Sentence examples for roofing rule from inspiring English sources

Several Democrats suggested that the roofing rule shouldn't be blocked just to save businesses money, arguing that it would ultimately save lives.

Last week House Republicans had proposed a labor and education budget that included a number of riders aimed at scuttling OSHA's safety plans, including the roofing rule, and slashing the Labor Department's job-training budget.

The head of OSHA, David Michaels, was asked by Republicans to appear before a House subcommittee on Wednesday to justify the roofing rule and a small handful of other initiatives put forth by the agency.

One of the fiercest critics of the roofing rule on Wednesday was Rep. Reid Ribble (R-Wis)., who was involved in the roofing business for more than 30 years and previously served as the president of the National Roofing Contractors Association.

Under the existing roof-strength rule, a flat steel plate is placed against one side of the vehicle's roof and pressed down with a force equivalent to one-and-a-half times the vehicle's weight, up to a maximum of 5,000 pounds for passenger cars.

I saw plenty of children up on roofs — the rule was, if you can climb up without a ladder, relying on your own strength and ingenuity, it's O.K.

Eager to postpone any return to the 'my roof, my rules, get up, stop leaving socks everywhere' situation, I find myself en route to my friend's sofa.

Iris Weinshall, the city's former transportation commissioner and a member of the taxi commission's board, cast the lone vote against the new roof-light rules on Thursday.

In the last row, beside Mindy, Lou opens the large aluminum case where his new camera is partitioned in its foam padding, like a dismantled rifle, and thrusts his torso from the open roof, ignoring the rule to stay seated while the jeep is moving.

Teacher: under my roof, under my rule, clear?! Student: (silence in 5 s).

Student: but why?! We are so busy… Teacher: under my roof, under my rule, clear?! Student: (silence in 5 s).