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January 10, 2022
Enforcement of OSHA’s ETS for COVID-19 Begins Today!
January 10, 2022: An Update from NIA’s Legal Counsel Starting today, OSHA will begin enforcing all aspects of the ETS for COVID-19, save for the provisions that apply to weekly testing of employees who are not fully vaccinated. OSHA has stated that it will not issue citations for noncompliance with the standard’s testing requirements before
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October 20, 2021
Membership Dues Renewal Now Open
NIA membership dues renewal invoices for the new year are emailed to the primary representative of each member company. Please remit your membership dues by December 31. We thank you for your continued involvement in and support of NIA! Click here to pay your company’s dues online. Click the company button next to the “Please
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August 23, 2021
New Member Campaign: 15-for-12
From September 1 to October 4, first-time member companies can join NIA and receive 15 months of membership for the price of 12! That’s full membership benefits through December 31, 2022! As an added bonus, if you join in September, you will be included in NIA’s 2022 Buyer’s Guide: Insulation Products and Providers, which will
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June 1, 2021
Growing Your Industry Network: Share the Benefits of NIA Membership
Now through July 5, 2021, new companies will be able to join NIA for 50% off the normal dues rate and receive full benefits from July 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021. During his term as NIA’s President, David J. Cox’s theme is Together for Tomorrow, which focuses on the power of industry relationships to
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March 19, 2021
NIA Announces the 2021 Premier Industry Manufacturers
March 19, 2021—The National Insulation Association (NIA) is proud to honor the winners of the 2021 Premier Industry Manufacturer Awards, which were announced in conjunction with NIA’s Virtual Spring Summit member event, March 16–18, 2021. The 2021 Premier Industry Manufacturers are: Armacell Johns Manville Owens Corning This award was first presented in 2019 to recognize
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March 19, 2021
NIA Announces the 2020 Safety Excellence Award Winners
March 19, 2021—The National Insulation Association (NIA) announced the 2020 Safety Excellence Award winners in conjunction with its Virtual Spring Summit, which took place online March 16–18, 2021. NIA’s Safety Excellence Award is the only national award for outstanding safety performance in the mechanical insulation industry. NIA created the award program more than a decade
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March 17, 2021
Take Action: National Emphasis Program (NEP) on COVID-19
An Update from NIA Legal Counsel Gary Auman of Auman, Mahan & Furry Just after my last release (available here), new information was available. It seems like news updates about OSHA’s actions concerning COVID-19 are coming at a rapid pace. To recap, on January 21, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order directing OSHA to
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March 17, 2021
NEW: COVID-19 Mask Mandates
Management Bulletin from NIA Legal Counsel Gary Auman of Auman, Mahan & Furry For the past year, COVID-19 has been on the minds of everyone. Most recently, as some states begin to slowly reopen, employers are left with questions about the intersection of state law and federal OSHA. For example, on March 2, 2021, Governor
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March 9, 2021
Extreme Weather Emphasizes the Power of Insulation
Herndon, Virginia—March 9, 2021—The devastating effects of climate change were recently experienced in Texas, Louisiana, and the Midwest. The loss of power and water to thousands of homes, hospitals, schools, energy generating facilities, and water treatment plants resulted in the loss of life and, reportedly, financial losses are greater than from Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
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January 6, 2021
NIA Member COVID-19 Latest Survey Results
COVID-19 Ongoing Survey Efforts to Measure Impact on Insulation Companies The associations representing the insulation industry have been are surveying contractors to gain insights on how COVID-19 is impacting our industry. We appreciate your participation in them. To compare these to the past survey results, visit our COVID-19 Resources web page. See the December 2020