Health and Safety Guide for the Commercial Roofing Industry

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• Description:
  Guidelines for safe work practices in the commercial roofing industry (SIC-1761) are presented. Hazards are identified and specific preventive measures are proposed. High risk operations are identified and hazards relating to emissions of hot bitumen, tearoff operations, burns, organic solvent exposure, climatic extremes, lifting devices, perimeter guards, power lines, ladders, tankers and towing kettles, materials handling, and equipment cleaning are described. Considerations for worker training and provisions for medical and first aid care are also discussed. OSHA standards applicable to roofing practices are listed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Emergency Responders Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Climatic-factors Emergency-care Health-services Industrial-equipment Materials-handling NIOSH-Author Risk-factors Standards Work-practices Workplace-studies
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Guidance
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DTS - Division of Technical Services
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-78
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00108448
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB82-103052
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 78-194, 1978 Sep; :1-78
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  1761 - Roofing, siding, and sheet metal work - (SIC)
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:31ec63cd9f1fd5b99dada6917140732313745ade676003f770ea97fa27a6ca9ee8a7a95cd89da3e8c80be867f2cf20b1be10c399971b1e1ddebb702865a36f96
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209404/cdc_209404_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.60 MB ]