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Snohomish, Wash.-based roofing contractor Allways Roofing, one of the state’s most frequent safety violators, has repeatedly been cited and now owes the state $3.5 million in fines.

The injunction requires the company and its owner to comply with enhanced abatement provisions, including notifying OSHA of future company jobsites and providing supervisors and employees with OSHA safety training.

An Oregon roofing contractor is seeking to appeal citations from OSHA, arguing employee misconduct is the result of a recent fall safety violation.

The NRCA joined other construction industry coalitions in critiquing OSHA's proposed rulemaking for PPE use, claiming it is vague and would create more burdens for employers.

Latest citation from OSHA marks fourth time in two years the roofing contractor has been fined for safety-related violations, including fall hazards and lack of proper PPE.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on announced its most frequently cited workplace safety standards for fiscal year 2023, with number one being the most frequent cause of injury and death in roofing.

OSHA has proposed more than $134,000 in penalties for a Wisconsin-based roofing contractor for fall prevention and other safety violations.

A 17-year-old, who was not legally allowed to work on a roof, fell over 30 feet off a townhome in Kamas, Utah, sustaining critical injuries 

RC's Legal guru, Trent Cotney, discusses the fine line roofing contractors often walk between 'assertive' and 'aggressive' regarding sales while ensuring ethics are not compromised.