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RRR ROOFING REPORT Volume: 45 Issue 1 January 2019 – Sefton Oxford - EDITOR

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Phone: 253-282-9823/253-886-0352/253-205-7277 Fax: 206-299-3962 Email: [email protected] Web: www.rcaw.com

Notes from the Editor

By: - Sefton Oxford This is our first newsletter of the new year 2019. In this year we have faced many challenges but from my discussions with the various owners and their senior officers most of the members are doing very well. This does not mean that we can relax; on the contrary we have to be vigilant and continue to look for opportunities that can help our members and their staff to do better.

The association is in the midst of addressing this very issue. Firstly, we have had to free up a lot of time to allow the Executive Director to be able to visit our members and at the same time look for other contractors who would like to join our association which as many of you know has been in existence since 1965. The association has been through many iterations which means we have members who are rich in experience and are willing to help take our association to the very next level. A bigger membership, because the bigger the number of members the louder will be our voice in Olympia. Because for us that is where the action is rules, laws and all sorts of restrictions to which we must adapt, if we are not able to make the changes the members want to see in our industry. The one area we can all help our cause is for existing members to bring in new members to join the association. The RCAW will pay for the introduction of any approved new member $100.00 after the member has joined and been a member for 6 months. All of our Board of Directors are also assisting with this recruitment drive. Donovan Gladstone is the Director in charge of membership recruitment. It is our goal to increase our membership to 200 members during 2019. That is a very ambitious goal by any standards, that why we need the assistance of all of our membership. The other things we are doing is partnering with various vendors to all allow the RCAW members to purchase goods at discounted rates. Some of the areas we are trying to solidify rates are Tools, Insurance, Fuel. We have tried to do this in the past, but we failed because the number of members was far too low to be able to make a discount viable. We feel this will be a winner because we now have more members to leverage our position with critical vendors. We have instituted the following program to encourage the participation of the membership to assist in bringing in new members. For each new member that is brought in to the RCAW by one of our members we will give that sponsoring member $100per new member which will be paid retrospectively at the end of the year in December (generally against the following year’s dues). The new recruit must remain in good standing and attend at least 3 meetings per year. For these payments to become payable.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: -

1 Notes from the Editor. 2 Are your employees thirsty for feedback? 4 Excellent opportunity for our youngsters. 6 Tacoma Rainiers get $60k fall protection

fine. 6 IBA Weekly update Jan 20th, 2019 10 Golf Sponsors 10 First Aid and CPR classes 11 Our New Board of Directors. 11 Employers cannot restrict off-duty conduct.

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Are Your Roofing Employees Thirsty for

Feedback? By Keith Martino

Juan is a quiet, reflective guy. He’s also a musician’s musician. And when it’s sizzling hot during the summer months, Juan’s instincts are right on target. He knows instinctively that certain employee needs must always be quenched. Yes, his roofing crew needs water, but just as desperately Juan knows his direct reports need to know he cares. Perhaps it seems odd to link these seemingly disparate issues so closely. I’ll explain. The first time I saw Juan leading a corporate business discussion it was mid-July. Juan was emphasizing the criticality of consistent hydration to a team of beleaguered roofers. That’s right. He was discussing the natural healing properties of water. Not the benefits of Big Red, Cappuccino or Monster Energy. Water! I watched the compassion with which he conveyed his message. I sensed the appreciation that washed across the faces of his employees. They were drenched and relieved that he appreciated the reality of their hot workplace. After all, they were only human. Aren’t we all? The metal roof manufacturing plant in which Juan plays a pivotal role leans heavily on sophisticated physics, control system integration and efficient processes. The paint line Juan oversees each day depends on management’s knowledge of polymers, chemistry equations and the aerodynamics of heat dissipation. But most of all, it relies upon leaders who care.

So, what’s the message? As we become more and more technically oriented, many company leaders have forgotten that every employee needs the human touch -- a routine dose from a boss who cares. And the thirst for targeted instantaneous feedback is growing exponentially. On a rooftop or in an office. The great news is that the internet generation constantly reminds us of their emotional needs with their frequent requests for validation and confirmation. While they may be technically proficient beyond their years, they yearn as desperately as any other generation for someone to say “good job!” And while we sometimes laugh about participation trophies for everyone on the team, the truth is that they are fiercely loyal when treated like individuals with unique goals and objectives. A healthy corporate culture is particularly important to this next generation. Treat them right and you will be amazed by their contribution. Here are five questions you can ask yourself about your corporate culture to know if the human element is being given enough attention in your roofing company:

1) When we walk through a job site do we generally see smiles on the faces of colleagues?

