Snohomish, Wash.-based roofing contractor Allways Roofing, one of the state’s most frequent safety violators, has repeatedly been cited and now owes the state $3.5 million in fines.

The injunction requires the company and its owner to comply with enhanced abatement provisions, including notifying OSHA of future company jobsites and providing supervisors and employees with OSHA safety training.

OSHA says the company did not provide the employees on the roof with protection against fall hazards, resulting in a fatal fall last April.

An Oregon roofing contractor is seeking to appeal citations from OSHA, arguing employee misconduct is the result of a recent fall safety violation.

The NRCA joined other construction industry coalitions in critiquing OSHA's proposed rulemaking for PPE use, claiming it is vague and would create more burdens for employers.

Latest citation from OSHA marks fourth time in two years the roofing contractor has been fined for safety-related violations, including fall hazards and lack of proper PPE.

RC Legal Insights expert Trent Cotney provides simple steps roofing contractors can take when it comes to protecting their company.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on announced its most frequently cited workplace safety standards for fiscal year 2023, with number one being the most frequent cause of injury and death in roofing.

OSHA has proposed more than $134,000 in penalties for a Wisconsin-based roofing contractor for fall prevention and other safety violations.

OSHA claims the roofing contractors exposed a dozen workers to falls from pitched roofs at heights up to 32 feet.