b'SAFETY REGULATIONS D ETAILEDSAFETYregulationsder,completeanduptodate.Thecommittees.ChairmanoftheCai"Oissuedfortheconstructionin checkerwillthenwanttotalkoverlinas Roofing & Sheet Metal ContracdustrybytheU.S.Departmentofplant(orsite)operationwithman torsAssociationSafetyandHealth Labor went into effectatthe endofagement personnelandwithemploy CommitteeisEdDonnellofKing August,affectingvirtuallyallcon eerepresentatives.Afterthesepre Roofing&ManufacturingCompany, struction projects,public and private,liminaries,the inspector willtour theSanford,NorthCarolina.Jerome federally and non-federally funded, in plantorsite.Acontractor\'srepre PierceischairmanoftheRoofing cluding new construction work, alter sentativeandanemployees\'repre andSheetMetalContractorsAssoationsand repairs.Responsibility forsentativemayaccompanyhim.Ifciationof Georgia Safety andHealth meeting the safety regulations fallstothe inspectorfindsany health or safe Committee. boththeprimecontractorandthety deficiencies, he will ask for a com To meet the situation presented by subcontractor.mitmentfortheircorrectionatanthe newsafety regulations,the CaroIn brief,the regulations require ev "exitinterview"withtopmanage linasRoofingandSheetMetalConerycontractortofurnishhisem ment.tractorsAssociationhasadoptedan ployeesaplaceofemploymentfreeIf theinspectionturnsupaseri official policy that its members should fromhazardsrecognizedaslikelytoous hazard, awritten citation will ar notberesponsibleforcertainrecause death, serious physical harm orrive withinthree days.The companyquiredprovisions. health impairment.mustpost the citationimmediately atTheseinclude( 1)on-sitefirstaid Workingunderthenewlycreatedor near the trouble spot.It may pro orothermedicalfacilities,(fire 2) postofAssistant SecretaryofLabortest thecitationandanypenaltyim protectionexceptintheimmediate forOccupationalSafetyandHealth,posed,but it must exercisethisrightvicinityof roofers\'kettlesandtanks, anorganizationofmorethan4,000(access toa debris dump or other within15workingdaysafter receipt3) inspectorswillmakeon-jobinspec ofthecitation.Anadministrativeplace to dispose of trash, (illumina4) tions.Theseinspectionsmaybere agency,theOccupationalSafetyandtion,(5)sanitationfacilitiesexcept questedbyanemployeewhoseesaReviewCommission,reviewsallac drinkingwater,(approvedaccess 6) seriousviolationofjobsafetyandtions.to deck areas, and(7)barricades and healthstandardsor imminentdangerPenalties for violations of the safe guard rails at deck openings or buildon thejob site.Inspections mayalsotyregulationsareverysevere.Eveningperimeter. beinitiatedbytheDepartmentofafirst violationmay meanafineofSince all personnel on the construcLabor.up to $1,000; repeated violations maytionsiterequirethesefacilities,the Initsinspectionsandenforcementresultinfinesofupto$10,000.Carolinas Association claims that they activities,theDepartmentofLaborGreater penalties, including imprison aretheresponsibilityoftheprime hasannouncedapolicyof"worstment,canbesetifwillfulviolationcontractor.Theroofingcontractor first."Thisaffectstheroofingandresultsinthedeathofanemployee.fulfillshissafetyresponsibilityby sheetmetalindustriesastheyhaveRequired record-keeping includesamakingsureajobsiteisadequately been identifiedasthe secondhighestlogofoccupationalinjuriesandill providedbeforeallowinghispersonininjuryfrequencyratewithan - ness,withdetailsofeachoccurrencenel to workthere.BILL FORT, JR., accident rateof 43permillionman andanannualsummary.UsingPres.,CarolinasRfg.Assn.,POB hours,followingonlylongshoring\'sstandardforms,theemployermust10862, Raleigh, NC 27605, is interestrateof70.Namedthereforeasamaintain arecord of work-related fa ed in other association\'s comments on "target"industry,theentireroofingtalities,occupational illness and injur the subject. industry - associationsandcontrac ies.Seriousaccidents,asdefinedbySuchsitechecking is justone way tor-employers - will finditnecessarytheOccupationalSafetyandHealththeroofingcontractorcanprotect togivenumber-onepriorityto com Administration,mustbereportedhimself and make sure heis complypliance with the new safety standards.promptly.ingwiththenewsafetyregulations. To find what these safety standardsContractorsshouldnotwaitforan are,roofingcontractorscanbuyaContractorscansecurecopiesofinspection orforanaccidenttorecopyoftheconstructionindustrythenecessaryformsplusabooklet,vealviolations.Copiesoftheregusafetystandardsfor20centsfrom"Record-keepingRequirementsunderlationsareavailableforcontractors theSuperintendentofDocuments,theWilliams-SteigerOccupationalto read and totake positiveactionin U.S.GovernmentPrintingOffice,Safety and Health Act of 1970"fromfulfilling. Washington,D.C.20402.theOccupationalSafetyandHealthOneindustryleadersuggeststhat What procedure willthe inspectionAdministration Regional Office.oneindividualineachorganization process follow?Inordertohelproofingcontrac be maderesponsibleforoverallsafeFirst,contractorsmust realizethattorscomplywiththenewsafetytyinthefirm.Thiswillhelpthe nopriorwarningorannouncementstandards,theMidwestRoofing Con firmdo abetter safetyjob.Inaddiof an impending safety inspection willtractorsAssociationhasestablishedation,shouldafutureinspectiondisbe made.Theinspectorwilljustar SafetyCommitteewithEdCarlson,coveraviolation,itwillbeinthe rive.When he asks to see the firm\'sCarlsonRoofingCo.,Rockford,Illi firm\'sfavorifitcanshow"good safetystatisticsandrecords,it ises nois,as chairman.Anumber of oth faith"inhavingtakenstepstoward sential that thisinformation be in or- erassociationshavealsoestablishedfullcompliance. 14OCTOBER,1971'