WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently unveiled an online tool giving roofing contractors and others the ability to search its severe injury report database and view trends related to workplace injuries occurring in states covered by federal OSHA. The Severe Injury Report…
J. J. Keller & Associate, Inc., the safety and compliance solutions organization, and the International Safety Equipment Association announced they have launched a collaborative study evaluating the day-to-day challenges safety professionals experience developing personal protective equipment programs. To take the PPE Pain Points Survey, visit the study site HERE. The survey is open until August…
Oregon’s state Occupational Safety and Health Division has levied a six-figure fine against a Medford roofing company for repeatedly failing to safeguard workers from fall hazards that could seriously injure or kill them. Oregon OSHA cited JAM Construction Inc. following an inspection of a jobsite in Central Point, just north of Medford, about 35 miles…
Regrettably, news of a contractor being cited for negligence in protecting workers’ safety is a weekly occurrence. Still, the owner of a Liverpool, Pa., roofing company took that one step further: The Department of Labor says the owner risked the lives of two of his children. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened an…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is fining a construction contractor $61,065 in penalties after a 54-year-old laborer suffered a fatal fall while removing tar and stone from metal roof panels. According to a news release from OSHA, an investigation found that NOR-D LLC, a construction contractor in Johns Creek, Ga., failed to provide employees…
Roofing Services Solutions, a portfolio company of Dunes Point Capital, LP, announced on Monday it had acquired Tavares, Fla.-based West Orange Roofing, LLC, a provider of re-reroofing and building exterior services to residential and commercial customers. In a June 3 news release, Dunes Point Capital said that West Orange has three locations in Florida…
J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc., a North American leader in safety and regulatory compliance solutions, is accepting applications for the 2024 J. J. Keller Safety Professional of the Year, or SPOTY, Awards, which recognize environmental health and safety professionals and excellence in safety. Applications will be accepted through 5 p.m. (CDT) on July 31. …
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) are teaming up to protect roofers from potentially deadly falls during the annual National Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction week, May 6-10. Throughout the week, roofing contractors in both residential and commercial markets will place extra emphasis on fall safety in…
The creatives at the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration are well aware that, as summer approaches, soaring temperatures are already causing concerns at workplaces nationwide, both outdoors and indoors. In an effort to foster engagement and allow employers, workers and other stakeholders to help each other address the dangers of heat hazards,…
A Watertown, Mass. roofing contractor has been cited for safety violations after an employee suffered fatal injuries falling about 27 feet at a Brighton work site in September 2023. The department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited OJR Construction Inc. in March 2017 and September 2019 for failing to protect employees from fall hazards by…