2) Do we take time to celebrate the successes of our team and our team members?

3) Do we typically thank each other for the help we receive from one another?

4) Do we promptly apologize when we realize we failed to live up to a commitment?




5) Do we usually take time to encourage one another when the challenges are fierce?

If you answered yes to four of the five questions, you should go back and encourage your team to keep it up! You have a very special workplace where the stage is set for success. Thank each person for the active role they play in making your workplace friendly. If you answered yes to three of the five questions, you are on the way to building a rock-solid team. Now press a little further and ask for suggestions from your boss, peers and direct reports on how to take your group to the next level of camaraderie. It may be as simple as encouraging everyone to practice public recognition of a peer who has achieved a recent accomplishment. That’s a fun exercise to build momentum! If you answered yes to two of the five questions, you may want to talk with senior management about ideas to build collaboration, teamwork and stronger loyalty to your company. You can be a leader for the cause by introducing positive articles and ideas on a regular basis despite any push back you may encounter. Your company will need a makeover in order to hang on to good talent in the future. If you answered yes to only one of the five questions, you will have a hard time retaining young talent. Before you throw in the towel, it may be time for a little self-examination. Is there a possibility that you too have fallen into the rut of ignoring the foundational needs of your employees? Perhaps it’s time to plant your feet firmly in place and commit to helping reshape the environment in which you and your team can thrive. After all, they say the

best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second-best time is today. Act now! I spoke to Juan last week. They have made vast improvements in the infrastructure of their company over the past year. Their profitability is at an all-time high and revenue growth is extraordinarily strong. The future looks brighter than ever for this fifty-year-old company. Juan is a keyboard man. And when the lights come up and the syncopated salsa rhythms rumble through the crowd, Juan comes alive. His energy, leadership skills, and musicality blend seamlessly to create a music that refreshes the soul. Sure, Juan likes a steady drumbeat. He loves a jazzy melody. But most of all, Juan lives to help his fellow man! Juan balances technology and humanity in a company that cares. And if you answered “yes” to five out of five questions, send us an email and we may feature your roofing company in an upcoming article like this. You are building a great leadership team! Keith Martino, author of Expect Leadership, has a passion for helping roofing business owners achieve stellar results. Martino is head of CMI, a global consultancy founded in 1999 that customizes leadership initiatives in the construction, renovation and remodeling industries. In addition, Keith Martino has helped strengthen leadership development programs for major manufacturers to the construction industry, with articles published in such magazines as Builder and Remodeling. Prior to founding Keith Martino.com and CMI Assessments, Martino has successfully led sales and marketing organizations for multinational companies. His group was twice recognized as the top global accounts team in the world for FedEx.




This is an excellent opportunity for some of our youngsters

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Apply Online for a $5,000 Scholarship - Applications Due: April 12, 2019 The Davis Memorial Foundation, now in its 22nd year of supporting higher education, was established in memory of Larry and Mary Davis. Larry was an integral part of the roofing industry for many years serving on several roofing industry association boards which included the RCA of California and the Western States Roofing Contractors Association.

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Tacoma Rainiers Get $60,000 Fall Protection Fine By Gary Smith of the IBA Yes, the Tacoma Rainiers and News Tribune got $62,100 in Fall Protection fines for a between inning stunt at Cheney Stadium last summer. Matt Driscoll, a newspaper reporter, dreamed up a between innings stunt for the Tacoma Rainiers game that he got to participate in. He climbed the long ladder leading up to Cheney Stadium’s roof last summer where he successfully introduced Epic Sax Gorilla, managing not to flub the few lines he had, and then he danced on the stadium’s 75-foot-high roof. News Tribune photographer Joshua Bessex captured it all, while the Rainiers’ video team projected the awkward gyrations onto the stadium’s big screen scoreboard for fans below to enjoy. It was epic, a real crowd pleaser! So epic that he never could have fathomed — in a million years, in fact — what the same silly assignment would eventually lead to…. A few weeks later, he received an unexpected visit from the Tacoma News Tribune human resources department. For anyone who works in the newspaper business, you can probably imagine how terrifying a surprise visit from HR was. Luckily, he was not being laid off. Instead, he was told he was being investigated by the Department of Labor and Industries and so were the Rainiers. The height of the roof — later estimated by L&I investigators to be “approximately 75 feet” — was potentially a problem, he learned. Or, more accurately, the fact that Bessex and Matt hadn’t utilized fall protection — in other words, a harness or tether that would have prevented them from falling to their premature deaths had the Epic Sax Gorilla performance gone horrible wrong — was likely a violation of state law. There are lessons in all of this, Matt supposes, though he’s still not entirely sure what all of them are. One of them certainly has to do with how seriously L&I takes workplace safety.

