Roofing Safety

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In addition to adding several key exclusive products to its fall protection line, Werner has expanded its current range of anchors.

The NCCER's second edition of Roofing was written in partnership with the National Roofing Contractors Association and meets the Department of Labor’s standards for a time-based apprenticeship program.

The Biden administration’s long-awaited rules for protecting workers exempts most employers with the exception of health care workers.

The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries fined a roofing contractor after for 12 willful, serious violations and nine general violations.

Trent Cotney of Cotney Attorneys & Consultants highlights the importance of keeping crews cool during peak season and how contractors can deal with ongoing supply shortages in this latest episode.

OSHA has implemented a “Weekend Work” initiative in which federal workplace safety and health inspections will occur randomly on weekends throughout Colorado.

Contractors and employers no longer need to record adverse side effects that workers experience from COVID-19 vaccinations, according to OSHA's FAQ page.

A Tennessee contractor faces more than $122,000 in violations after a 16-year-old boy in their employ doing roof construction fell to his death in June 2020.

Thanks to its response to making its facilities safer during the COVID pandemic and shifting to manufacture PPE, Duro-Last received Star Site status from OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program.

After multiple on-site investigations, OSHA cited the companies for exposing workers to falls and other dangerous safety hazards while erecting walls and sheathing roofs.