b"SPRI ANNOUNCES 4TH ANNUAL CONTRACTORcomplaint. If there is no response, OSHA will ACHIEVEMENT AWARDCOMPETITIONconduct an inspection. The employer must post SPRI, the association representing sheeta copy of the letter orOSHA fax received from membrane and component suppliers to theand their response to it where it will be readily utcommercial roofing industry, announces a callaccessible for review by all employees. for entries to its 4th Annual Contractorto theThe employer must abate the hazard and provide documentation ofrection of cor the hazard Achievement Award Competition. This programto OSHA. Although an inspection will not take is designed to recognize and reward excellence in workmanship, safety, innovation and promo place as a result of the non-formal complaint, tional effort. The award will be presentedOSHA does file all letters that employers have 0winnerSPRl's Annual Conference to be heldindicated they have taken satisfactory correczinat617 /444-0242.20 - 22, 1996.tive action. OSHA does select for inspection a Palm Springs, Calif., January Toreceive entry guidelines contact SPRI head random sample of these cases to assure that quarters atemployers have taken the action asserted in their letters. However, any action taken in this STATESCONTINUETOREFORM WORKERS'process does not automatically remove a given COMPENSATIONSYSTEMSwork place from the possibility ofunanan In Illinois, a Workers' Compensation reformnounced inspection as part of the routing bill that would freeze the maximum weekly per scheduling procedures of OSHA. manent partial disability payment and provide ;compromises on managed care is being consid NERCA MOVES TONEWADDRESS ered by a House conference committee. In Min The North/East Roofing Contractors Associnesota, the legislature recently passed a bill toation has moved. The new address and phone reform the state Workers' Compensation bene numbers are: fits. Aspects that may be collectively bargainedNERCAStreet 7th Floor include an alternative dispute resolution sys 1400 Hancock ztem, an agreed upon list of medical providers, aQuincy, Massachusetts 021 69-5203 /472return-to-work program, and establishment ofTel. 617-5590 safety committees.Fax 617-1478 /479e-mail - khnerca@AOL.com OSHA ANNOUNCESNoNFORMAL COMPLAINT PROCESSNRCA CONVENTION ANDExHIBIT The Occupational Safety and Health Adminis NRCA's 109th Annual Convention and Exhibit tration (OSHA) recently adopted a new nonfor will be held February 25 - 28, 1996 in San mal complaint process in orderquicklyDiego, Calif. Registration materials are availto respond to complaints and allow employers toable through the NRCA office. abate hazards without an OSHA inspection. The new complaint process will allow OSHASARNAFILHASNEW ADDRESS to phone employers to notifySarnafil Roofing and Waterproofing Systems, (ffeOSHACanton, Mass., recently expanded its Midwest them that the agency has re\\ceived a complaint.region office by relocating to Elmhurst, Ill. The _flwill then fax a copy ofnew address is 833 Church Road ~ Jthe nonformalElmhurst, IL. 60126 complaint let tel. 708/782-0005 or 800.532.5123 ter and an ex fax. 708/782-0087. planation of the em MRCA FOUNDATIONAWARDSSCHOLARSHIPS ployer'sThe Midwest Roofing Contractors Associarights and re- tion Foundation, Inc., recently awarded scholarsponsibilitiesships to five students. The recipients of the to that em scholarships were Angela Schrautemeier, who ployer. The employerwill be attending St. Louis Community College then has five work at Meremac; Mark Ansay, attending the Univering days to re sity ofMadison; Brian Eckstein, at-Wisconsin -spond to the CONTINUED ON PAGEl l MR October 95"