b'May/June,1992 STROOFER MRCA\' sMonthlyNewsletterforProfessionalRoofingContractors Plan to AttendMRCA\'sDavis-Bacon 1992 Convention"helper" Regulations Insideby Clifford Johnson, MRCAUpdate-2/92 MIDWESTPresident I havereturned from anGood News .it took ROOFERjustthe MRCA Board ofdepartment ofpast Directors\'Labor the meeting, where a lot ofdecade to promulgate them, work went into planning ourfollowed by a lawsuit in upcoming convention.Manywhich the regulations were important and extremelyupheld by U.S. District Court informative topics will beJudge Harold Greene, as discussed in St. Louis,being consistent with the Missouri.Davis-Bacon Act.But in Profit is an1991, Congress added AttitudeThe topic ofandCliffMRCA Presidentlanguage to a temporary warranties the contractor\'s liabilities willJohnson,appropriations bill to prohibit REC E i9\'Wn be discussed.MRCA\'s legalDOL from spending any 2 counsel is presentlyfunds to implement the reviewing over 50theOfregulations. ofincreasing importance is .1\' 1S32manufacturer applicatorhow we set up jobs to .HH~i agreement forms, with acomply with safetyOn January 29, 1992, the White House and DOL KawP.c~k~)\\~f\'Newpublication on ourrequirements.Do you have recommendations coming outMSDS\'s on the job?Dodetermined that the Tools to Aidsoon and a review to be heldyour men know how to useprohibition is no longer in Roofersat the convention.Manythem?Do they know whereeffect, despite the pending . rsth.e ethe MSI)S\'~ for otll_erAFL-CIO appeal ofge contracto sign_s JudPage3agreements without readingcontractors onjob site areGreene\'s decision in the U.S. the Appeals for the them.These agreements,kept?Have you startedCourt of ADAColumbia. along with the manufacturers\'complying with theDistrict of extended warranties, place a~,Act?These and many otherTherefore, DOL regulations lot ofontopics will begoverning the use of semiliabilitya contractordiscussed. without him realizing it.Inskilled "helpers" on federal many cases, if he SuretyThe Technical and Researchand federally-assisted tAsphaltBond companies knew howCommittee is also hard atconstruction contracts subject much potential liability youworkwill have numerousto the Davis-Bacon and and Shingleastopics ofWe haveRelated Acts are now in a contractor hadinterest. eveneffect! Problemoutstanding on 10, 15 orbeen working hard with Page320 year warranties, theyNRCA on a modifiedSection 5.2(n)(4) defines a wouldissue anymorebitumen study which will be not bonds.Come to this programpresented.We also have"helper" as follows: and learn where you really stand. Continued on Page 2 .Continued on Page 2 . 4840 West15th Street,Suite1000,Lawrence,Kansas66049-3855Phone:( ) 843-4888Fax:(913) 843-7555 913'