And, if we’re being honest, another probably concerns the way even well-meaning regulatory oversight can careen into comically absurd territory faster than Old Uncle Hot Dog can unload a paper bag full of wieners to a hungry minor-league crowd. (We have implicating video of that, too.). According to team Rainiers President Aaron Artman, the team believes the complaint originated from “a disgruntled season ticket holder that dislikes our creative director.” The team has appealed the citation. You can view the entire original article via the Internet at: https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/matt-driscoll/article223824630.html

IBA Weekly Legislative Update

January 20, 2019 Action Alert: Call your legislators at 1-800-562-6000 and email you Legislators and express your opposition to Governor Inslee’s proposed 67% increase in B&O tax on service businesses and his proposed Washington State Capital Gains Income Tax. Sample Message. I am a small business owner and please tell my legislators I oppose Governor Inslee’s proposed 67% B&O tax increase on service businesses and a new state capital gains tax.

Identify your legislators by going to: www.ibaw.net/2019legislators.pdf

Governor Inslee’s 2019 State of The State Address

Governor Inslee delivered his state of the state address on Tuesday, January 15th and announced his priorities for the 2019 Legislative Session. You can read the Governor’s speech at: https://medium.com/wagovernor/inslees-state-of-the-state-washington-s-unwritten-chapter-a60d13bd1a2




He started with some highlights:

• He entitled his address, the “Unfinished Chapter.”

• We have had a number of successes over the past few years.

• We must now move forward and accomplish greater things.

• He recognized a number of people who went from great to greatness to by continuing to strive.

Climate Change

He called climate change as the greatest threat to us and the world. He listed the reasons why

I don’t know of any other issue that touches the heart of things so many of us care about: our jobs, our health, our safety and our children’s future.

He proposed:

• We will pass legislation to transition to 100 percent clean electricity, transform our buildings with cost-saving efficiencies, and modernize and electrify our transportation system.

• We’ll phase down super-pollutants and phase in cleaner fuels.

• By 2035, nearly all our electricity will come from solar, wind and hydroelectricity, instead of polluting fossil fuels.

• It means you’ll save money on lighting and heating costs because our homes and businesses will be much more energy efficient.

• It means our transportation system will be the cleanest in the United States because we’ll power it with clean electricity and clean fuels.

• Combined, these policies will steeply cut emissions — the equivalent of taking about 3 million cars off our roads.

• This transformation has started but we need to do more, do it bigger and do it faster.

• So, when your grandchildren ask what you did to protect them from climate change, you can tell them you weren’t sitting around saying it was someone else’s problem. You took action.

Mental Health

While we’ve taken significant steps to improve our physical health in medical schools, we must improve our mental health care efforts, too.

• We need to transform behavioral health from a system that responds to crisis to one that helps people before they reach crisis.

He proposes to pursue a new partnership with the University of Washington to create a teaching hospital to serve these patients and to train behavioral health providers using a unique new curriculum.

Southern Resident orcas

We must make unprecedented investments to save our orcas.

We have just one last chance to save these orcas. In this perilous moment, we must answer back with action.

Education

Fully fund basic education was hard work that we must be proud we accomplished together last year.

We can’t stop at basic education. We must now work on early education to secure a strong start for every child, regardless of their family’s economic circumstances. We’re must invest in children well before they enter the elementary school classroom for the first time. In the past six years we’ve nearly doubled the number of children in early learning programs to more than 15,000.

My budget proposes to:

• Expands preschool with a new ‘birth to 3’ preschool program.

• Creates a statewide referral system to connect families with early learning services and facilities.

