Rooftop Safety

Paper Summary:

This paper presents a discussion of the various regulations in place regarding rooftop safety, as well as the safety equipment and programs used by contractors to ensure the safety of their workers. The paper also takes a look at how well different companies comply with the regulations in actual practice.

Rooftop Accidents
Standards
Informal Survey
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Surveys show the nature and incidence of different accidents in the workplace, and such statistics then serve as the impetus for further regulations, for tightening existing regulations, and for increased enforcement to reduce the problem. A report from 1988 showed how high the rate was at that time, and reports showed that the incidence rate of almost 20 occupational injuries and illnesses per 100 full time workers in roofing and sheet metal work was much higher than that for all construction, the category considered the most hazardous major industry grouping."

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