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Join other Chicago Area Roofing Contractors in making a "Commitment to Safety in the Workplace".  Four Safety seminars will be presented with the cost underwritten by the CRCA/Chicagoland Roofing Safety Partnership.  These will include:

• Recordkeeping - April 19th, 2006
• Accident Investigation - July 19, 2006
• Fire Safety - October 18, 2006
• Fall Protection - January 2007 (at the CRCA 2007 Trade Show)

To register for the upcoming conference, download the registration form

CRCA/CRSP Safety Partnership with OSHA

One of CRCA's principle goals and a longstanding commitment of the association is to promote safety awareness and serve as a safety resource for its members. This safety commitment includes information, education, refrerrals and training. The CRCA and OSHA believe that by maintaining a focus on safety, lives can be saved. The impact of accidents leads to employee deaths, injuries, equipment damage adn costs pertaining to workers compensation insurance, lost operations time,


The Chicago Roofing Contractors Association is in a partnership contract with the Aurora, Chicago North and Calumet City offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The common Objective and Goal of the agreement is to provide a safe and healthful work environment for employees engaged in roofing work in the Chicagoland area, and to help prevent serious accidents within the industry through training and enhanced safety and health programs.

By focusing the efforts, skills and resources of the CRCA, member employers and OSHA, it is believed that this cooperative and voluntary program can reduce hazards and serious injuries at jobsites, and that participants will maintain an injury and illness rate below the national average for the roofing industry.

This initiative represents a voluntary agreement and affords a partnership alternative to traditional OSHA enforcement procedures. This partnership program is consistent with OSHA's long term efforts to develop a business/labor/government partnership to safety management, allows for better use of OSHA Resources, and encourages more participation in the safety process by each partner. CRCA Members were intimately involved with the development of this partnership, and provide ongoing input regarding the partnership.

To award rating status to Roofing and Waterproofing Contractors who achieve quantifyable benchmarks for safety. These tangible criteria include the following:

1. Contractors must have injury and Illness Rates at an average 10% or more below the current national average for the roofing industry.

2. Contractors must have a good history with OSHA (no willful or repeat violations within a three year period.)

3. Contractors must have an experience modification rate (EMR) of 0.95 or lower, which must be on broker letterhead.

4. Contractors must have a comprehensive written safety and health program in place, which is equivalent to OSHA, ANSI, or NRCA Safety and Health Program Guidelines.

Once the contractor meets or exceeds the criteria, they can apply for "CRSP LEADER STATUS". The CRCA informs Contractors of their LEADER status as OSHA makes us aware. Continued approval is subject review of the same documents yearly, including the OSHA 300 Log at the end of each year.

These CRSP LEADER Status contractors are prominently listed below:

Adler Roofing and Sheet Metal, Inc.
Christopher Adler

Anderson & Shah Roofing, Inc.
Paul Shah

Bennett & Brosseau Roofing, Inc.
Jim Brosseau

Jones & Cleary Roofing Co., Inc.
Bill Cleary

Knickerbocker Roofing & Paving Co.
Chris Cronin

Olsson Roofing Company, Inc.
William Lynch

Riddiford Roofing Company
Joseph Riddiford

Waukegan Roofing Co., Inc.
Bruce Diederich

Weatherguard Roofing Co.
Roger Wahl

CONRATULATIONS TO NEW CRSP LEADERS STATUS CONTRACTORS!

Crawford Roof Maintenance Service Co.

Todd Fehsel

Prate Installations, Inc.

Michael Prate

Safety Committee Member Bruce Diederich, (Waukegan Roofing) congratulates Patrick Dixon, (Prate Installations, Inc.) to attaining

CRSP Leaeer Status.