Articles Tagged with ''fall prevention''

OSHA claims the roofing contractors exposed a dozen workers to falls from pitched roofs at heights up to 32 feet.

A roofing contractor in New Jersey faces more than $77K in penalties due to fall hazards, seatbelt use and ladder safety.

OSHA is imposing significant fines on an Ohio-based roofing contractor, JHM Roofing, for repeatedly endangering workers with deadly fall hazards at multiple job sites in 2023 despite having fall protection equipment available.

Troyer Roofing & Coatings in Jamesport, Mo., faces OSHA penalties after an 18-year-old worker fell to his death while not using fall protection equipment, and the company allowed others to continue working without it; citations include previous fall protection violations. 

A roofing contractor has refused to pay the penalties related to citations for fall protection violations, causing the department to file suit in federal court.

In five inspections of the contractor's worksites in Honesdale and Scranton, OSHA has proposed $178,649 in penalties for repeated failures to comply with federal requirements for fall protection.

OSHA cited the company for lack of hard hats and willfully exposing workers to falls during a snowy installation last December.

U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Commission maintains a company serving as general contractor failed to provide reasonable care to its subcontractors.

The most recent citation against the roofing company brings the total fines against it to more than $3 million since 2019.

Fall protection systems have undergone significant transformations, providing robust safety measures for those working at heights. New innovations, such as modular guardrail systems and IoT-equipped PPE, are helping further improve roofing safety.