From the President
a workforce that is diverse, more educated and trained in good work habits as well as safe work procedures. We are fortunate that staff at the RCABC school is focused to work with the public school system, an investment that has resulted in sound recruitment strategies of new workers for RCABC members. Whether in Once again it is my privilege to roofing, architectural sheet metal, offer some comment on the building envelope or steep roofing activities of RCABC during the past training, RCABC remains a leader few months. I hesitate to call this and a yardstick by which other issue a summer edition considering associations are measured. that there has been little evidence It was with this leadership in of warm and dry weather of late. mind that the RCABC took the Luckily, living in Prince Rupert I unprecedented step of mandating have become somewhat immune to that all contractor members the vagaries of the weather and like complete the Certificate of all good farmers (I mean roofers), I Recognition (COR) Program continue to pray for dryer weather facilitated by the BC Construction in order to get to the fields. Safety Alliance as an ongoing In this issue of RBC membership the primary focus is on requirement. This safety and risk decision, as with any management issues as significant policy well as change, was not acknowledgement of undertaken without the increased considerable discussion participation of women by the RCABC Board. not only in the roofing There is no doubt that trade, but generally in it has cost each and trades traditionally every member considered as male significantly, whether it Tony Caputo dominated. This requires a Small or a coincides directly with the Large Company Audit (under or increasingly rapid changes in our over 20 employees). However it is a industry, as new owners take over cost that will have significant return established companies and the by reducing time lost to accidents, competition for qualified personnel greater productivity, and better becomes even more challenging. morale among employees. Although These new owners will benefit from it may be considered a burden to
Diverse workforce changes the face of roofing
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ADMINISTRATION Executive Vice President Brian Hofler, M.Ed. executivevp@rcabc.org Associate Executive Vice President Ivan van Spronsen, TQ ivan@rcabc.org Executive Assistant Barbara Porth bporth@rcabc.org
EDUCATION Education & Training Manager Shirley Caldwell, PID, TQ scaldwell@rcabc.org Senior Instructor David Rice, I.P., PID, RRO instructor1@rcabc.org
some, it is one that the RCABC member firms have taken on whole-heartedly. At the time of writing, nearly every RCABC member has completed the requirements and / or has received COR Certification. What an achievement, something to be truly proud of! This dedication to risk management, by the members of RCABC, is another indication of the value attributed to employees and the contribution they make to the company bottom line. As we move forward I am confident that the RCABC will continue to be viewed as an innovative risk taker, a leader that
SUMMER 2011
will remain a notch above other associations with a membership viewed as professional in the roofing industry. Personally, I would like to thank all the members for the hard work that went into this achievement. Thanks for your commitment and for putting your money on the table. Is that the sun I see poking through? Summer is coming and so I wish every professional roofing contractor best wishes for the harvest and a safe and productive season. Regards, Tony Caputo, President, Roofing Contractors Association of British Columbia ■
Registrar Cindy Grantham registrar@rcabc.org
TECHNICAL Technical Manager Rob Harris, RRO rharris@rcabc.org Technical Advisor Severin Wolf, ME swolf@rcabc.org Guarantee Administrator Karen Esbensen guarantees@rcabc.org
RISK MANAGEMENT Safety & Risk Management Supervisor Roger Sové, I.P., PID, Ad.Ed. roger@rcabc.org
MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Roofing Contractors Association of British Columbia is to provide its members with the training, support, and leadership required to enable them to offer customers the highest quality roofing practices, guarantees and business ethics in the roofing industry.
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