After being notified by concerned neighbors living near several construction projects, the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries investigated – and found multiple worker safety violations at three different worksites involving Allways Roofing.

They included:

• Working on a steep-pitched roof without fall protection
• Improper ladder use
• Failing to have a fall protection plan
• Failing to train workers on fall protection use

The Snohomish-based company faces penalties totaling more than $374,000.

Allways Roofing has been cited by the Department seven times since 2012. Previous citations include 11 repeat-serious and eight serious violations.

Employers are required to provide roofing workers with fall protection equipment that meets OSHA requirements whenever they work 6 feet or more above a lower level. Contractors may be able to protect their workers using the following equipment:

• Personal fall arrest systems;
• Guardrails; or
• Ladders.