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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.”

The new high-performing harness was developed for specialized professionals and takes the Werner patented “Chair in the Air” technology to the next level.

OSHA cited the roofing contractor in September for similar fall protection citations.

In this brief video chat, Adams and Reese Partner Trent Cotney breaks down the various provisions of the new Florida law that impact both the contractor and the insurer.

Roofing remains one of the top three deadliest occupations in the United States, and two recent deaths emphasize the need for safety on the jobsite.

Find out which OSHA safety violations had the most citations issued in the 2022 fiscal year.