An upstate New York roofing contractor was sentenced for attempting to cover up an employee's death by moving the victim and instructing others to clean the scene to hide the lack of workers’ compensation insurance.

J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. is seeking applicants for the 2024 SPOTY Awards, honoring safety professionals with prizes; first place is worth more than $44,000. Applications are accepted through July 31.

One construction worker died, and another was injured after falling through the roof of a primary school in Detroit; the cause is under investigation.  

The Department of Labor took what some have called 'unprecedented action' in seeking collection of debts owed by a Chicago-area contractor. With interest, the Illinois man owed more than $360K in penalties; the agency was preparing to lien the owner's personal property.

Werner unveiled the ProForm Switchpoint self-rescue system, allowing workers to self-rescue from falls using their ProForm SP harness. 

OSHA investigators say the roofing employee fell 27 feet while attempting to carry materials and climb a ladder jack scaffold.

An early morning fire in Westbrook, Conn., on Sunday injured two residents and saw a firefighter fall through the roof. 

Oklahoma's State Insurance Department initiates a grant program in 2025 to incentivize fortified roof installations, offering 10-15% offsets.

The employee was installing metal roofing sheets on a building in November 2023, when they fell 12 feet onto a concrete slab below and suffered traumatic head injuries.