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  • OSHA Guide for Protecting Roofing Workers

    Credits: 1 PDH

    PDH Course Description:

    This online engineering PDH course presents the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s guide to protecting workers on roofing jobs. Roofers encounter many hazards, including working at heights and from ladders, using power tools, working with electricity, and being exposed to hazardous substances and extreme temperatures. Citing relevant OSHA standards and providing additional guidance, this course gives employers the information they need to minimize the hazards faced by their roofers.

    Topics:

    • Requirement to provide fall protection
    • Warning lines and safety monitors
    • Ladders
    • Scaffolding
    • Lifts
    • Safe debris disposal
    • Electrical safety
    • Integrity of older buildings
    • Roofing operations
    • Roofing tool safety
    • Hazardous substances
    • Housekeeping
    • Emergency action plan

    To take this course:

    1.) Enroll in Course: Click below to enroll:
    (must be logged into your user account)


    2.) Study: Once enrolled, click below to begin the course:

    Download the Study Guide

    3.) Test: Once you've thoroughly read the course materials, please click below to take the final examination.

    Take the final exam

    4.) Certificate: A passing grade of 70% or higher on the exam, is required to receive the certificate of completion for this PDH course.
         NOTE: After the exam is completed, you will need to return to this page, in order to print (download) the certificate of completion.

    Print the Certificate of Completion

    Intended Audience: This course is intended for civil, construction, mechanical, and safety engineers.
    Publication Source: This course is based on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration document, “Protecting Roofing Workers,” OSHA 3755-05, 2015.


    Mark Rossow PhD, PE (retired)

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