OSHA Says: Vaccinated Employees Should Still Mask Up April 01, 2021 As more and more essential workers receive their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, many are starting to question whether it is still necessary for them to continue to comply with COVID-19 safety protocols such as wearing a mask, washing hands, and staying six feet apart. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), […] Read More
Roofing Fatalities Up 15% in 2019 February 01, 2021 A report released by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in December of 2020 shows that the number of roofing fatalities reported in 2019 was up 15% from 2018. The National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries report showed that roofers accounted for 111 of 5,333 fatal on-the-job injuries in 2019. This rise is […] Read More
Duro-Last Retools to Manufacture PPE July 31, 2020 Duro-Last Inc., Saginaw, MI, quickly retooled after the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus to manufacture medical personal protective equipment (PPE). Employees in engineering, sales, manufacturing, and research and development got together on March 20 and were manufacturing gown and mask designs a week later, they report. The company manufactures flexible thermoplastic roofing membranes, so retooling […] Read More
Miami-Dade Enhances ePermitting June 01, 2020 The Miami-Dade County Building Department stepped up its online Roofing Permitting Application System to allow contractors to apply for permits from the county’s Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources Construction, Permitting, & Building Code Division. The newest ePermitting System application made available during the COVID-19 pandemic allowed applications for installation of metal roof panels for […] Read More
Software Spots Social Distancing on the Job June 01, 2020 Computer vision, paired with artificial intelligence (AI), has been in use on jobsites for a few years now, used to analyze safety hazards such as whether construction workers were wearing personal protection equipment (PPE) such as safety gloves and hardhats. Now AI vendor Smartvid.io is adding social distance monitoring to its software’s feature set. Within […] Read More
