Roofing is a hazardous profession with risk of exposure to a wide range of hazards. The risk can be reduced by addressing individual hazards with a mitigating strategy.
Musculoskeletal injury:
(1) falls
(2) back injury
(3) knee injury
(4) ladder-related injury
Other trauma:
(1) ocular injury
(2) nail and other punctures
(3) hand cuts and abrasions
Exposures:
(1) asphalt/bitumen exposure
(2) sun-exposure
(3) heat exposure
(4) lightning
(5) silica exposure (in shingles)
(6) electrocution
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