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Safety guidelines are there to keep workers safe but might create greater risks when applied to different trades. Safety expert Tammy Clark helps lay out when to advocate for safety with general contractors using exemption clauses.

OSHA cited Newark, N.J.-based RRC Home Improvement for willful safety violations at three New Jersey sites, exposing workers to falls and other hazards, with $328,545 in penalties and severe violator status.

A London, U.K. roofing firm and its director were fined and sentenced for safety violations, including lack of scaffolding and using phone flashlights while working at night, risking workers' lives.

In this video, RC Publisher Jill Bloom speaks with Steve Slepcevic, CEO of Strategic Response Partners, on extreme weather conditions.  

During Erie County, Pa.’s historic Thanksgiving snowstorm, firefighters averted disaster by removing 100 tons of snow from their sagging firehouse roof with help from local responders.

OSHA fined Chicago-area roofing contractor Fino Exterior Inc. $262,631 for repeated fall protection violations, citing 13 infractions in 2024, marking its eighth citation since 2020.

Paul Spies, CEO of Smart Safety Solutions, won the Roofing Technology Think Tank’s annual Innovator of the Year award for improving safety with technology at the Best of Success conference in Bonita Springs, Fla. 

Federal inspectors fined a Chrystal Lake, Ill. construction company $287K for exposing workers to fall hazards on three occasions in the same neighborhood, issuing eight citations for violations dating to May 2024.

Safety consultant Tammy Clark reports from a jobsite to remind roofing contractors of hazards to avoid when on a low-slope or flat roof.

With OSHA preparing rulemaking for heat injury prevention, now is the time to prepare your roofing company and crews to stay safe when the sun is blazing.