Tag: hazards

April 7, 2017

Construction companies must have a valid safety plan not only on paper or in theory, but in the everyday work that is performed on every individual jobsite. This safety plan needs to be one that is just as simple for […]

March 15, 2017

Dorchester, Massachusetts-based contractor Roof Kings LLC exposed employees to life-threatening falls – more than 45 feet off the ground – over a three-day period as they worked at a Haverhill church, federal workplace safety and health inspectors found. In response […]

December 9, 2016

OSHA inspectors in Ocala, Florida looked up, and saw employees of D.R. Horton Inc. – one of the nation’s largest homebuilders , installing roofing sheathing without benefit of fall protection. That inspection, which was conducted under agency’s Regional Emphasis Program […]

November 17, 2016

An investigation that began after an OSHA compliance officer observed a roofing employee working on low slope roofs without fall protection turned up the information that it wasn’t first time the company had exposed its workers to life-threatening falls. One […]

October 3, 2016

Opportunities to reduce fall-related injuries are always on OSHA’s radar. The organization is utilizing a new fine and penalty structure, raising the maximum fee for civil penalties by 78% as of August in an effort to send a message to […]

August 16, 2016

Fall protection continues to be a primary focus of OSHA’s enforcement in construction and other industries, particularly within the roofing segment. Each year in May, the agency holds its National Safety Stand-Down week, during which companies are encouraged to take […]