Florida-based CJM Roofing faces stiff penalties as a result of five inspections over the past five years that revealed workers were exposed to fall hazards.
A safety recall notice has been issued for the Guardian Fall Protection leading edge-compatible self-retracting lifelines that utilize a stainless steel or web lifeline.
A 25-year-old roofer has died after falling from the roof of a barn on Dec. 28. Police say the man died due to cardiac arrest while waiting to be airlifted to a hospital.
A Maine-based roofing contractor has been hit with $278,456 from OSHA, bringing the total number of fines against the contractor to more than $2 million due to repeated fall protection violations.
Today's news is full of stories of roofing contractors from every state being OSHA-cited and heavily penalized for willful violations, as well as successfully sued for criminal and civil negligence for failing to provide fall protection for their employees. Why?
Autodesk Construction Solutions is funding a grant program with the Associated General Contractors of America to provide contractors with safety harnesses specifically sized for women.
