SACRAMENTO - RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION FALL PROTECTION: On December 11, Fed-OSHA announced plans to initiate rulemaking on fall protection for residential construction workers and said it was issuing detailed interim compliance guidelines. The actions will affect work practices in the residential housing and roofing industries.For roofing activities, the directive provides for use of alternative fall protection measures, known as slide guards, in lieu of conventional measures.To obtain a copy of
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