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Today's news is full of stories of roofing contractors from every state being OSHA-cited and heavily penalized for willful violations, as well as successfully sued for criminal and civil negligence for failing to provide fall protection for their employees. Why?
OSHA's updated website is designed to boost workplace safety by making resources more accessible and facilitating easy online registration of OSHA safety courses.
Autodesk Construction Solutions is funding a grant program with the Associated General Contractors of America to provide contractors with safety harnesses specifically sized for women.
OSHA has cited Proctor Enterprises Inc. — based in Stanley, N.Y., and doing business as Proctor Roofing and Contracting — for exposing employees to falls, slapping the company with $116,686 in penalties.
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OSHA is requesting information on additional engineering and work practice control methods to limit exposure to silica for the equipment and tasks currently listed in the agency's Respirable Crystalline Silica Standard for Construction.
Five Star Roofing Systems Inc. faces $220,249 in penalties for repeatedly exposing its workers to safety violations involving head, eye, face and fall protection.
The residential and commercial roofing work company, based in New Port Richey, Fla., faces $274,215 in penalties for exposing employees to fall and other safety hazards.