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The Department of Labor employed “vigorous litigation” against what it's calling a "serial violator," convincing the contractor to withdraw its contest notice on March 1.

A New York-based roofing contractor has entered a guilty plea for one count of willful violation of OSHA regulations resulting in death.

Roofing contractors may want to keep an eye out for furry friends on the job after two recent news stories featuring pets on roofs made headlines.

Dunes Point Capital, LP, based in suburban Rye, N.Y., announced on Dec. 26 that it had launched Roofing Services Solutions, LLC and acquired Clermont, Fla.-based Noland's Roofing, Inc. as its first acquisition.

In this you-have-to-see-it video, a Long Island halmet is invaded by a group of turkeys right around Thanksgiving that decided rooftops were the safest place to roost.

The injunction requires the company and its owner to comply with enhanced abatement provisions, including notifying OSHA of future company jobsites and providing supervisors and employees with OSHA safety training.

OSHA says the company did not provide the employees on the roof with protection against fall hazards, resulting in a fatal fall last April.

Upstate Roofing, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year and has been led by President Bob Morgan since 2016, is RRA's first acquisition.

The purchase of S&H Materials Corp. on New York’s Long Island is Beacon’s seventh acquisition this calendar year.