OSHA Regs for roofers
OSHA’s requirement that states who administer their own occupational safety and health agencies adopt federal provisions related to residential fall protection has the National Roofing Contractors Association hot under the collar. One of the provisions is that fall protection is required in roofing work at heights of 6 feet or greater. “OSHA has singled out this requirement as one that the states must meet or OSHA will take over enforcement of all construction workplace rules,” said the NRCA in a statement. The group contends that states who use a risk-based approach, where roof height is one of many factors considered when developing regulations, generally experience lower worker death and injury rates than comparable federal states. NRCA CEO Bill Good sent the following letter to Dean McKenzie, OSHA’s acting director of directorate of construction: Dear Mr. McKenzie: We are, of course, incredibly disappointed that you choose ...