This past spring, a contractor faced a potential $70,000 fine from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for committing a violation of fall protection safety. The violation is considered “one committed with plain indifference to or intentional disregard for employee safety and health.” Allegedly, workers were exposed to a 50 foot fall while working without fall protection on a building’s roof. Employees are required by the United State Department of Labor Law 1926.501(b)(2)(i) to use fall protection when working from heights of 6 feet or greater.

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