Installer applicants now only need to pass NRCA’s low-slope or steep-slope online knowledge exam rather than an online exam for each roof system type.

The NRCA Roofing Manual: Steep-slope Roof Systems—2021 is available in the NRCA Bookstore.

Learn innovative strategies and useful business practices at NRCA’s legal conference, Roofing Issues: Decks to Dockets, Oct. 14-16 in Austin, Texas.

The new Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidance highlights additional considerations when requiring employee COVID-19 vaccinations.

Construction vendors and subcontractors are relying on technology and off-site fabrication to adapt to material shortages and other challenges.

On April 27, President Biden signed an Executive Order raising the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 an hour by March 2022.

NRCA will offer CERTA Train-the-trainer Authorization and Reauthorization May 13 in Elgin, Ill.

CPWR—The Center for Construction Research and Training will hold a webinar April 29 addressing suicide, mental health and substance use in the construction industry.

NRCA has launched E-News en español, an e-newsletter for Spanish-speaking roofing workers and roofing company owners.

Thirty-nine states added construction jobs in March, but construction employment is down in 35 states since March 2020.

NRCA urges members to advocate for increased funding for CTE programs in high schools, community colleges and trade schools to help address future workforce development needs.

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A new page on NRCA’s website offers the latest information about the roofing industry’s supply chain shortage issue.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration will recognize Workers Memorial Day April 28 by holding various events throughout the U.S.

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has released a free questionnaire to help employers measure well-being at company, industry and workforce levels.

What would you say to encourage someone to join the roofing industry?

NRCA’s Virtual Qualified Trainer Conference May 4-5 will help participants gain training and presentation skills remotely; early bird pricing ends today.

National Roofing Week 2021 will be held June 6-12 to raise awareness of the significance of roofs to every home and business and share the industry’s good deeds.

Builder sentiment increased one point in April to 83 despite record-high lumber prices.

Tax credits are available to help small businesses provide paid leave for employees receiving COVID-19 vaccinations.

Informa Exhibitions, Irving, Texas, has issued a call for presentations for the 2022 International Roofing Expo^® in New Orleans.

Housing starts surged 19.4% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.739 million units after falling 10.3% in February.

NRCA’s enterprise risk management staff will discuss how to know whether a harness fits correctly and why fit is important.

The Department of Homeland Security will provide an additional 22,000 visas for the H-2B Temporary Non-Agricultural Worker program for the second half of fiscal year 2021.

Commercial Roofers Inc.’s partnership with University of Nevada, Las Vegas, has made a difference in the lives of UNLV students.