Build a real safety program, not just a binder.
Plain-language, OSHA-aligned guidance and template checklists for roofing crews — fall protection, ladder safety, heat illness prevention, roof-edge and skylight hazards, and roofing-specific PPE.
Falls are the leading cause of death in roofing
Roofers have consistently ranked among the 3 deadliest U.S. occupations by fatal injury rate (BLS CFOI), and falls account for roughly 84% of those deaths. OSHA's fall-protection standard has been the #1 most-cited standard nationally for 15 straight years.
Read the fall-protection pageMost crews know the risks. Few have it written down.
Experienced roofing crews generally know how to work safely in practice — clip in, watch the edge, set the ladder right. What's often missing is the written program: the documented fall-protection plan, the ladder inspection log, the PPE hazard assessment.
That gap matters for two reasons. Undocumented practice doesn't protect workers as reliably as a real program with accountability built in. And from an inspection standpoint, missing documentation is one of the most common — and most avoidable — bases for citations, independent of whether the underlying safety practice on the roof was reasonable.
- Site-specific fall-protection plans
- Ladder and PPE inspection checklists
- Toolbox-talk outlines your crew will actually use
Five areas every roofing safety program needs
Built around the hazards that actually cause roofer injuries and OSHA citations — not a generic trade-safety template.
OSHA's 6-foot rule governs almost every fall-protection decision on a roof.
Low-slope and steep-slope roofs have different compliant options — guardrails, safety nets, personal fall arrest systems, and (on qualifying low-slope roofs) warning line systems. Get the breakdown, including the exact warning-line specifications under 1926.502(f).
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Fall protection, ladder safety, heat illness, PPE, and training documentation — matched to your operation.
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OSHA-aligned, plain-language, and something your crew can actually describe on the job.
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Frequently asked questions
No. We're an informational resource — we publish OSHA-aligned safety-program guidance and template checklists for roofing contractors and crews. We don't sell insurance or safety equipment.
At minimum: a documented fall-protection plan (guardrails, safety nets, PFAS, or warning line systems per 29 CFR 1926 Subpart M), a ladder-safety routine, a heat illness prevention plan, roof-edge and skylight hole protection, and a PPE program built on a real hazard assessment.
Because the data points there directly — falls account for roughly 84% of roofer occupational fatalities (BLS CFOI), and fall protection has been OSHA's #1 most-cited standard for 15 consecutive years, with roofing contractors leading that count.
We provide plain-language guidance and describe what a compliant program — a fall-protection plan, a ladder inspection checklist, a training log — should cover. We recommend having any program reviewed by a qualified safety professional before treating it as final for your operation.
No — the same core requirements apply whether you're a solo operator or run multiple crews. Our content is built to scale down to owner-operator crews as well as larger commercial roofing operations.
Get a documented roofing safety program
Fall protection, ladder safety, heat illness prevention, and PPE — built for your crew, in plain language.