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.

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.

OSHA is imposing significant fines on an Ohio-based roofing contractor, JHM Roofing, for repeatedly endangering workers with deadly fall hazards at multiple job sites in 2023 despite having fall protection equipment available.

U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Commission maintains a company serving as general contractor failed to provide reasonable care to its subcontractors.

The most recent citation against the roofing company brings the total fines against it to more than $3 million since 2019.

Fall protection systems have undergone significant transformations, providing robust safety measures for those working at heights. New innovations, such as modular guardrail systems and IoT-equipped PPE, are helping further improve roofing safety.

The roofing contractor has a reported history of fall protection violations, owing $31,163 in unpaid OSHA penalties.

Leading Edge Safety, a Mo.-based safety solutions provider for construction businesses, recently introduced two new products to mitigate fall dangers. 

The latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows deaths due to falls increased throughout the roofing and construction industry.