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The Economics of Safety
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. This article will look at the economic aspects of safety in roofing, including costs, benefits, return on investment (ROI), investment optimization, and evaluation. Although efforts have been made to improve safety, many barriers remain, and those influenced by economic considerations are particularly dominant. The dynamic characteristics ...
Roofing Estimating Training Program in Spanish
By Cotney Consulting Group. Cotney Consulting Group has expanded its estimator training by now offering our beginner and intermediate training in Spanish. This latest offering adds to a program suite that also includes a Professional Certificate in Roofing Estimating, or PREC, and a Certified Professional Roofing Estimator, or PREC certification. These training courses ...
Promote Wellness in the Workplace
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention encourages employers to engage their employees in health and wellness. By engaging in their own wellness, employees tend to work more productively, have less stress, and have a better quality of life. They benefit from a lower risk ...
What to Expect from CCG Estimating Courses
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Cotney's training program offers an easy-to-follow format that takes you step by step through every critical aspect of estimating. There is a lot more to estimating than measuring a rooftop or learning local building codes. Anyone serious about starting their career as an estimator should check ...
Review and Validate Your Estimating Process
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. With 90% of roofing projects suffering from underestimated costs, evaluating your estimating process is key to profitability. What is the purpose of estimating? Estimating determines the expected costs of labor, material, construction equipment and tools needed to complete a project by your company. The ...
Cotney Consulting Group Announces Focus on Industry-reforming Solutions
CEO John Kenney redefines the company’s focus to better meet clients’ operational needs. Cotney Consulting Group (CCG), a leading business consulting firm serving the roofing industry, announced the company’s redefined focus on helping contractors achieve operational success through a concentration on four main solution offerings. “The roofing industry is ...
Join us at the Newly Reimagined Pacific NW Regional Tradeshow
By Lauren White, RCS Editor. Look forward to sporting clays, a five-star dinner, live Coffee Conversations and more at the Pacific NW Regional Tradeshow! Join other roofing professionals at the Pacific NW Regional Tradeshow at the Muckleshoot Events Center April 21-22, 2022. Hosted by The Roofing Contractors Association of Washington ...
Safety Checklist for Roofing Work - Part Three
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Ladders, scaffolding and emergency plans. In the second part of our safety checklist for roofing work, we reviewed OSHA safety standards for working around roof perimeters and openings. Stepladders and extension ladders are used on roofing project sites. Improper use of ladders poses ...
Safety Checklist for Roofing Work - Part Two
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. Guardrails, warning lines, and penetration openings. In the first part of our safety checklist for roofing work, we reviewed some OSHA safety standards for working on roofs. We covered basic roofing safety training requirements and OSHA requirements for fall protection equipment. Guardrails are ...
OSHA Expanding The Electronic Recordkeeping Rule
By John Kenney, Cotney Consulting Group. OSHA has been very busy the last few months with new rulemaking and is not expected to slow down anytime soon. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a proposed rule, Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses, on March 30, 2022. It dramatically expands ...
