b'CRCA on FM4490 Continuing last month\'s featurecia on has reviewed the inform ionwill e ~ct all roofing c u rs, ti at ff ons meofopinions on Factoryprovided to usregard tourwh they are insured byor associationwithyo etherFM Mutuals proposed standard forproposed Stan 4490hasn , due to the u and abu of dardandot sese roofing contractors, this letter wasvoted to express ouro ionb e latesp ifications in the opp sit tooil rp ecsent to Factory Mutual from theits implementation.construction industry which casuChicagoRoofingContractorsWe applaud Factory Mutual forallytostanreferFMdards. Association on October 21, 1999.tryingto reduceroofingrelatedT Ch R fing ContracheicagoooAs ofdate ofoflosses for your customers,trtorsAssociation u Factory thepublicationthisbu you rges edition ofMidwest Roofer, theproposed stan rd in its presentMutual toFMIt is theda reconsider4490. fate ofstandard FM4490formis misdirectedand fartooan un rranted intrusion into the proposedwaremains unclear.costly.ind idual ro ing contractor\'s busiiv ofWe fe this standard imposesne and a disservice to theing elssroofMr. George Smithtoo muchadditionalcosts andindustry as ao . wh leFactory Mutual Research Corp.record keeping req n on us, uireme ts P. 0. Box 9102theroofingcontractor,and ourSincerely, Norwood,02062mutual cu rs,ing ownMAstome build ers. costs Ourto implement and mainR FMRC P Standard 4490tainFM approval statuswill beWilliamE. O\'Brien, P ident e:roposedresp along tobuilding ownassedthe D r M Smith:ers inform of h ,t ea r.theigher costs jusTherd of Directors of thethe oppositeyour in ntion. In Boa oftegooofing Chica R Contractors Assa- addition, this proposed standard efact rs 1999 Foundation Ben o and Patrons T MRCAto thank the following MRCA Foundation Benefactors, whoHarlan L. Hanson, Central StatesComp , Am Iowa hewishesRoofingany es, pledged $5,000 to the foundation in 19 : 98 James A. Barr, BarrCom ,ilene, Roofingpany Ab Texas David Grass, Fir tone Bu ing Produc Company,Ind. es ild tsCarmel,James Eckstein, Jr.,Eckstein Inc., CincinCAnati Mike Peterson, Peters Aluminum,kove Village, Ill. enCorp. El Gr James F. Karcz~ F ARoofing Co .,lS eam, Ill. wski,JChristiansenrp Caro trBob Tafaro, GAFterials Corp.,, N.Ma Wayne J.J~mes C. Mansfield,ames Mansfield &Company,o ,l. :J SonsLy ns IlJay Refieun~,ld RoofingSheet Metal, In ,o , Ill. Mansfie andc. Ly nsThe MRCA also extends its1hankst0the fpHowirr F ndation Pa Jim Gentry,b In ,L is g""\' ou trons,Kir erg Roofingc. Stouwho pledg $1,000 perfor the nextyearn to the MRCAFJohn D. Drew, Mid-Westo ngM~son City, edyearfiveoun Ro fi Company,Iowa dation in998.Bennett &ing &Rooting.,m ille, Ill.John D.,e ,rtiri\'f.100~1ngngany,a -~ights, Mo. 1 Stephenson Stephenson Roofi Cdmpany:Maryland He,James Brosseau,B[osseauInc Ro eov "l B_ Ma Comp Inc., Wichita,n. urtanmgartner,, Kaire Root kla.~KansasMoClifford Johnson, Emp Insulation Co. Inc., Tulsa, O L.B.,Monis Sall rs&.Marguis0Gfin"G0mp ny,City,. Anthony M. Spigarelli, Central R fing Compan Minneapolis oo y,MichaelDalsin, MMJalsin,SiouxS.D. J: Company Inc.,Falls, David J. Tilsen, Tilsen Roofing Com ,.,ison, Wis. pany Inc Mad Michael Pettigrew, Pettigrew &, Inc.,Wayne,. Sons FortIndDennis R. Runyan, Dryspace Inc.,r, Iowa Ceda Rapids Ted Evans, The Milbrand Roofing Comp ,ren, Mich. any WarDouglas Richardson, Sunrcial R fsc., Dallas Comme oo In Raymond L. Hoselton, Union Roofing Company, Inc., Ch ,l. enoa IlEd Williams, F tfing C Inc., F Ohio remon Roo ompany,remont,Robert F. Huntington, AAA RoofingInc., Indian lis Company,apo'