Oregon OSHA fined JAM Construction $103,438 for failing to protect workers from fall hazards, marking the company's third violation since April 2022.  

OSHA takes its latest step to try and protect roofing contractors and other outdoor workers exposed to extreme heat. Here's what you need to know. 

A 16-year-old tragically died after an aerial boom bucket he was in brushed a high-voltage line while working on a roof in Great Bend, Kan. The incident raises serious questions about child labor law enforcement and safety.

A national roofing distribution company has been fined for exposing workers to fall hazards for the third time since July 2022 at Oregon job sites.

Two federal investigations found a Chicago-area framing contractor — already owing over $100,000 in fines — continues exposing employees to deadly fall hazards without required protection, defying U.S. Department of Labor requests.

Learn how the Supreme Court’s overruling of the Chevron decision will impact the way agencies like OSHA interact with roofing and construction companies.

See how roofing contractors can get involved in OSHA's 2024 Safe + Sound Week campaign. 

The Department of Labor cited S&L Roofing, Gutters and Siding LLC for endangering the owner’s 12- and 14-year-old sons after it was discovered the minors were working on roofs without fall protection, leading to $64,759 in penalties.

OSHA fined a Georgia construction contractor more than $61,000 after a 54-year-old laborer died from a 19-foot fall at a Macon, Ga. warehouse; the citation was due to failures in fall protection, reporting, and other safety violations.

A 20-year-old laborer from Guatemala tragically fell 30 feet through the roof of a Nashville, Tenn., high school, leading to his death; his family has now filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging gross negligence.