Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

Section 5(a)(l) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to excessive heat while working outdoors: On or about May 11, 2022, and at times prior thereto employees performing residential roofing activities tasks, such as but not limited to picking up trash, loading bundles of shingles, tearing off and applying shingles, were exposed to the hazard of high ambient temperatures while working in an outdoor environment which produced Wet Bulb Globe Temperatures (WBGT) ranging from 76.0 degrees Fahrenheit to WBGT 84.0 degrees Fahrenheit (Heat Index ranging from 75.0 degrees Fahrenheit to 93.0 degrees Fahrenheit). Such exposures may lead to the development of serious heat-related illnesses such as, but not limited to, heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and death.