems. There have been no reports of fall-related injuries associated with this condition.
The NERCA Board of Directors met to review the Association’s past year and begin planning for the future. In attendance at the meeting were President Louis Silver, 1st Vice President Bradley Sontz, 2nd Vice President Steve Harvey, Immediate Past President Chris Sears, Treasurer Brian Hurley, and NERCA Staff Members Thomas J. Gunning and Patsy Sweeney.
The various Committees met and dissected the 2017 Convention and other NERCA events. By taking a critical eye to the 2107 Convention, the Membership Committee hopes to build upon its success and ensure that the 2018 Convention is even better attended and valuable to our members.
The Safety and Education Committee looked at the NERCA training schedule to try and identify additional ways that the Association can add value to our members and increase interactions between them.
In addition, the Committee reviewed the recruitment of new membership and retention of current membership. We hope to continually grow our membership and hope to use past trends and data to identify which recruitment strategies are most successful. We look forward to another productive and successful year thanks to the dedication of our leadership and all those who contribute their time and effort to make the most of our Association.
NERCA and NEREF would like to thank all of the sponsor of our Spring Golf Outing!
ABC Supply Company, Inc.
A.C.T. Metal Deck Supply
A.R.M. Roofing Inc.
Allied Building Products Corp.
Barrett, Inc.
Boston Roofing Contractors Association
Canopy Roofing Systems
Carlisle SynTec Systems
DP Carney Construction, Inc.
Alexander Doyle, LLC
Eastern Architectural Reps
GCP Applied Technologies
Hurley Construction & Roofing Company, Inc.
J&S Building Exteriors, Inc.
Karnak Corporation
Lincoln Equipment Associates, Inc.
North/East Roofing Contractors Association
Peck Brothers LLC
Quality Roofing Supply Company
R.K. Hydro Vac
Saco Roofing
John F. Shea Company, Inc.
SMR Inc.
SRC Roofing Inc.
The Foundation Trustees would like to thank the following
People and Companies who donated to our Silent Auction
ABC Supply Company, Inc.
Mike Sullivan, APOC
Colin Cash, Atlantic Asphalt & Equipment Company
Jim MacKimm, Beacon Sales Company
Colony Hardware
D.I. Roof Seamers
Firestone Building Products
Jamie McAdam, FJ Dahill Company
Chris Salazar, Karnak Corp.
Tom McKie, Lincoln Equipment Associates
Bob Marshall, Marshall Roofing & Sheet Metal
Meet AC
Tom Gunning, NERCA
OMG Roofing Products
John Peck, Peck Brothers LLC
Lou Silver, Silver Roofing Inc.
Stephen Umosella, United Asphalt Company
Annual Member Luncheon & Business Meeting
ABC Supply Company Inc.
Educational Sessions
Boston Roofing Contractors Association
Brouillette & Son, Inc.
Lincoln Equipment Associates, Inc.
NorthStar Construction Services Corp.
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Industry Night Party Bar & Beverages
Beacon Sales Company
Quality Roofing Supply Company
Carlisle SynTec Systems
Neck Cords
ABC Supply Company Inc.
Tradeshow Bags
International Leak Detection
Welcome Signs
Hunter Panels
R.K. Hydro-Vac PA, Inc.
Roofing Contractor
Royal Adhesives & Sealants
Aisle Signs
Allied Building Products
Hunter Panels
Roofing Contractor
General Convention Sponsors
A.C.T. Metal Deck Supply
Atlantic Asphalt & Equipment Co., Inc.
Firestone Building Products
Hurley Construction & Roofing Co., Inc.
J&S Building Exteriors Inc.
Lincoln Equipment Associates, Inc.
Royal Adhesives & Sealants
John F. Shea Co., Inc.
Silver Roofing Inc.
Max Sontz Roofing Services Inc.
Given the increasing focus on safety, you would expect OSHA had a busy year. However, continuing an ongoing trend, OSHA inspections dropped to the lowest level in 20 years. This marks the 4th consecutive year that inspections have fallen.
In the Northeast, inspections of construction contractors have fallen by more than 30% over the last 5 years from about 6,800 to about 4,700 total.
The graph above illustrates the Northeast average compared to the average with its three biggest states. These declines in the Northeast make up about a third of the overall decrease in construction inspections nationwide.
The OSHA budget peaked in 2012, but was down by about 3% in 2016. OSHA has cited budget cuts as causing the decrease in inspections. However they have found citations 5% more often than in 2015. In addition, appeals of OSHA citations were roughly equivalent in 2015 and 2016 at around 9%. NERCA recommends our members always seek a legal safety consultant before settling a case with OSHA.
