The U.S. Dept. of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has developed a collection of compliance assistance resources to address falls in the workplace, the leading cause of worker fatality in the construction industry.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Franklin County Construction LLC – based in New Haven, Mo. – after an employee suffered fatal fall injuries when a roof truss collapsed.
The National Roofing Contractors Association will offer a CERTA train-the-trainer authorization class in Nashville during NRCA's 132nd Annual Convention and the 2019 International Roofing Expo.
As with all U.S. mandatory safety and health regulations or independent recommended guidelines, they must eventually change focus and evolve scope with changing times and design developments. So it is with Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWP), formerly known as Aerial Work Platforms (AWP).
One of the largest roofing contractors in the U.S. and a subcontractor face up to a total of $147,998 in penalties after an OSHA inspection found employees were exposed to dangerous fall hazards at a Colorado job site.
The OSHA Training Institute Education Center at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District has released a top 10 list of the most frequently cited OSHA standards in 2018.
