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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on announced its most frequently cited workplace safety standards for fiscal year 2023, with number one being the most frequent cause of injury and death in roofing.

OSHA has proposed more than $134,000 in penalties for a Wisconsin-based roofing contractor for fall prevention and other safety violations.

A 17-year-old, who was not legally allowed to work on a roof, fell over 30 feet off a townhome in Kamas, Utah, sustaining critical injuries 

RC's Legal guru, Trent Cotney, discusses the fine line roofing contractors often walk between 'assertive' and 'aggressive' regarding sales while ensuring ethics are not compromised.

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.

A contractor died after falling through the roof of a school district administrative building in Seguin, Texas, during a roof replacement project at a former shopping mall.

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.