• Provides universal home visits. This gives every new parent the opportunity to get a visit from a nurse during the first few weeks back home with their newborn to help the new parents

• Programs to help students who finish their K-12 education to participate in career; apprenticeships, certificates and degrees.

• For high-school students who seek an experience outside a four-year program, our




Career Connect Washington initiative gives them that option. It links students to real-world experience in careers that interest them. And we know that experience is invaluable. It gives them a better shot when they apply for that first job.

• My budget will provide 100,000 students over the next 10 years an option to dive into their interests through apprenticeships and paid internships and fall in love with a career before they graduate.

Women’s Rights

We’re the state that supports a woman’s right to make her own health care decisions. I promise you, we will always provide reproductive health services to women in our state.

Gun Safety

While too many in D.C. remain in the grips of the NRA, we’re the state that stands up for common-sense gun-safety reforms. We’ve closed background check loopholes, banned bump stocks and approved protective orders that keep guns away from people in crisis.

Student Support

We’re committed to putting more social workers, counselors, psychologists and nurses in our schools

Build On

• We’re the first state to pass a bill requiring net neutrality for the Internet. We must guarantee free and open internet for all.

• We’re the state that put a stop to the death penalty, and I hope this Legislature acts to definitively end this practice once and for all.

• We’re the state that updated deadly force laws and require training to help law enforcement officers de-escalate violence. We must implement these policies.

• We’re the state that protects workers’ rights. We built the best-in-the-nation paid family and medical leave program, we’re supporting long-term care planning and

• We must fight for a public health option to ensure health care for all.

• We’re the state that opens our communities to refugees seeking safety, shelter and sanctuary.

• I’m proud of the incredible diversity of the people. We’re the state making sure our government looks like the people it serves.

• We’re the state that passed the Voting Rights Act. And while other states threw up barriers to suppress voting we’re the state that passed a nation-leading Access to Democracy package to make sure more people cast their ballots.

Last Week:

IBA Opposed the Governor’s 67% Tax Increase on Service Businesses and New State Capital Gains Tax

IBA testified against the Governor’s proposed 67% tax increase on service businesses and new state capital gains tax along with several other service business groups like architects, non-profit organizations, and social service contractors on January 16th.

Legislation Affecting Small Businesses

The day the Legislature started, there were about 300 pre-filed pieces of legislation. Now there are nearly 600 with more to come – likely over 3000. Below are several that IBA has identified that will affect most small businesses:

Bill Number Bill Subject Matter Brief Description Of What The Bill Does

HB 1052 Agency rule-making authority Limits state agency rulemaking. IBA supports.

HB 1056 Domestic violence/workplace Have employers identify domestic violence and help curb it. IBA is monitoring.

HB 1072 Prevailing wage laws Sets up new penalties for prevailing wage. violations. IBA opposes

HB 1110 Greenhouse gas/transp. fuels Sets up greenhouse fuel standards.

HB 1112 Hydrofluorocarbon emissions New regulations on refrigeration gases and similar gasses, IBA is monitoring.




HB 1128 Electric & natural gas companies. Allows utilities to seek alternative forms of regulation to further the state's public policy goals. IBA is monitoring.

HB 1172 Capital gains tax/prop. tax Creates a new state capital gains tax. IBA opposes.

HB 1204 Plastic packaging. New restrictions on plastic packaging. IBA is monitoring.

HB 1205 Plastic bags. Statewide restrictions on plastic bags. IBA is monitoring.

SB 5024 Local taxing districts. Allows more local agencies to impose new taxes. IBA opposes.

SB 5030 Service contract providers. Sets up new requirements for firms offing extended warranties. IBA is monitoring.

SB 5035 Prevailing wage laws. Sets up new penalties for prevailing wage violations. IBA opposes.

SB 5064 Personal information. Sets up new requirements to protect personal data from theft. IBA has concerns.

SB 5090 Wage and salary information. Employers may not seek the wage or salary history of an applicant from the applicant or a current or former employer or require that an applicant's prior wage or salary history meet certain criteria. IBA has concerns.

SB 5176 Rules, yearly expiration. Has state agency rules adopted in the past year to sunset unless approved by the Legislature. IBA supports.

SB 5215 New employment tax credit. Creates a tax credit for creating a new job. IBA is monitoring.

SB 5217 Industrial insurance. wage loss. Changes how industrial insurance benefits are calculated. IBA has concerns.

