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While working on the roof of an apartment complex last Thursday near Jacksonville, a roofer was struck by lightning and had to be revived after going into cardiac arrest.

Legacy Roofing Services will begin offering fall prevention and safety protection as a standalone service to commercial building owners and facility managers.

A contractor in the Portland area is facing almost $235,000 in penalties from Oregon OSHA for repeated safety violations, including failing to provide proper fall protection to workers.

Roofing contractors discussed everything from how they're keeping employees healthy to applying for the Payroll Protection Program and how to operate as an essential business during the NRCA's April 14 Telephone Town Hall.

Roofing contractors from Missouri and Georgia, along with EagleView Technologies, share best practices and advice on how contractors can work efficiently and prepare for the end of the COVID-19 crisis.

A roofing contractor in Columbus, Ohio faces $236,642 in penalties for two willful, two repeat and four serious safety violations that occurred last fall.

Trent Cotney of Cotney Construction Law breaks down the new rules about when COVID-19 is on the jobsite in the roofing industry, including the latest out of Illinois regarding worker's compensation.

OSHA's response plan outlines procedures for addressing reports of workplace hazards related to the coronavirus. Fatalities and imminent danger exposures related to the coronavirus will be prioritized for on-site inspections.

To combat the shortage of disposable N95 filtering face masks, OSHA is asking employers to reassess their practices to to find any changes they can make to reduce the use of N95 masks.