Mar
02
2012
Christchurch, NZ
Nicole Mathewson
Roofing contractor fined $10k after fall
A Christchurch roofing contractor has been fined $5000 after failing to protect one of his employees from falling 5.4 metres onto concrete. )
Mar
02
2012
Port Coquitlam, BC, CA
Gary McKenna
Unsafe work environments costs companies
A roofing company working in Coquitlam was hit with an $87,000 fine for not using adequate fall protection on its construction site last year.)
Feb
20
2012
Bayswater, AU
Julia Alder
Roof Tiling Company Fined for Failing to Provide Fall Protection
The Dandenong Magistrate’s Court on Thursday fined a roof tiling company $7,500 for failing to install fall protection on a Rowville house which led to an apprentice falling 2.4 metres to the ground.)
Feb
20
2012
Lincoln, NE
Lincoln Journal Star
OSHA extends forbearance in residential construction
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration said it will extend for six months, through Sept. 15, its forbearance of strict enforcement in residential construction rules.)
Feb
16
2012
Washington, DC
OH & S
OSHA Extends Residential Construction Enforcement Policies
In effect for six more months, until Sept. 15, 2012, are measures giving compliance assistance requests top priority and reducing penalties up to 10 percent.)
Feb
08
2012
Brooklyn, NY
OH & S
Worker's 80-Foot Fall Leads to Contractor's $74,500 Fine
A Manhattan-based masonry contractor was cited following a Sept. 28, 2011, incident in which an employee fell 80 feet to a lower level from the top of a 118-foot-high scaffold.)
Feb
01
2012
Reading, PA
Andrew Jeromski
Reading Roofer Facing OSHA Fines
Reading based Baystate Roofers, Inc., has been cited for 10 serious safety violations.)
Jan
05
2012
Madison, WI
OH & S
$102,300 in Fines Issued to Roofer for Hazards at Three Wis. Worksites
Three willful violations have been issued for failing to provide fall protection on commercial and/or residential roofs at the three inspected sites. Each violation carries a proposed penalty of $30,800.)
Dec
26
2011
Austin, TX
OH & S
Three Workers Fall 16 Feet from Balcony, Remodeling Contractors Fined $143,880
OSHA's Austin Area Office initiated an investigation on June 24 following a report that a third-floor balcony had collapsed at a construction site. Three employees fell 16 feet to the ground and received medical treatment for their injuries.)
Dec
22
2011
Santa Rosa, CA
Kevin McCallum
Santa Rosa firefighter's roof inspection draws safety fine
And as an inspector in the city fire marshal’s office for six years, one of his jobs has been to ensure solar panels on roofs comply with setbacks designed to keep firefighters safe. So in early August, when Rey briefly inspected solar panels on a home under construction near the Sonoma County Fairgrounds, he didn’t bother wearing safety equipment.)