By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. If you are roofing contractor attempting to build a world-class safety program, you must recognize the need to build a safety culture. You can substitute grow, develop, establish, create or another word to put in front of culture, but the important word is culture. It is ...
By Evelyn Witterholt. If you’re attending IRE 2023 and NWIR Day, you must check out these speaking sessions from John Kenney of Cotney Consulting Group! One of the many great reasons to attend trade shows and industry events is the wealth of knowledge you’ll gain from educational seminars. If you ...
By Evelyn Witterholt. Here’s what’s been trending on MetalCoffeeShop™ (MCS) this past month. Although MCS is the premier place to get news about metal construction, we also provide news about the construction industry as a whole! Judging by our top five articles of January, we can tell that readers trust ...
Learn about all of the key components of a great safety management system, including how to document activities and perform a gap analysis. In Part Three, we will continue discussing implementing a safety management system (SMS). Please refer to Parts One and two if you are new to this series. ...
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Here are the key elements every great safety management system should have. In Part One of this series, we looked at the definition and goals of a world-class safety organization in our industry. In Part Two, we will learn about the elements and implementation of a ...
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. What is an incident management system (IMS), and what value will it bring to your company's health and safety program? Our goal in this article is to answer that question. First, let's look at how an IMS system will assist your company in facilitating the ...
By Karen L. Edwards. Looking for the perfect gift for the roofer in your life? Check out these great ideas. With the holiday season upon us, many of you may be wondering what to give as a gift this year, so we decided to highlight some of the ones we ...
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Learn more about what it means to achieve world-class levels of performance in safety. Many companies claim they have achieved world-class levels of performance in safety. What do they mean by world-class in safety? Let's look into what they mean by this claim of having achieved ...
By Jobba. Jobba hosted the first immersive experience for the roofing industry this past year, engaging the roofing industry in a whole new way. Jobba hosted its first immersive experience designed for the roofing industry on August 4, 2022. The experience, called Roofing Visionaries, was focused on bringing roofing ...
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Benefits and guidelines of holding regular toolbox talks at your construction worksite. Each week your supervisors or safety managers should deliver safety messages to your crews before starting work. Toolbox talks are an excellent method to present your safety messages. Some companies refer to these as ...