Roofing has always been a dangerous industry for workers, and it's not getting any better. Reports of worker deaths or injuries in roofing accidents are commonplace, and the statistics are shocking. Roofers die at nearly twice the rate of the average rate for all U.S. construction workers, 29.9 deaths per 1,000 full-time workers. However, the… Continue reading Fall protection measures reduce the risk of injury when roofing
Category: Safety and Regulation Compliance
Lawsuit demands OSHA records in deaths of three Amazon workers
A labor activist has sued the Department of Labor (DOL) to force the release of records related to the deaths of three workers at Amazon workplaces in New Jersey in 2022. The lawsuit states that the DOL's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which Amazon says has opened investigations into all three deaths, did not… Continue reading Lawsuit demands OSHA records in deaths of three Amazon workers