Safety Posts
Four Important Tips to Reduce Struck-by Hazards in Roofing
By Travis McConnell, Cotney Construction Law. Struck-by injuries are produced by forcible contact or impact between an injured person and an object or piece of equipment, such as an automobile. Unfortunately, struck-by incidents are very common, extremely dangerous, and result in as many as 70 worker fatalities each year. The following ...
What Qualities Does a Safety Leader Possess?
By Morgan Minter, WTI. It's important for organizations to designate strong safety leaders to reach their safety goals and implement a safety culture. When you think of a strong safety leader within your organization, what qualities or attributes does that person possess that makes them successful? Typically, we think ...
Social Distancing on the Roof
By Don Garno, Custom-Fabrication Product Manager, Duro-Last. Safely practice social distancing while still being productive and efficient. As construction projects across the country pick up and crews return to the rooftop, many are concerned about how to safely practice social distancing during the pandemic while still being productive and efficient. The ...
Lack of Protection Can Tarnish Your Brand
By Cole Stanton, Director of Education and AED Specification, ICP Group. Protecting customers’ property as well as the health and safety of occupants is more important than ever for contractors in light of the pandemic. You spend your dollars promoting your brand and to build awareness in your solid and trustworthy ...
10 Safety Tips to Remember When Operating a Portable Rollforming Machine
By New Tech Machinery. Knowing the best practices when using a portable rollforming machine can help keep employees safe. There can be significant risks for those who aren’t familiar with the proper safety steps to take when operating portable rollforming machinery and equipment. In this article we outline the best safety practices ...
Six Important Tips for Maintaining Ladder Safety While Roofing
Ladders are present on virtually every jobsite and provide employees with convenient options to access upper levels. Unfortunately, the hazard of falling can pose significant risks to employees using ladders. Additionally, because non-compliant ladder use is highly visible, it is one of OSHA’s most frequent reasons for issuing citations. To protect employees, ...
Five Key Tips for Effective Hazard Communication (HazCom)
OSHA requires that the identities and hazards of chemicals be available to workers in the workplace. In fact, HazCom was the second-most commonly cited standard by OSHA in 2019. The following tips will help roofers comply with OSHA’s regulations and keep employees informed: Written HazCom programs are required by law. Each ...
Guidelines for Safely Returning to the Workplace
By Michael Matthews, Director of Safety, Duro-Last. Minimize risk and exposure and maximize safety awareness with these tips. As individual states and the federal government slowly start to ease shelter-in-place mandates and re-engage businesses, it’s more important than ever that we prepare our teams to return safely to the workplace. Below is a ...
Four Key Topics Roofers Should Address in their Safety Manuals
Manuals should clearly define training, monitoring, disciplinary consequences and safety requirements. 1. Plans for Conducting Safety Training While sometimes overlooked, corporate safety and health programs (“safety manuals”) should include plans for how employees will be trained regarding safety. These plans should cover, for example: (1) who will be responsible for conducting ...
Make Work a Sanctuary
By Gary Thill, International Roofing Expo (IRE). Helping an employee maintain physical and mental health could be the most important thing employers do this year. Roofing is already a physically and mentally demanding job by itself. The additions of current circumstances such as the ongoing pandemic and social and political ...
