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8/26/10             

                   August Membership meeting

       David Lamm gets a peck on the cheek at the August meeting  

The August meeting was a lot of fun and the membership support was

very good considering the weather at the time (Rain-Rain-Rain). David

Lamm was the guest speaker and he was great. He always seems to find

the humorous side of sports and presents it is such a way that is not only

funny but interesting. I am sure we will have him back in the future.

I want to thank David for taking time out of his busy schedule to join

us and entertain us.

                            "Thank You David".

The September meeting is TBA.

         Jim Brestle

   President NEFRSA 2010'

          Pictures from August Meeting- (so you can see what you missed)

Posted July 27, 2009

NRCA Action Alert: Extremely Harmful OSHA Legislation Moving in Congress ..

On July 21, the House Education and Labor Committee approved H.R. 5663, the Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act, which contain Occupational Safety and Health Administration provisions that are extremely harmful to roofing contractors. The bill was approved by the committee on a straight party-line vote of 30-17, and the full House may vote on the bill later this week.

 NRCA strongly opposes H.R. 5663 and urges members to contact their representatives in the House to register opposition to this legislation..............

H.R. 5663 may be the worst legislation to come out of Washington, D.C., for roofing contractors in recent memory. The heavily punitive measures in this legislation will create onerous new burdens on employers without improving workplace safety. For example, H.R. 5663 provides for immediate abatement of alleged OSHA violations with a difficult process for obtaining a stay of abatement; employers must pay interest compounded daily while a citation is being contested; it dramatically increases civil and criminal penalties and makes "any officer or director" of a company subject to criminal prosecution; and expanded whistle blower provisions that will result in more litigation against employers. These excessive penalties, increased legal fees and other new requirements will drive up costs for employers without enhancing workplace safety.

If you prefer to call your representative's office, you may call the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 225-3121, ask for the lawmaker's office and tell the staff of your "strong opposition" to H.R. 5663 because it will drive up costs for employers, particularly small businesses, and takes the wrong approach to improve workplace safety.

If you have questions or need more information, please contact Duane Musser, NRCA's vice president of government relations, at (202) 546-7584 or dmusser@nrca.net. More information also is available from the Coalition for Workplace Safety, which consists of NRCA and other business associations concerned about workplace safety issues.