This issue of Roofing Contractor focuses on safety. At the same time, the storm season in our hemisphere is getting ready to go. Just a few comments on each of these “just in case” topics.
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) continues to focus on falls and you should plan now and be ready for an OSHA inspector to show up on your jobsite. Good reason, as OSHA reported in calendar year 2016, nearly two-thirds of all private-sector construction fatalities (excluding highway collisions) were the result of what it calls, “The Fatal Four:” falls being number one, followed by struck-by-object, electrocution, and caught-in/between.