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Roofing Contractor was present to catch the moment when this year's James Q. McCawley Award recipient realized the award was being presented to him.

A Cape Coral, Fla., roofing contractor is two weeks into a monthlong promotion garnering national attention: Called "Roof and Gobble," the firm is offering a frozen turkey and an AR-15 with a new roof purchase.

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.

Elizabeth Kent Watson may be a third-generation Roofing Tools & Equipment employee, but nepotism played no role in her ascent: she worked her way up the ladder from the warehouse floor to vice president of the North Carolina roofing supplier.

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.