Ensuring Safe Rooftops for Workers

Rooftops pose multiple danger points, each requiring its own safety approach.

  • By David Kopf
  • Sep 05, 2023

Fall protection consistently ranks first on OSHA’s Top 10 safety violations, with many falls occurring from rooftops. Understanding these risks and implementing safety measures is crucial. In this episode, Daniel Huntington, General Manager at Kee Safety Inc. and a seasoned compliance educator and rooftop safety trainer, delves into the four primary danger zones on rooftops and how safety professionals can better protect workers in these areas.

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A Special Thank You to Kee Safety:

Kee Safety is the leading expert and global manufacturer of safety components and fall protection systems. They are fully committed to Separating People from Hazards. Established in 1934, Kee Safety has a proud history of engineering, manufacturing, and supplying the most trusted fall protection solutions, safety railing systems, and safe access equipment for working at height. To learn more, visit www.keesafety.com.

About the Author

David Kopf is the publisher and executive editor of Occupational Health & Safety magazine.

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