OSHA has repeatedly cited the operator of the Wisconsin roofing company for exposing employees to fall hazards.

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.

Among other changes, the expanded Severe Violator Enforcement Program will now place employers in the program for at least two willful or repeated violations.

The VPP Star is OSHA's highest level of recognition of employers and workers who have implemented safety and health management systems and kept injuries and illnesses to a minimum.

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

Supervisors not only train and manage employees, they are the first defense a business has to avoid legal issues with federal, state and local regulations.

RC Publisher Jill Bloom speaks with Tammy Clark, owner of Tammy K. Clark Companies, an OSHA-trained consultant, about what roofing contractors should do when an OSHA inspection is happening.

Tammy Clark, an OSHA-trained consultant, tells contractors what they need to know to prepare for an OSHA inspection, from protocols to what types of policies to have in place.

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