Articles Tagged with ''fall hazards''

OSHA has implemented a “Weekend Work” initiative in which federal workplace safety and health inspections will occur randomly on weekends throughout Colorado.

A Tennessee contractor faces more than $122,000 in violations after a 16-year-old boy in their employ doing roof construction fell to his death in June 2020.

Trustworthy Roofing and Siding pleaded guilty to one count of willfully violating OSHA standards by failing to provide fall protection to employees.

After multiple on-site investigations, OSHA cited the companies for exposing workers to falls and other dangerous safety hazards while erecting walls and sheathing roofs.

According to a safety study, providing more safety interventions produces a sense of invulnerability, leading roofers to take more risks and become less safe overall.

If the law of the land allowed for slide guards, I believe most contractors would comply in greater numbers than ever would with lifeline systems.

The roofing contractor's latest violation of Oregon OSHA’s 6-foot trigger-height requirement was the seventh such violation committed by the company since May 2018.

Kee Safety's new catalog focuses on how to identify fall protection vulnerabilities and provide the most appropriate safety solutions.

A recent rash of OSHA investigations and issued penalties should serve as a warning to roofing contractors to step up safety precautions while on the job.

According to OSHA, this roofing contractor attempted to cover up that they weren't using fall protection after a 14-year-old boy working on the roof fell 20 feet.