E – 1555 – OSHA Guide for Protecting Roofing Workers

This online engineering PDH course presents the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s guide to protecting workers on roofing jobs. Roofers encounter many hazards, including working at heights and from ladders, using power tools, working with electricity, and being exposed to hazardous substances and extreme temperatures. Citing relevant OSHA standards and providing additional guidance, this course gives employers the information they need to minimize the hazards faced by their roofers.

This course is based on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration document, “Protecting Roofing Workers,” OSHA 3755-05, 2015.

Learning Objectives

At the successful conclusion of this course, you’ll be able to identify and discuss:

• Requirement to provide fall protection
• Warning lines and safety monitors
• Ladders
• Scaffolding
• Lifts
• Safe debris disposal
• Electrical safety
• Integrity of older buildings
• Roofing operations
• Roofing tool safety
• Hazardous substances
• Housekeeping
• Emergency action plan