With the presidential election looming, Craig Brightup of the Brightup Group took to the stage to give contractors an inside look at Washington in his session titled “Election Year Policies, Politics and the Roofing Industry.”
In this competitive job market, it is wise to periodically evaluate your skill set and know how to demonstrate your value to current or prospective employers.
Tecta America Corp. has appointed Robert Shaw as director of federal sales. Shaw, a retired Colonel with the U.S. Air Force, brings a combined 39 years of military and industry experience to the position.
While it is not routine for me to use this space to tell you about other editorial features in the magazine, I just cannot contain my enthusiasm over our annual State of the Industry Report.
OSHA recently updated its Federal Agency Targeting Inspection Program (FEDTARG) directive for fiscal year 2012. FEDTARG directs programmed inspections of federal agency establishments that experienced high numbers of lost time injuries during FY 2011.
Governmental regulations and their enforcement are always a key concern for roofing contractors, and the rules of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) were in the news a lot this year, as OSHA issued new residential fall protection enforcement guidelines.
Craig Brightup, CEO of The Brightup Group, might
not know a lot about the roofs contractors are building, but he certainly knows
about the economy the contractors are facing.
