Roofing Safety

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The latest data shows the rate of nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in the roofing industry increased from the previous year.

Trent Cotney, partner at Adams and Reese, discusses OSHA’s proposed rulemaking for lead exposure and how it may affect contractors on the job.

Trent Cotney, partner at Adams and Reese, provides what contractors should research when it comes to determining whether they’re still open to claims following a job.

The company's foreman failed to protect workers from known hazards as they did residential framing work on new homes under construction in Lake Zurich and Wheeling

OSHA previously cited the contractor for fall-related violations at worksites in Boston, Medford, Haverhill and Dorchester, Massachusetts between 2014 and 2016.

An Ohio roofing contractor who had a heated encounter with OSHA investigators was cleared of multiple safety violations.

The roofing and siding contractor has a history of receiving fall hazard citations since 2009.

OSHA has repeatedly cited the operator of the Wisconsin roofing company for exposing employees to fall hazards.

Both companies were found to have failed in implementing adequate fall protection systems, causing the penalties to multiply due to repeat violations.

The two companies are considered severe violators by L&I for repeatedly violating fall protection rules.