b',__c_h_n i c_a l _&_ Re___ ___________________ ~ e _ _ _ s e a_r_r_h, Factory Mutual Certification of Roofing Contractors The Factory Mutual Building1997,theCommittee met withsideredroof covercontractors MaterialsApprovalGuideandFMRCtodiscuss a numberofunderlatest drtheaft. Loss Prevention Data Sheets haveissues. They came away with o Theroofcovercontractor ne uest from been with us for many years. Fac additional req FMRC - wouldapply toFMRC, seeking tory Mutual Research Corporation"would you review a d ft of ourapp ony n of root ra rovalan umber isdsys new approvalfor roofingsystems.wil I sub acharge with developingstandardFMRCmitprotemste standards for eval contractors?" Both the MRCA andposal tocontractor, detailing andstthe uatingroofingmaterials.OfN responded in the affirma the areas of FMinstallation RCAroof course, their biggest concern hastive.T MRCA T l andtechnique that the contractorl heechnica wilnow,cost always been wind and fire ratingsResearchCommittee,MRCA\'sneed to k along with a for roof systems, which were tolegal counsel and theBoardoffor conducting ate visit, inspecbesiinstalled on buildings insured byDirectors reviewed the draft doc tion anddocument review. The membersl.ument issued late last year.initialapplicationmaycost of Factory Mutua$5,000. TheLossPreventionDataAt the request of MRCA\'s legalupwards ofFMRC has not At the requestSheets issued by Factory Mutualcou ,JimWhittier,FMRCfu determined what the firstr nsel llyyeaofMRCA\'s legalEngineeringCorporationhavecame to Chicago in1998, tocost might be. April, made their impact oniftd the comments of MRCA\'sAnnual inspections will follow wind upl iscuss counsel, Jimrequirementsforroof systems,BoardofDirectors.Basically,thefirstyear; FMRCwants to and are today recognized dFMRC plans toroofing con insure that their approvedroof Whittier, FMRCocu have mentsin many roof spec tractors meet their approval stan cover contractors are current or utilized came to Chicago inifications for wind upliftresis dard priorin aonFMinstallation guidelines. The tostallingroof tance ratings.an FMdT roof annualcost torth is reviewis April, 1993, toinsure facility.he At this point in time, F ryingcontractorwillneedtobee to be $1,200. acto xpected discuss theMutual\'s assessment of the com approved for theroof sys The majorityoftheMRspecificCA mercial and industrial low slopetem, suchBU modified bitu membershipwill never asR,probably coDlDlents ofroofing industry isat their mate men, single ply, structural stand apply for this approval status. MRCA\'sthrial approvals are working quiteing seam or architectural m lH r, it remains to be seen Board ofeta oweveDirectors. well,there is ainroofs. Contractors wi11also needwhereFM program is going butbreakdownthis Basically, FMRCtheinformationlinkbetweento demonstrate installation knowl toIf youany comments go.have designdocumentsandroofedge of various insulation sys or questions on thiscall plans to have roofingmatter, installation. In other words, wetems. There will also be atethe MRCA office. The MRCA will separacontractors meeta talking about aprob listing for roof deck installationbe close monitoring this latest repeoplely lem. It is Factory Mutual\'s opinioncontr rsteel,rete, plas FMwhich isacto (s conc development,suptheir approvalthatanentirelynewapproachtic, wood,.).posed to take e t in 1999. etc ffecstandard prior toneeds to be taken: that of approv The new draft recently arrived ingroofingcontractorsforat the MRCA offices (D /Reviraftinstalling a roofinstallingFactoryMutualsion 4.0).drafts talked onPrevious approved roofing systems. Fabout safety and equipmentto an FM insuredactory MutualCorporationwhich the MRCA Board of DirecResearch facility.(FMRC) apparentlyn serioustors resoundinglyldthat bega to FMRC ndipm nt work in 1997 in drafting Approvalsafety a equ e issues are Standard4490 (Approval forstrictly uptothe contractor to FM Roofing Contr administer. Tl1e latest draft still actors). The MRCA/N FM Ch approval categories for root RCAommit as tee h for many years met withd k in lationractors and asec stal contFactoryl on are oflrootcovercontracto .MoMutua asmutua rs st concern and question. In,M contrac s wouldcon-October RCAtor be'