OSHA postponed the event earlier this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but continues to encourage employers to promote fall safety virtually or while employing social distancing practices among small groups.
OSHA is penalizing Ohio-based roofing contractor Jerry Turnbaugh for "five willful safety violations" that exposed roofers to fall hazards at three different locations.
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.