Articles Tagged with ''fall hazards''

A roofing contractor in Ohio has been fined for exposing workers to fall hazards, making this the sixth time in three years the company has been cited for fall protection violations.

The roofing contractor entered a settlement agreement with OSHA after facing $121,687 in penalties related to fall protection violations in 2019.

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries fined a roofing contractor after for 12 willful, serious violations and nine general violations.

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.