b"ndu s try\,r s Good Roofing Forecast1999 for By William A. Good NRCA Executive Vice President T University of Chicago andconstruction is expected to staycation Standards by a conhellowing .S.electronicathe U Chamber of Commercerobust, led by a recordlevel oftractors tolly access predict that 1999 will be aschool construction. ResidentialMSDSs. HR4037 has passed the solid year, if not spectacular. Uni construction will probably fall aHouse and S1855 has not moved versity of Chicago econo bit, asnew homeconstructionat this time. mists predict growththedrops. Overall, we look for growthNewsafetytraining requirein 3 - 3.5 percent range,in the 3range, down fromments for operators of forklifts downpercent fromthe6-7percentwethe 1998. New, stricter clean-airandotherpowered-industrial expecttoseereportedforrules that could be onerous maytrucks (used to carry, push, pull, 1998. Inflation isexpectedbe forthcoming from the EPA inlift, stack or tier material) will go not tobe anissue.U ployment1999. Watchalsoforplaintiffinto effect March 1. T new stannem he may rise, but only incrementally.attorneys eager to sue overdards require ap ram Y2KtrainingrogWorldeconomicproblemsproblems.basedonthetrainee'sprior forowledge have,the most part, bottomedkn andskill,typesof out. The notable exceptions areOSHA Standardspowered-industrial tricks used in Russia and Venezuela. The con HR 4037 and S1855, Mate ltheworkplace,hazardsinthe riasensus is that themarketSafety Data Sheets, will be pushedworkplaceandtheoperator's stock has already accounted for dips inagain in the upcoming legislativedemonstrated ability to handle,~ the Asian market.session. These bills would mod powered-industrialsafely. truck azard Commercialandindustrialernize OSHA's H Communi-CERTA Training1999 in GERT the Certified Roofing Torch Welding Applicator Program,developed and approved by MRCA in A,was October of 1986. The program was expanded and revised in 1995. In 1998, the GERTA program received the highest honor given by National Roofing Contractors Association, its Gold Circle Award. T program was he in further revised1998. CERTApplicator Training is available throughout the coun by contacting aTrainer in your area. AtryGERTA Call MRCA at800/497-6722for aof trainers in you area. CERTtrainersauthorized to charge for listAare their time and expenses above theof G materials. costERTA AavaiCERTInstructor Training islable from three authorized individuals in the United States. Two instrucAave tors that are authorized to conduct CERTInstructor Training are D Poindexter of the Roofing Industry Educational InstituteIEi) at 303/790-7200; and Tom Julianthe Firestone Training Center at 317-(R of/7841161, ext. 2600. Call them for further information. CERTInstructor Training will also be offered by our third authorized CERTInstructor, Herb Sizemore, AA at theContractor Seminar on March 22 in P Texas. GERTA Applicator Trainingalso be USIort Arthur,will scheduledinformaoffered at USI Contractor Seminarsfor February 21-23 and February 28-March 2. For further tion, cal IArledge at (800) 231-4631 ext. 424. Keren GERTA Torch-Applied safety certification is good for five years. All companies are encouraged toGERTA provide trainingevery employee who puts down torch-applied modified bitumen. In case of an accident, GERTA certifi-to cation may prove important evidence~ 8"