b'SHARPO:tr Pays Oneof EarlHankinsRoofingFall p ectionin place, butpanywascommittedtosafety. rot was Co. crews was finishing up on awas notpletely withinletterT also impressed with the com thehey were smallproject - a schoolwithinof the law. T crew was using acompany\'stude, and willingheattisightof a main streetrunningcomp tr as amon n to improve. After speaking eten pe sonsafetyess through town. When the projectitor while performing leading edgewith the company representatives, was almost completed, two OSHAwork. There was no warning lineandSI/ARP directors,OSHA inspectors were driving down theup at the time because the foremanoffered a 40tion in percent reducstreetwhentheysawtheworkhad guessed the roofan edgefines.However,theviolatiohadns going on, and began watching.of less than 50 feet, making warn wouldhaveremainedonthe Arunning from aing lines unnecessary (when mea record, and anyviolations power cordrepeat Larry Scroggins Earl Hankins Rootingground source up to the roof with sured,was found to be 36 inchesw hin the next three years would ititout GFIprotectioncaught theirtoo long).be considered willful. interest, and theyjobThe foreman and crew fixed theAfter some skillful n ion, entered theegotiatsite forinspection. During theviolationsbefore OSHAleft theOSHAtoviolaanagreedremove the course of the inspection, aofsite,were told that no citationstions entirely, but charge the comtotaland three violations werebywould be issued, only an pany the full-price ofviolanoticedwarni g.each the OSHAo the lack ofConsequently,foreman d nottion.isun oinspect rs:theidThisvirtuallyheardf, protection,grou d- vio an GFIan pin contact the offices during OSHA\'sandc only be due toOSHA\'s lation,akfall-protection.presence. However, awhileappreciation of the SH RP andlac ofshortA prolater the Earl H Roofing Co.gram, and the company\'s ankinsdedicareceived aof violation fromtion to the pnoticerogram. "\'-\' P INC.the area OSHA office for all threekn Now, the compa can rest easy S violations.be noted that since thisowingt ifnynsin, F,It sh dtheytha thisrdagahappeoul have ar and have cleanecooccurrence,thecompanyhasSH RPback them. A toupdeveloped a SHARP procedure Serving Roofing Contractors Since 1973regardingwh todoifOSHA atVolunteers for Historic inspectors arriveona job site.Presen-ation Thisincludes contactingued procedure Professional Engineers and ArchitectsContin from page 10 theand the SI/ARPty Specializing in Roofsofficesafed all work, and thecan all learn a lesson aboutirector, stoppingleadpossibility oftely asking for aershipRichard Frazier, who poli from warrant.has demonstrated the proper way OurservicesincludesurveysandT SHARPDir tolead - by example.Hea heSafetyectorsaw evaluations,managementprograms,"re-educated" them on the stan need and conceived an idea; he design,inspection,destructive/non dardsandregulations,andthen took the initiative tohturnis arranged ang with the areaidea into something tangible. As a destructivetesting,infraredmoisturemeetiO personneltodiscuss theresult, the comm h been SHAunityas surveys,laboratorytesting,andfailureviolations.Hankins staff cameimproved, the roofing profession\'s Earl investigations.to themeetingarmedwiththereputation has received a m hucknowledgetheyreceivedfromneeded boost, and N Texas orth SHARP, as well as with theirroofershavesomethingto be 5801Duluth StreetSafety Director and Sll,4/lP \'sproud of. I, for one, will always Executive Director, Mike E have special feelings and memoMinneapolis, Minnesota 55422hrke. OSHAimpressed with theries whenever Iin the vicinity Contact: Fred Kingwasam ,\'SIIARPion (safetyof Abrams Street and Fielder Phone: 612-546-3434documentat Road ma ing records, etc.), andand look up at the "home on the Fax: 612-546-8669nual, trainsaw that it was obviousm- h . the co ill"fjjjn j'