b'A - - - - - Q I Article- - ~ resident\'s Committee Enthusiasm Drives MRCA\'s Success By Rodney Petrick, MRCA President Duringourrecentlycompletedyou\'ll be interested in what we find.willoff the conference.sure kickBe MRCA Summer board meetings allMakesureyouattendtheto mark your calendar for Novemcommittees had full agendas withupcomingconvention,nowre ber 12 4ll look forward to -1 and we\'many committees working on bothchristenedthe"MRCANationalseeing you at the Gaylord Texan in conventionprogrammingandtheConference," as this gives all of usG ine, Trapev exas. developmentofnewmaterialstoan opportunity to share ideas thatMRCA\'swebpageisupdated ip add to yourmembersh benefitscan help both the MRCA and yourdailywithnewsandupdateson package.individual company move forwardconferencesandother activities. TheMRCABusinessManage as we face some difficult times inKeep ii in-www.mrca.org. mind ment Committee is looking at spe o industry. The MRCA MarketingI have enjoyed working with urthe As my term ascificjobclassificationsandtheCommittee is h at work puttingstaff,executivecommittee,board ard President will comeneeds of employees within the clas together theMRCA National Con and theMRCA advisors this year. sification This research will helpference.Thenew formatincludesAs my term as President will come s. directcontentfortheMidwestnd to an end at thismoreinteractivesessionsin thetoane atthisyear\'sMRCA Roofer as well as for futurebusi form of forums and roundtables, asNational Conference,I am excited year\'sMRCAness management forms.welaspertinenteducationses by the new-foundenthusiasm our I National Conference,TheMRCAH lth andSafetysions on immigration issues, con committees seem tohave as they eacom to Committee is delving into a tractlanguage,photovoltaics,continuework making MRCA the Iexcited by thepletereviewof theMRCAHealthhealth and safety issues, vented vs.Contr Advocate. amactor\'s and Safety Manu This will be anunventedrootassembliesandIpersonallylookforwardto new-found enthusi al. involved process and the new doc more.meetingnewcontractorsand asm our committeesument will incorporate new devel A foreman/supervisor programspending timewithold friends at opmentsandtechnologiesattheMRCANational ConferencetheMRCANationalConference. seem to have as theyavailable tohelpus all keepourwill provide aopportunity toHope to see you there at the Gaygreat continue to workemployees safe.expose your key employees to per lord Texan Resort and Convention TheMRCATechnicalandtinenteducationthatwillallowCenterinGrapevine,Texas, making MRCA theResearch(T&R)Committeethem to better perform their jobs. ANovember 12-14! recently sent two documents out toTPO plant tourgolfment Contractor\'sandtournathemembership.MRCArecently Advocate.released aBulletin on Membership le the FM1-52 "bubb test."It alerts members that, according to engineering calculations performed by our technical consultants, FM1-52 testingcriteria doesnot takeinto accounttheupwarddeflectionof themetaldeckthatwetypically attach roofing systems to. Ashinglere-roofsurveyis under to findoutthevarious way reasons that you findyourself reroofing ajob. I encourage shingle you to get surveys in the hands of your estimators and crews for feedt\'squickthink back. I asurvey and I 3'