Roofing Contractor Faces $328,00 in Fines for Fall Hazards

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued a hefty fine of $328,000 to a Newark, New Jersey roofing contractor, RRC Home Improvement Inc., for serious fall hazards. This action highlights the critical importance of workplace safety, particularly in high-risk industries like roofing.

OSHA Finally Acts: Is It Too Little and Too Late?

Today OSHA released a COVID Emergency Temporary Standard [ETS] for health care workers and guidance for workers, not in a health care setting. OSHA’s action comes about a year and a half after the COVID-19 Pandemic began and when over half of the nation’s workforce has already the protection of received an initial vaccination.