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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.

The roofing company was recognized for its workplace safety and health program by the Indiana Department of Labor.

The Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking will initiate a comment period to gather diverse perspectives and expertise on topics, such as heat-stress thresholds, heat-acclimatization planning and exposure monitoring.

Gulf Coast Supply's Sebring, Fla. location celebrated a safety milestone of having zero recordable incidents spanning 2020 to 2021.

Four Washington roofing companies are facing more than half a million dollars in fines for repeated fall safety violations.