Articles Tagged with ''fall prevention''

The roofing contractor exposed employees to falls of up to 20 feet as they installed shingles or performed roofing work, according to OSHA.

The worker fell 12 feet to the ground while working with roof trusses at a Tallahassee job site.

The roofing contractor's safety history includes two fatal falls from 2019 and 2022.

The new high-performing harness was developed for specialized professionals and takes the Werner patented “Chair in the Air” technology to the next level.

OSHA cited the roofing contractor in September for similar fall protection citations.

Roofing remains one of the top three deadliest occupations in the United States, and two recent deaths emphasize the need for safety on the jobsite.

Find out which roofing contractors paid the heaviest tolls in 2022 following OSHA inspections.

Find out which OSHA safety violations had the most citations issued in the 2022 fiscal year.

The penalties are in addition to a proposed $633,500 in OSHA penalties – still mostly unpaid – for similar violations found during 16 inspections since 2004.