ASAP Environmental, Inc. owner John MacIsaac has joined our Contractor Business Success Program and will sponsor a Lunch and Learn on 3/5/2013. The workshop scheduled for this day is on the Mass vs EPA RRP Differences. John is an expert in lead and mold inspection services and is a well known leader in the lead community.

Contractors and Remodelers are starting to get busy with consumer calls for remodeling and home improvement work. It is important to have a qualifying process to make sure you do not wast valuable time with tire kickers or consumers who want to use you.

RRP compliance for Massachusetts contractors is turning out to be a real dilemma. As of this date according to the State RRP License list their are only 3300 entities who can legally offer to work or work on pre 1978 properties. Of the 3300 or so companies there are many who are not contractors. I have not counted the amount of contractors on the 154 pages on the list but I would take an educated guess that there are less than 2500 contractors who are RRP legal according to the Mass RRP Lead Law. As of July 2010 when the state took over the law there were 4500 contractors on the EPA Certified Firm List. How come they all didn't convert to the Mass License? Mass allows a waiver and no fee if you were already certified with the EPA. Answer: OSHA Lead in Construction Standards written int the Mass RRP Law.

The recent OSHA extension on fall protection does not relieve contractor employers' of the responsibility to follow the OSHA Standards. I spoke with OSHA this week and they assured me that enforcement of fall protection is one of their top priorities. (More on this below).

Business Workshops for Contractors and Remodelers who want to take control of their own destiny now. 

Warning: this is a straight forward post from a contractor business coach that may tick off contractors and remodelers who are experiencing frustration with their current business results.

Have you aligned your contracting or remodeling business to win business from today's consumer and succeed on a consistent basis?

Are you confident your asking price is the right price for your remodeling services? Do you know what is the right price for your services?

New Image Construction owner Jeff Sasseville made a promise to reconstruct a home damaged by fire in less than three months. I got a call from a news reporter today who wanted to interview the family and Jeff this day. We set it up and it aired tonight, Christmas Eve.