Articles Tagged with ''fall prevention''

Three Washington roofing companies received more than a combined $768,000 for allowing roofers to work without using fall protection.

Since 2017, the Florida contractor's companies have been the subject of 10 inspections, resulting in 21 willful, eight repeat, and one serious citations.

RC takes a look back at the most-read stories of 2021 to see which issues mattered most to readers in this tough year.

These roofing contractors faced some of the heftiest fines from OSHA in 2021, including incidents resulting in the injury or death of a worker.

Deaths in roofing decreased by 2.7% in 2020, but the industry has now become one of the three deadliest occupations in the United States.

OSHA and the National Safety Committee revealed the most frequently cited workplace safety standards from 2021.

Roofing contractors in Pennsylvania and Ohio face a combined total of $353,868 in proposed penalties following the death of a 19-year-old worker in June.

OSHA identified nine willful violations in its inspections of ALJ Home Improvement Inc. work sites on May 11, 12 and 13, 2021.

The solar and roofing contractor previously received citations twice in Texas, in 2021 and 2020, related to fall hazards.

Four Washington roofing companies are facing more than half a million dollars in fines for repeated fall safety violations.