b'HARPUpdate Health&at the Convention Safety Byff Baum, SHARPManager Je Administrative The H th &Committee held several important programs at the MRCA Convention in NashvilleOctober. eal Safetyin All programs put together by the committee are designed to help,and crewmembers understand contractors foremen important aspects of safety that are directly related to roofing. Forfirst program, R ed OSHA Recordkeeping, Mike Ehrke of the Central Kansas SHARP group pretheequirsented information on the new OSHA recordkeeping requirem thattoe ectJanuaryThis proentsaretakeff on1, 2002. the gram was well attended by members of MRCA, participants inSHARP program and non-members who wanted to learn about the new requirements.Many in the audience remained after the presentation to ask various questions regarding the new r lations. eguThe session included aat the new OSHA 300 - L of Work-related Inju and Illnesses, OSHA 300Alookogries Summary of Work-related Injuries and Illnesses, and the OSHA 301 - InjuryIllness Incident Report.you know andDo Do you know howhow long the new 300A Injury and Illness Summary Sheet must be posted atworkplace? Attendees learned that your form 300A must be posted from February 1st to April 30th of the year following the yearthe form. OSHA long the new 300Acovered by has delayed the recordingwork-related hearing loss, pending further comment on the level of hearing loss that of significantOSHA has Injury and Illnessshould be recorded as ahealth condition.also delayed the recordings of "musculoskeletal diso rs" (MSD\'s) until the year 2003. T was much more information provided at this session. To get more in rrde herefoSummary Sheet mustmation regarding the new OSHA Recordkeeping Standard, just call MRCA headquarters (800/497-6722) and ask for be posted at yourSHARP. The second H &program that was offered was on Surviving OSHA Inspections: The Do\'sDon\'ts. ealthSafetyand workplace?The speakers for this program were John Newquist of OSHA and Frank Marino of Safety Check, Inc. Both men came Continued on page 6 YOU\'RE REALLY GOING TO HI . THE ROOF OVER THIS OFFER.~ Couldn\'t you use a slate supplier that works as hard as you do? That\'s w for a limited time only,we\'re throwing in a hy, FREE SLATEHAMMER with our genuine North Country Slate products:l: \'1tb ~otC,onntt1~e Our slate is drawn from the finestquarries, meeting the most demanding North American and European standards.lt comes in a wide variety of colors, textures and sizes, ideal in every situationwhere quality, durability and visual appeal are important. And since we\'re committed to maintaining a significant inventory to service our customers better, you don\'t have to worry about waiting to get to work.So call in North Country Slate on your next job, and we\'ll hammer home the extra advantage~. Can you handle it? NorthSlate Country Tel: (416)724-4666; Toll-Free: 1-800-975-2835; www.ncslate.com *bject to minimum purchase.ROOF Su'