OSHA reaches “enterprise-wide” agreement on safer roofing
Company will go beyond correcting hazards, paying fines
A story that began with citations and penalties issued for a Hudson, New Hampshire work site ended recently in court, where more than a dozen affiliated roofing companies agreed to fundamentally change their approach to safety.
The U.S. Department of Labor is calling the settlement agreement it reached with Nations Roof LLC and Nations Roof of New England LLC – along with its 14 affiliated companies – an “enterprise-wide” agreement in which the companies agree to completely reinvent a uniform safety and health program. Labor Department regional solicitor Michael Felsen said enterprise-wide agreements result in enhanced safety and health for the entire workforce of an employer with multiple locations and subsidiaries.