2011 proved to be a year of fits and starts for safety and
health-related issues affecting the roofing industry. There is no
shortage of items the various government agencies and research
entities have on their agendas that can directly affect you. The
main issues in 2012 are how you can comply with the regulations
already in effect and how the regulations being developed might
evolve.
The debate continues to rage regarding how roofing contractors
performing steep-slope roofing work should protect workers from
falls.
In December 2010, the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) issued a new residential fall-protection
directive with new requirements effective June 16, 2011. As a
result of an outcry by the homebuilding and roofing industries,
including a failed lawsuit by NRCA, OSHA issued another directive to
delay implementation...
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