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In our regular monthly roofing news roundup last week, we reported on the accreditation scheme announced at the recent annual National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) Suppliers’ Conference and promised that we would cover the subject in more detail this week.

The scheme was announced by James Talman, Chief Executive of the NFRC who described it as a “major landmark for the NFRC and UK roofing sector”.  The scheme is the result of collaboration between the NFRC and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and its main aims are as follows:

Working on a roof is a dangerous undertaking because any fall from a roof is bound to involve a serious injury at the very least.  In worse case scenarios, falling from or through a roof can result in fatalities.  However long working on the roof is likely to take, even if it is just a short, ten minute job, safety needs to be the prime consideration at all times.  This means safety when accessing the roof as well as safety when carrying out the work planned.