With more than 70 million people under heat advisories and counting, roofing contractors are finding themselves in a bind when protecting workers from both the heat and COVID-19.

 Leister Technologies AG will debut its new UNIROOF E 40 mm automatic welder to the North American roofing audience at the International Roofing Expo (IRE), Feb. 5-7 in San Antonio, Texas.  

 InSpire Slate Cool Roofing uses advanced pigment technology to provide high solar reflectance.  

 Gateway Safety’s Serpent^® Vented Safety Helmet has a CoolSense^™ airflow system, along with six vents along the peak of the helmet that promotes heat release and keeps workers cool.  

 The Toshiba IK-WB80A is a highly ruggedized IP video surveillance camera built to withstand extreme heat and cold, snow, sleet and rain, even vandalism - all without the purchase of an enclosure