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Worker wearing a Werner fall protection harness designed for construction and roofing jobsites.

Equipo de seguridad

Werner rediseña sus arneses de protección contra caídas

El rediseño incluye materiales reforzados e indicadores de desgaste.

May 18, 2026

Werner ha rediseñado sus líneas de arneses Blue Armor, ProForm y LiteFit, añadiendo señales de inspección visual y actualizaciones de ajuste dirigidas a los trabajadores que usan protección contra caídas en los lugares de trabajo.

Worker wearing a Werner fall protection harness designed for construction and roofing sites.

Safety Gear

Werner Redesigns Fall Protection Harness Lineup

Update adds visual cues, fit and comfort for roofing contractors.

Roofing Contractor Staff

May 16, 2026

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Werner has redesigned its Blue Armor, ProForm and LiteFit harness lines, adding visual inspection cues and fit updates aimed at workers who use fall protection on jobsites.

Roofing Safety

Werner Hosts 750 Safety Training Events for OSHA’s National Safety Stand-Down

The nationwide campaign includes fall protection training, rescue planning, and more resources to advance higher safety standards.

Roofing Contractor Staff

May 4, 2026

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Werner expands online safety training, fall protection resources for roofers.

May 2026 Product Focus - Safety Equipment

Safety Equipment

Tanja Kern

May 1, 2026

The latest roofing safety equipment enhances fall protection and traction with advanced harness systems, anchors and footwear designed to improve stability and reduce jobsite risk.

Safety Stand Down

Are Roofers Ready for OSHA’s Safety Stand Down 2026?

National Construction Safety Week, May 4-8, kicks-off with the annual campaign to address falls from heights, a leading killer of roofing contractors.

Art Aisner

April 27, 2026

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Here’s 5 things for roofers to consider for a successful Safety Stand Down 2026.

The Department of Labor will celebrate Workers Memorial Day on April 28, 2024.

Roofing Safety

OSHA Honors Fallen Roofers on Workers Memorial Day

Hundreds of roofers and construction workers in more than a dozen sates will participate in annual Workers Memorial Day events April 28.

Roofing Contractor Staff

April 24, 2026

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Roofing contractors across the country will honor those who lost their lives on the job during Workers Memorial Day April 28.

A diagram including KPost Company’s Luciano Perez

Roofing Safety

Safety Spotlight: KPost Company’s Luciano Perez

Luciano Perez prioritized roofing safety as a career upon realizing that too many injuries were being treated as part of the job. He’s been fighting that perception ever since.

Art Aisner

April 4, 2026

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Veteran roofing safety leader Luciano Perez reflects on a career dedicated to roofer safety.

contractors on a roof installing shingles

Workplace Safety

Oregon OSHA Fines Roofer $113K for Repeat Fall Violations

Inspection found worker exposed to 12-foot fall without protection at Lake Oswego jobsite

Tanja Kern

March 10, 2026

Oregon OSHA fined a Gresham roofing contractor $113,852 after inspectors found a worker exposed to a 12-foot fall without protection at a Lake Oswego jobsite.

Roofing Safety

Roofer Killed in Rooftop Fall in Mobile, Alabama

The Investigation into the First Reported Fatal Roof Fall of 2026 is Underway

Art Aisner

January 27, 2026

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It didn't take long for the first reported fatal fall of 2026 to claim the life of a roofing contractor.

Safety

The Top 10 Largest Roofing-Related OSHA Penalties of 2025

Chris Gray

December 22, 2025

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Despite fewer reports from OSHA, the agency still went after roofing contractors in 2025. Find out which contractors faced the stiffest fines this year.