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SPFA News and Announcements
SPFA sent out the following three messages within the past week. If you did not receive them, but would like to, please email kmarcavage@sprayfoam.org. Please be sure to check your junk mail/SPAM folder. If you ever opted out of something sent from us via Constant Contact (CC), no future emails will be sent to you until you are reinstated with CC. That could explain why you may not have received these emails.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/spf-nwl/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=647876&issueID=69198 to view the full article online.

 

Some of you may have recently received an email from a third-party offering to sell an attendee list for SprayFoam 2020 held in Pasadena in February.

We want to reinforce that SPFA does not compile, produce or distribute a list of conference attendees to anyone. This vendor is completely unaffiliated with SPFA and we do not endorse doing business with them. 

Should you have any questions or comments, or receive similar third-party solicitation emails, please contact Rick Duncan or Kelly Marcavage.

 


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                        On Friday, November 6, SPFA released the 1st Foam Fact Friday. 



Foam Fact: A “cool roof” is not a roof that follows the latest fad or trend, or listens to modern jazz. In fact, a “cool roof” reflects and emits the sun’s heat back to the sky, keeping the building cool. A roof’s “coolness factor” is measured using two properties: thermal emittance and solar reflectance. Thermal emittance is the relative ability of the roof surface to radiate absorbed heat. Solar reflectance, on the other hand, is the fraction of solar energy reflected by the roof. Take note that thermal emittance is independent of solar reflectance. A cool roof for your spray foam roofing system has many benefits. Cool roofs reduce the thermal radiation of heat into the atmosphere, convection of heat into outside air, and the conduction of heat into the building. This lowers urban air temperatures and mitigates the urban heat island effect. It also slows the formation of ground level ozone and smog. Cool roofs can also provide significant energy and cost savings during the hot summer months. Spray foam roofs can easily become “cool” by selection of light-colored roof coatings that have high thermal emissivity and high solar reflectance. Check with your roof coating supplier to determine which coatings are the “coolest.” You can also check with the Cool Roof Rating Council if you are not sure. CRRC determines if a roof coating meets the cool roof requirements. www.coolroofs.org

Watch for Foam Fact #2, which is being sent today. 

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/spf-nwl/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=648257&issueID=69198 to view the full article online.

 
                   
                         On Monday, November 9, SPFA released the 1st Monthly Member Monday. 



Member Benefit #1 – FREE Model Written Safety Program

Did you know that SPFA Members have access to a FREE Model Written Safety Program, which can be customized for your company? Even if you used it in the past, did you know that it has been updated with information on communicable disease control?

This Safety Program was designed specifically for spray polyurethane foam contractor companies. This comprehensive program provides a benchmark guide to ensure the health and well-being of all employees and customers and is OSHA compliant.

Created during a collaborative process by the SPFA Safety Committee, the program is designed to provide contractor companies with a management tool to ensure consistency in training programs, as well as to set clear expectations for employee behavior and performance; equipment and materials quality and condition; work processes; proper records retention; and environmental stewardship.  The program guide meets OSHA, EPA, DOT and other regulatory agency inspection requirements.

 

Policies documents in the Model Safety Program include:

·      Hazard Communication

·      Personal Protective Equipment - PPE

·      Hazard Assessment

·      Confined Space Entry Program

·      Respiratory Protection Program

·      Hearing Conservation Program

·      Control of Hazardous Energy (i.e. Lock-out Tag Out)

·      Emergency Action Plan

·      Fall Protection Plan

·      Jobsite Fire Prevention Plan

·      Injury and Illness Prevention Plan

·      Powered Industrial Truck Safety Program

·      Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plan

·      Asbestos and Lead Awareness Program

·      Blood Borne Pathogen Plan

·      Equipment Grounding Program

 

“It is important to note that while this Model Written Safety Program will help to make you OSHA compliant, and will help prevent and guide you through situations that may arise, its ultimate success will require that all employees understand what is expected of them surrounding safety,” said Dr. Rick Duncan, SPFA Executive Director.

