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NRCA offers program on new fall-protection requirements

NRCA offers program on new fall-protection requirements

The National Roofing Contractors Association's (NRCA's) program "Roofing Industry Fall Protection from A to Z" will be held Feb. 21 during the organization's 125th Annual Convention.


By By BD+C Staff | December 29, 2011
The National Roofing Contractors Associations (NRCAs) program Roofing Industry Fall Protection from A to Z will be held Feb.

The National Roofing Contractors Association's (NRCA's) program "Roofing Industry Fall Protection from A to Z" will be held Feb. 21 during the organization's 125th Annual Convention and the 2012 International Roofing Expo(r) in Orlando, Fla.

Participants can increase awareness of fall-protection hazards, and become familiar with the specific equipment to use and work practices to employ to avoid these hazards. The seminar will include information about the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's new fall-protection requirements.
 
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