Committee Granted on Residential Construction Roofing Trigger Height

GLENDALE -- The Cal/OSH Standards Board approved a petition decision that calls for an advisory committee to study a proposal by a contractors' association for a lower trigger height for roofing operations in new residential construction.Lowering the height from the current 20 feet to 15 feet would bring these operations in line with recently enacted changes in the fall-protection standard for the industry overall.Advances in fall protection systems in the home-building industry and the increas