Education

As the number of women in roofing is rising, so is the number of women traveling for business – you included! We, as female business travelers, make up 50% (figure 1) of all business travel. One study (figure 2 – 2018 online survey conducted by AIG Travel Inc. and Global Business Travel Association (GBTA)) shows that 80% of these traveling women have experienced a safety related event in the past year that has impacted their work [...]

Every business should have a plan in place to mitigate the impact a potential incident could have on the company. At the recent NRCA Legal Resource Center, NRCA Vice President Tom Shanahan presented a session on Enterprise Risk Management (ERM). He said that for a long time risk management was focused internally at things like safety, employee theft and financial controls; however, more recently, it has expanded to include external risks such as reputation, financial decisions, [...]

The holidays are quickly approaching. Let’s focus on Food Safety. The Center for Disease Control estimates that 48 million people or 1 in 6 Americans will get food poisoning annually. This means your odds of contracting some form of food poisoning is pretty good. Severe food poisoning causes 5000 deaths per year. Under-cooked meat, particularly poultry is the largest culprit. If you look at the symptoms of food poisoning they can mimic the stomach flu- nausea, [...]

Based on the association goals of mentoring, education, networking and recruitment, National Women in Roofing is pleased to offer a scholarship program for attendance at NWIR Day and the International Roofing Expo at the 2020 IRE and NRCA Convention in Dallas, Texas. This program is designed to encourage first time attendees who work for a roofing contractor to experience the benefits of professional development in the roofing industry. Attendance at these events can influence one’s career trajectory and [...]