The Comfort Maxx Steel Harness features improved padding for optimal comfort even during extended wear and a standing D-Ring with dual lifeline connection.
In five inspections of the contractor's worksites in Honesdale and Scranton, OSHA has proposed $178,649 in penalties for repeated failures to comply with federal requirements for fall protection.
In this brief video, roofing contractors looking to help respond to the devastation in Maui can learn first-hand from crisis expert Steve Slepcevic, who’s on the ground after the deadly fires in Lahaina.
Two individuals were found “living” on the roof of Lillian P. Hussey Elementary School in Augusta, Maine, prompting concerns about safety and homelessness in the city.
A construction worker died on Long Island, N.Y., on August 3, after being trapped for more than six hours when the roof he was working on collapsed; two others were injured in the accident.
A tragic roof collapse in Ocean County, NJ, resulted in the death of four people after a residence in a Lacey Township neighborhood caught fire and became fully engulfed by flames before firefighters arrived; a fifth person survived before the roof collapsed and was taken to hospital for treatment.
A 40-year-old roofing contractor from Rockland County, NY, with a history of safety violations and two employee deaths, was charged with knowingly and willfully violating federal safety regulations, including failing to protect his employees from fall hazards, resulting in injuries and deaths.
Las Vegas fire crews responded to a fire on the roof of the Fontainebleau Hotel property on the Las Vegas Strip, which occurred on July 22, with no injuries reported; investigators are determining the cause, and the 67-story hotel, under construction since 2007, has changed ownership multiple times.
A single-engine plane carrying three people crashed into the roof of a Georgetown, Texas, home on Sunday. The three passengers aboard the aircraft were rescued at the scene and taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The home was unoccupied at the time of the accident.