Articles Tagged with ''fall prevention''

Both companies were found to have failed in implementing adequate fall protection systems, causing the penalties to multiply due to repeat violations.

OSHA inspections revealed the roofing contractor failed to provide fall protection for working installing shingles in Mahwah, Upper Saddle River and River Vale.

The two companies are considered severe violators by L&I for repeatedly violating fall protection rules.

From Google’s high-tech campus to international airports, Kodiak Roofing & Waterproofing has roofed them all thanks to its dedication to safety and continuous training for employees.

There might be a better way to enforce fall protection among roofing crews, but is fining them directly the answer?

Two unrelated incidents at universities making headlines show the need for roofing contractors to take proper precautions when working at heights.

A roofing contractor with a history of citations related to fall hazards received additional fines for once again exposing workers to deadly falls.

OSHA opened an inspection in February when a worker for the roofing contractor fell from the roof of a three-story residential construction project in Spring Valley.

Roofers were repairing and replacing a roof at a Baton Rouge job site when one of them lost their footing, stepped on and fell about 30 feet through a skylight.

The roofing contractor has been previously cited four times for similar fall protection violations between 2014 and 2017.