VIDEO: OSHA Takes on Asbestos, Launches Heat Initiative
As roofing contractors start gearing up for the peak storm and summer seasons in markets across the country, so are federal regulators. For the first time, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a rule banning the continued use of asbestos under the revised Toxic Substances Control Act adopted in 2016. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) also recently launched the first nationwide emphasis program on heat standards for the construction trades.
In this brief Legal Insights video, RC Editor Art Aisner asks legal expert Trent Cotney, partner at Adams and Reese, to discuss the latest developments, and what roofing contractors need to know. Cotney also reminds contractors to update their safety manuals.