b'Continued from page 1 4 se ofTools on Job Sites Cordless Decreases Accidents and Injuries Using cordless toolsjob sites reduces slips, trips, and falls,ingConsultant for P Insur Associates, Inc., in, onhelp KGanceDoylestown Pennsylvareduce em in costs and protecting workers\' safety, accord nia,headof NARl\'s Insu Group"Additionally, we believe it would ployers\'surancerance ingareport from the National C on Compensation Insurance,make sense for the insurance industry to ta thisconsideration when torecentouncilkeunder lnc. theoldestandlargestprovider ofworkerscompensa andwriting insurance policies." 1,tion employee injury data and statistics innation.Paslode\'sline of cordless fasten systems helps contractors thecompleteing Workers\' compensation costs areing, driven largely by medical careand industrial users meet federal guidelines for walking-working surfaces rishazards"Ason and payments for lost wages when injuries occur. Contractors can controlthat minimize tripand protect workers.the National Council their costs, protect their employees, and keep them at work by reviewingCompensation Insurance has shown, eliminating power cords and comworkplace environments for safety concerns. Th reviews decrease thepressor hoses creates arenvironment," said Jacek Romanski, esesafe working likelihood of such accidents as slips,ips, and falls, which account for 20%Paslode\'s Remodeling Marketr. tr Manageof all workers\' compensation claims. According to the report, "cordless tools te . reducetheincidencesoftrippingover cords[and]contribu to1Aycock, Jeff. "Curbing RapidlyRising Workers\' CompRates."Claims e, decreased frequency of accidents."Magazin April 2004. "Without acordless tools do helptrips and falls,ledoubt,reduceentangments, and electrocutioninjuries,"notedMark W. K Broker/CRN insey, NRCA,MRCA andDO THERIGHT THING! ~ ERCA Introduce Online Wind-Load Calculator,FALLSThrough T N rser,Roofing Contractors Association (NR in cooperationSkylightsE S heationalCA), with the Midwest Roofing Contr tors Association and North/East Roofing ac . Contracto Association,lau its online wind-load calculator,Roof nched Wind Design ato in Fe uary.beavailableforfreeatwww.roofwindde withFALLGUARDS ENbr SKYLIGHTCRT calcul r, whichwill he tendedmeans signer.com, is in to provide roofing professionals aof accurately determining roof systems\' design wind loads for common building types. The calculator willallow users to input information about a specific building and roof area, including the b location a configuration: uilding\'snd roof area dimensions: mean roof height and roof slope: and exposure and hethe occupancy information. T calculator then will determinebasic wind speed for the geographicwhere the building is located and provide region a report that describesthe designwindloads for theroof area\'sfield, perimeter and corner zones, andminimum recommendeddesign wind OSHA 29 CFR 1926.501Considers resistance loads.Skylights to Be "HOLE in Roofs. S" For more informatioQ about Roof Wind Designer, contact Mark S. Graham, NRCA\'sexecutive director, at (800) 323-9545,7511,Ei3PLASTECO, Inc. associateext.or e-mail mgraham@nrca.net.800-231-6117 X 3 07 F 877-231-6117 TO FREE axLL Em l:llguard@ asteco om ai fa pl .cte: Websi www.plasteco.com 15'