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Since 2017, the Florida contractor's companies have been the subject of 10 inspections, resulting in 21 willful, eight repeat, and one serious citations.

These roofing contractors faced some of the heftiest fines from OSHA in 2021, including incidents resulting in the injury or death of a worker.

Deaths in roofing decreased by 2.7% in 2020, but the industry has now become one of the three deadliest occupations in the United States.

OSHA and the National Safety Committee revealed the most frequently cited workplace safety standards from 2021.

Roofing contractors in Pennsylvania and Ohio face a combined total of $353,868 in proposed penalties following the death of a 19-year-old worker in June.

The agency began the process of considering a heat-specific workplace rule to address heat-related illnesses when it published the ANPRM on Oct. 27, 2021.

OSHA identified nine willful violations in its inspections of ALJ Home Improvement Inc. work sites on May 11, 12 and 13, 2021.

The solar and roofing contractor previously received citations twice in Texas, in 2021 and 2020, related to fall hazards.

The tentative agenda includes updates from OSHA and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and discussions about OSHA’s work on heat illness.

Emergency crews responded to reports of an electrocution at a home in Derry, N.H. where they found two roofing workers in cardiac arrest.