Pre Osha

My dad started roofing,building,and remodeling in 1956,and did his last roof in 2020.Although,I have done every roof with him since the mid 90's.Neither one of us ever owned a harness.One time an OSHA guy stopped to talk to us,and once he found we were just a father and son fixing a roof,and didn't work for a roofing company,he said he had no say over us.

Same in Australia, we call it OH&S, and the authority is worksafe. Different states have their own authority, but it only applies to commercial businesses. If I'm on my own roof doing my own thing, then they have no authority over me. But is saying that, I have been up on my roof, doing my own thing, and have my own harness, which has saved me more than once. It was money well spent.
 
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