SB 5222 Whole WA health trust. Creates a state-run health care insurance program. IBA is monitoring.

SB 5226 Off-duty employee conduct. Protects employees for employer actions due to off-duty conduct by the employee. IBA has concerns.

Next Week

1. More legislation will be introduced every day next week.

2. There will be 75 legislative committee meetings that will hear public testimony on some of the 600 pieces of legislation introduced so far. IBA will be there to testify on legislation affecting small businesses.




GOLF TOURNAMENT ANCHOR SPONSORS We are proud to acknowledge the Anchor Sponsors of our 2018 golf tournament are GAF, Beacon Roofing Supply & CertainTeed

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RCAW Gold Sponsor & RCAW Golf Co-anchor Sponsor Proud sponsor of the RCAW Golf 2013,14,15,16 2017& 2018 Golf Tournaments. RCAW Platinum Sponsor and Parent Company of ABR & Intermountain Supply. RCAW Golf Co-anchor Sponsor. Proud sponsor of the RCAW Golf 2017 Golf Tournament & the 2018 the prize sponsor.

Silver Sponsor & RCAW Golf Co-anchor Sponsor Proud sponsor of the RCAW Golf 2013,14,15, 2016 & 2018 Golf Tournaments

FIRST AID & CPR CLASSES We are offering First Aid or CPR classes to any member company; $44 for members per person. Please can you contact Sonya Wytcherley 253-205-7277 call or Text for

an appointment. There is a minimum charge $275 for up to 5 people. Above 5 to 12 will be plus $44 per person. These costs are for RCAW Members only. Non-Members will be $75/person with a minimum of $375 for up to 5 people, thereafter it will be plus $75/person in addition to the minimum.

2019 Board of Directors Matt Swanson – President (Guardian Roofing) Casey Groves -Vice President (Axis Roofing & Gutter)




Phil Ehnat – Treasurer (Preferred Roof Services) Tom Bosnick – Director (GCI LLC) Dennis Devaney – Director (Stoneway Roofing Supply) Donovan Gladstone – Director (GAF Materials Corp Steep Slope) DJ Esary – Director (Esary Roofing Inc) Jarrod Gaiser – Director (Eagle View Technologies) Donald Vose – Director (Legend’s Roofing Co.) Aaron Batt – Director (Beacon Roofing Supply) Joe Horn – Director (GAF Materials Supply Low Slope.)

Company Secretary – Sefton Oxford (Non-Voting Member) Board Agenda for this year.

1. Make all out effort to recruit additional Members.

2. To ensure that the various functions have good content and good attendance.

3. Interface with Olympia via Gary Smith to ensure our voice in Olympia is being heard.

4. Encourage contractors and associates to participate in the sponsorship program (this assists us with the various programs we sponsor and provide for our members.)

5. Continue to pursue excellent safety programs

Employers Cannot Restrict Worker’s Off-Duty Conduct

SB 5226 – will make it unfair for any employer to fail or refuse to hire an individual; to discharge or bar any person from employment; or to discriminate against any person in compensation or in other terms or conditions of employment, because the prospective employee or the employee participates in or has participated in any activity lawful under state law or activity in furtherance of the exercise of the employee's constitutional rights of free speech. IBA Comment: This may include the use of marijuana or alcohol.

Information about SB 5226 can be accessed via the Internet at: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5226&Year=2019&Initiative=false Roofing contractors need to contact their legislators and express their opposition of SB 5226. How to contact your Legislators: 1. Go to http://app.leg.wa.gov/DistrictFinder , input your address and click on “Find My District”

and it will list your legislative district and your legislators. After you know your Legislative District, use the list below to find your legislators’ phone numbers and email addresses. 2. A second way is for you to call 1-800-562-6000 - the Legislative Hotline - and the attendant will help you identify your legislators and your legislative district. The attendant will also take your message for your legislators and deliver your message to your legislators on the issues important to you. Sample Message: I’m a small business owner and I oppose HB 1492 and SB 5217 as it will increase our state industrial insurance premiums. After you know your Legislative District, use the list at: http://www.ibaw.net/2019legislators.pdf to find your legislators’ phone numbers and email addresses. Double Your Clout If your business is located in a separate legislative district from your home, contact your legislators where your home is and then also contact the legislators where your business is located.

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