Articles Tagged with ''jobsite safety''

Monday marked the kickoff of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) 6th annual National Safety Stand Down campaign to try and curb the amount of fall fatalities and injuries in all construction trades, including roofing.

If recent news reports are any indication, roofers need to increasingly be aware of huge python snakes when working.

A death investigation is underway at an apartment complex in Clearwater, Fla., where local police said it appears a roofer died after falling off the roof last week. 

A Jacksonville, Fla.-based roofing contractor has been fined nearly $133,000 by OSHA for allegedly exposing employees to fall hazards. 

A first-of-its-kind award was presented to TAMKO Building Products Inc. for more than 50 years of dedication to product safety and compliance by UL, a globally recognized third-party research and testing company.

OSHA has cited TarHeel Corp. for exposing employees to safety hazards after an employee died as a result of a fall last year at the Forest Glen Golf & Country Club in Naples, Fla.

The Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center recently issued a report containing several jobsite recommendations for all roofers following investigation of a 2018 incident in which a 16-year-old was killed.

Kee Safety Inc. announces the introduction of Kee Walk with Guardrail, an OSHA-compliant rooftop walkway system with integrated safety railing. 

OSHA has issued a final rule on information employers must provide the agency.