At the height of the construction boom, the residential building community explained to OSHA that it needed more "compliance flexibility" than the Fall Protection Standard (1926.500) permitted.

Roof systems that are maintained and evaluated ahead of time tend to perform more reliably when temperatures shift ...

OSHA is working with organizations in the Denver area to keep workers safe and educate consumers about fall hazards in residential construction. The agency said employers are failing to property ...

The Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) Data Center study, “Fatal Falls from Roofs Among U.S. Construction Workers,” found that falls from roofs accounted for one-third of ...