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Owens Corning’s new Titanium FR Self-Adhered Underlayment Meets Wildland Urban Interface Fire Codes, receiving a Class A rating, dramatically increasing fire protection in roofing systems.

A teenager working for a roofing contractor fell 24 feet while working atop a home improvement store, said Department of Labor officials.

The Garland Co. recently unveiled a new fire-blocking primer, FireTite, that the company says inhibits the spread of flame and smoke on a wood substrate and acts as a Class III vapor retardant.

WernerCo., is offering a webinar on ladder safety for Ladder Safety Month, which takes place every March. Read the article for more details and to register.

A roofing contractor has found how costly it can be to violate safety and child labor laws after a 15-year-old worker was injured on the job.

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

Tammy Clark of Tammy K. Clark Companies shares how contractors can avoid accidents and costly citations related to ladder safety.

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.

OSHA regional administrators and area office directors can now cite certain violations as “instance-by-instance citations.”