Impact of Increased Use of Prescription Drugs on Roofing Contractors

'Best Practices' recommended as the legal landscape evolves regarding prescribed medications, medical marijuana.

August 20, 2018

With the increasing use of prescribed opioids, the likelihood that the issue will arise in either the hiring context or involving a current employee is significant.

Roof Safety: Opioids on the Roof and in Our Building Trades

We should also consider all of our employees vulnerable to this epidemic disease and do all within our power to destigmatize drug addiction.

Chip Macdonald

May 14, 2018

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Recent medical studies of rampant opioid prescriptions put our society as far as twenty years into this conflict.

Best of Success Seminars: Marijuana Legalization and the Roofing Industry

Trent Cotney

Courtney Dobson

December 8, 2017

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Trent Cotney's presentation at this year's conference detailed how marijuana legalization, both recreational and medicinal, is impacting the roofing industry.

To Test or Not to Test?

OSHA’s new anti-retaliation rule creates challenges for roofing contractors that use drug-testing procedures.

Trent Cotney

August 15, 2017

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Amid the rapid changes in marijuana policy and OSHA's controversial new Anti-Retaliation Rule, employers face challenges when implementing policies for drug testing and accident reporting.

Marijuana in the Workplace: What Employers Need to Know

Richard Alaniz

April 6, 2017

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Given the reality of increasing marijuana legalization, assuring that its presence in the workplace and any associated problems is prevented has become a critical concern.

Best of Success: Sobering Thoughts about Marijuana Use in the Workplace

Christine Clearwater

Courtney Dobson

December 2, 2016

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The session, “Legally Addressing Marijuana in Your Workplace,” focused on educating employers on marijuana and other harmful drugs.

Challenges and Solutions on the Current Labor Shortage in Roofing

Join us for an in-depth conversation about the labor shortage with a panel of low and steep-slope contracting and manufacturing professionals. We will discuss why businesses are finding it difficult to scale up to meet the rising work demand, and leave with solutions you could implement to potentially overcome staffing woes.

This course examines how researching and incorporating these rebate opportunities into the design and bid process can help solidify an end user’s decision to invest in an energy-efficient system like membrane roofs.

Roofing Contractor Magazine

2019 November

The November issue features our Residential and Commercial Contractors of the Year for 2019! Check out our interviews with these outstanding contractors, including video from Best of Success.

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