Articles Tagged with ''fall prevention''

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.

Malta Dynamics is offering a convenient kit that provides team members with essential safety equipment for operating at heights.

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.

A roofing contractor in Oregon faces more than $12,000 in fines for repeatedly violating job safety rules regarding fall hazard protection.

OSHA and the New York Department of Labor are investigating the death of a 33-year-old worker after he fell from a roof while not wearing a harness or safety equipment.

Two Florida-based roofing contractors face a total of $83,348 in penalties for exposing employees to fall hazards and stuck-by hazards at a work site in Greenacres, Fla.

A Charleston-based roofing contractor faces $202,988 in penalties for exposing workers to falls and other safety and health hazards.

Officials report the roofing contractor was working on a metal roof for the Bladen County Water Rescue Building when she fell 15 feet to her death.