RC's Legal guru, Trent Cotney, discusses the fine line roofing contractors often walk between 'assertive' and 'aggressive' regarding sales while ensuring ethics are not compromised.
OSHA is imposing significant fines on an Ohio-based roofing contractor, JHM Roofing, for repeatedly endangering workers with deadly fall hazards at multiple job sites in 2023 despite having fall protection equipment available.
A contractor died after falling through the roof of a school district administrative building in Seguin, Texas, during a roof replacement project at a former shopping mall.
Troyer Roofing & Coatings in Jamesport, Mo., faces OSHA penalties after an 18-year-old worker fell to his death while not using fall protection equipment, and the company allowed others to continue working without it; citations include previous fall protection violations.
A roofing contractor has refused to pay the penalties related to citations for fall protection violations, causing the department to file suit in federal court.