The SPFA Model Written Safety Program is available to all SPFA member companies. It may also be utilized to meet the SPFA Professional Certification Program Contractor Company Accreditation requirement for a documented company safety program.

SPFA contractor members currently operating without a robust documented safety program are encouraged to adopt and use this model as their own. It is the responsibility of each contractor company to ensure the health and safety of its workers and this program will provide a baseline architecture for that.

The SPFA Health & Safety Program is in the Members Only section at www.sprayfoam.org. The Voting Representative at your company has access. If you need help or have questions, please contact Kelly Marcavage – kmarcavage@sprayfoam.org.

 

If you aren’t a member, click here for more information and membership application.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/spf-nwl/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=648259&issueID=69198 to view the full article online.

 
Many great ideas were submitted in response to the survey.  We know you have a lot to share and sometimes it is good to do it at 2 a.m. when the idea comes to you.  Now you can. 
Simply email our virtual suggestion box:  info@sprayfoam.org Subject: Suggestion Box

 

In the coming weeks, we’ll be developing a little icon for our suggestions box.  If you are artistic and have an idea for this icon or a clever name for our "suggestion box," please send to kmarcavage@sprayfoam.org.

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Carlisle Construction Materials Incorporated
Industry News and Announcements
Huntsman Corporation announced that it has completed the sale of its India based Do-It-Yourself consumer adhesives business, within its Advanced Materials division, to Pidilite Industries Ltd. in an all-cash transaction. Huntsman received pre-tax proceeds of approximately $257 million on November 3, 2020, excluding working capital and other adjustments.  

Visit https://www.huntsman.com/news/media-releases/detail/463/huntsman-completes-the-sale-of-its-india-based-diy-consumer to view the full article online.

 
The hospitality industry in Virginia and Nebraska got a boost last week, thanks to voters who approved measures that will pave the way for new casino construction in coming months.

Visit https://www.constructiondive.com/news/casino-construction-gets-a-boost-from-voters/588696/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202020-11-10%20Construction%20Dive%20Newsletter%20%5Bissue:30768%5D&utm_term=Construction%20Dive to view the full article online.

 
New York City Department of Buildings officials said the safety training mandated through local legislation passed in 2017 has contributed to a more than 20% drop in job-site injuries—the largest decrease in injuries in nearly a decade.

Visit https://www.nrca.net/RoofingNews/new-york-city-job-site-injuries-have-fallen-20-since-2017.11-4-2020.9069/Details/Story?utm_source=enews&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nrca-enews-7871 to view the full article online.

 
No-Burn, Inc.
From the Current Issue of SPRAYFOAM PROFESSIONAL Magazine
Carlisle Construction Materials Incorporated
SPFA Membership
Polyurethane Machinery Corporation (PMC)
SPF Tech
Not an ideal situation, but an unscheduled or unexpected shut-down of a rig can happen. If it does, this is one more quick resource available to the SPF industry from the members of SPFA to preserve your equipment. Download it today.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/spf-nwl/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=647884&issueID=69198 to view the full article online.

 
SPFA Courses and Certification
 
   
PCP Renewal Time!  Everyone’s credentials will expire on December 31, 2020.  Please watch your email in early November for your PCP Renewal information.  If you have any questions or have an updated email address or contact information, please contact Crystal at admin@spfapcp.org.

Many of you will need to re-certify your credentials this year.  Those who do were sent a reminder email with details on CEUs along with the Declaration Form.  If you have any questions or need more details, please contact Kelly Marcavage, kmarcavage@sprayfoam.org.

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/spf-nwl/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=647885&issueID=69198 to view the full article online.

 
SES Foam
SPFA Job Board
SPFA is doing its part to bring awareness of open positions in the industry to our members, partners, and untapped talent pools. For every one of these positions going unfilled it’s an opportunity missed, an extra staffing challenge drawing attention away from other important priorities, or a customer perhaps needing to wait longer than they should have to. 

Visit https://spfa.boxwoodgo.com/jobs to view the full article online.

 
International Fireproof Technology Inc.
Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance
11 Hope Rd, Ste 111 #308 | Stafford, VA 22554