Roofing Safety Tips
National Ladder Safety Month is Coming
Register employees for safety training, last call for sponsorships. Each year, there are approximately 22,000 workplace injuries related to ladder misuse and hundreds of fatalities. National Ladder Safety Month, held every March, was created to raise awareness about this issue and to encourage employers and their workers to engage in annual ...
Department of Labor Announces Enforcement Guidance Changes to Save Lives and Target Employers who put Profit Over Safety
They seek to hold employers to greater account for safety and health failures. The U.S. Department of Labor announced that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued new enforcement guidance to make its penalties more effective in stopping employers from repeatedly exposing workers to life-threatening hazards or failing to comply ...
Must Accidents Happen?
By Brandon Strawder, The RIDGEPRO®. Five tips for staying safe on a roof. To a home or commercial building owner, roofers often make the job look easy. They scurry up ladders and along steep surfaces carrying tools and materials. Shingles mount up in neat rows across hips and through valleys. The casual ...
National Ladder Safety Month: The Perfect Time to “Step Up” Employee Training
150+ workplace fatalities and 22,000 injuries can be prevented. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, ladder deaths accounted for 161 on-the-job fatalities in 2020, the most recent year for which statistics are available. That same year, there were 22,710 ladder-related workplace injuries, an injury stat that has remained relatively ...
5 Pieces of Safety Advice For The Fall
By Cass Jacoby. Focus on the Fall in fall protection this year, with some seasonal tips to keep your crew safe year-round. This autumn season, we are reminded, by name, of the importance of fall protection, especially when the weather is starting to get colder. Each season brings its own ...
Are Your Employees Current With the Latest Fall-protection Requirements?
By Cass Jacoby Focus on fall protection this year and meet OSHA requirements. Have your employees take the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) in-person course. This autumn season, we are reminded by name of the importance of fall protection, especially when the weather is starting to get colder. More customers ...
Why Safety Brings Opportunity
By Labor Central. Did you know that safer and certified crews make more? Read on to learn about the many benefits of certifying your workers. Roofing is risky business! From fall risks to potential heat stroke conditions or the simple chaos that is being on the jobsite-- being a roofer comes with ...
Contractors’ Lingering Concerns With COVID-19
By Meta Team. Learn how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the roofing industry and the major concerns contractors still have. When COVID-19 left the world uncertain on how to operate safely, factory shutdowns and reduced product inventory became a common occurrence in the roofing industry. However, what the industry did not ...
Ignoring OSHA Could Cost You More Than Just Money
By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter. Learn from roofing industry lawyer Trent Cotney about how detrimental an OSHA fine could be to your business. Roofing safety is a top priority for all companies in the industry. Part of maintaining a safe working environment is staying up to date with OSHA regulations. ...
With Safer Practices Come More Opportunities
By Jessica Chavez, Labor Central. Learn about the benefits of training roofing crews in safe practices, including decreased risk of injury and increased paychecks! Everyone in roofing knows about the high potential for injury. Whether it’s falling, high wind or extreme heat, roofing crews need to be prepared for anything. ...
