b'MRCANews 2012 MRCA Committee Chairs Randy Adams is pleased to introduce the 2012 Committee Chairs. These individuals are responsible for overseeing their assign~ committee and will helpMRCA to new members and programs. Please reach out totoshare your expertise or to learn more guidethese individuals about participating on a committee. AmericaBusiness Management Committee-Tom Miller, TectaZero Company, Louisville, KY, tmiller@tectaamerica.comFinance Committee-Larry, LRoofing, Inc., Glenview IL,info@lmarshallroofing.com Marshall Marshall,Membership/Marketing Committee-Jim Huntington, AAA Roofing Co., Inc., Indianapolis,jrh@aaaroofingco ny.com IN,mpa Nominating Committee-Jim Ramser, Highland Roofing,KY, jim@highlandroofing.com Louisville,Operations and Safety Committee-Bob Schenkel,Schust Company Fort Wayne,rschenkel@clschustcom CL,IN,Technical and Research Committee-Kevin Gwaltney, Diamond Roofing, Dodge City, KS, Kevin@diamond-roofing.com Welcome , New Members! Associate MembersEagleview Technologies,,www.eagleview.com Bothell WA,Progressive Companies, Overland Park, KS, www.progressive.comFortuna Logistics LLC/MaxCon, Orlando, FL, www.xactlink.com Roofing Contractor Members olmesINAce Roofing, Indianapolis, IN H Roofing, Terre Haute,All Roofs Inc., Chicago, IL Homing Roofing&Sheet Metal Company Indianapolis, IN ,C.E. Reeve Roofing,IN Neemann and Sons, Inc., Lincoln, NE Carmel,Connor Roofing, York, NE Plum Roofing Products, LLC, Cl TX eburne,Dilk Roofing Inc., Indianapo , Saratoga&Construction,o OK lis INRoofingOklah ma,Dynamic Construction&Roofing LLC, Longwood, FL Shawhan Sheet Metal, LLC, Independence, MOGreat Roofing and Restoration LLC, Greenwood Village, CO Trinity Roofing Service, Inc., Blue Island, IL The High Costs of Falls in Construction for Employers AOSHA PowerPointshows the heavy financial cost resulting from falls in construction. OSHA analyzed workers\' newpresentation compensation data for injuries resulting from falls from elevations suffered by roofers and carpenters. The data, which covers 2005-2007, comes from 38 states. OSHA\'s analysis found that falls from elevations by roofers cost an average of$106,000 each. For more approximately /information on the PowerPoint presentation, visit www.osha.gov doc/topics/residentialprotection/index.html. COraItinsDallas/FortTX-area Empire Ro Inc., KPost Company and Supreme Roofing Systems for n gtuaO. toWorth,ofing,, receiving North Texas Roofing Contractors Association\'sHammerinrecognition of outstanding roofing GoldenAwardsprojects. KirbergCompany Installs Coof Roof System at Missouri State University St. Louis, MO-based Kirberg Company recently completed a 2-month installation of aroof new cool MO.Hall houses system on Kemper Hall at Missouri State University in Springfield,Kemperthe University\' sof,and Materials Science. DepartmentPhysics Astronomy, Eric Kirberg,president ofcompany, points out that coolsystems are among the fastest vicetheroof growing commercial roofing systems in the.industry. "Cool roof systems are made of an especially durable material with low-temperature flexibility and high-temperature tolerance, and are exceptionally resistanttowind and fire, as well as ultraviolet,ne,chemical exposure," he ozo and system20-yearwarranty. says, adding that the cool roofcomes with a Established in 1920, Kirberg Company provides both commercial and residential roofing. The company, which has satellite offices in Missouri and Kansas,a longtime is MRCA member (since 1982) and founding member of RoofConnect, a nationwide professional contractor network. 6www.mrca.org- Midwest Roofer'