OSHA postponed the event earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but continues to encourage employers to promote fall safety virtually or while employing social distancing practices among small groups.
OSHA is penalizing Ohio-based roofing contractor Jerry Turnbaugh for "five willful safety violations" that exposed roofers to fall hazards at three different locations.
Purvis Home Improvement Co. agreed to a settlement that will handle OSHA fines from 2015 and 2018, though it doesn't address the $2 million OSHA is seeking related to the death of a worker.